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

Wow, I can't believe I didn't see this as a kid growing up in the 80s! Not a huge Eddie Murphy fan, but he was great in this movie!

'Best movie in a way, movies are often terrible but they keep making them...no doubt 4 the tax loss. Trading Places is a masterpiece! See it during xmas for full effect...

This movie is timeless. It gets better and better each time I see it. There are not many movies from the 1980's that withstand the test of time. Here is a classic. If you haven't seen it, rent it. If you have seen it, own it.