Trading Places

1983 • 116 minutes

About this movie

What happens when you combine the comic genius of Eddie Murphy with Dan Aykroyd and director John Landis? You get a timeless comedy classic laced with sidesplitting, satiric humor. Murphy stars as a small-time con artist who gets a chance to switch lives with Aykroyd's big-time stock market maven. But their reversal of fortunes is just a cruel joke perpetrated by two bored mega-rich brothers (Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy) as part of an idle bet. When the truth comes out...the consequences are sheer comedy gold!

Ratings and reviews

One of the classic comedies of the 80s and surely the peak for Eddie Murphy. It also explains how the global commodities market works!

I think this is a great flim it's very funny and a great cast great story it will make you laugh worth seeing

I think this was a great funny movie with Eddie murphy and Dan Aykroyd and this movie is my favorite christmas movie