Review of Trading Places (1983) by Miranda P — 15 Nov 2008

I use to watch this movie over and over again. I loved Eddie Murphy in this film he was hilarious.

This review of Trading Places (1983) was written by Miranda P on 15 Nov 2008.

Trading Places has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

Trading Places (1983) Movie Reviews (651)
Trading Places (1983) Critic Reviews (17)
Trading Places (1983) User Reviews (634)

More Reviews of Trading Places

Review of Trading Places (1983)

By Gman H (337) on 03 Feb 2017

Probably still Aykroyd & Murphy's best work to date. Murphy is very funny in this…

Read Review

Review of Trading Places (1983)

By Anthony K (935) on 23 Dec 2018

A thoroughly ridiculous film that frankly insults one's intelligence with one outlandish scenario after another…

Read Review

Review of Trading Places (1983)

By Julia L (372) on 11 Jul 2018

Trading Places has two stars, at the height of their powers, costarring in a movie directed by a director who would carve an identity for himself…

Read Review

Review of Trading Places (1983)

By Jon R (512) on 12 Nov 2017

A mild comedy that is watchable, but overrated and forgettable. (First and only viewing - In my mid-twenties)…

Read Review

Review of Trading Places (1983)

By Richard M (1,299) on 31 Oct 2016

Very good comedy that stands the test of time. Murphy & Acroyd flawlessly carry the movie…

Read Review

Review of Trading Places (1983)

By Tim M (3,013) on 27 Mar 2016

Clever, intelligent and above all fun, Trading Places is a delightfully entertaining social experiment that brings out incredible performances…

Read Review

Review of Trading Places (1983)

By William P (359) on 23 Sep 2018

This is a modern retelling of Twain's the Prince and The Pauper…

Read Review

Review of Trading Places (1983)

By Joanna N (78) on 27 Dec 2016

Dated but still funny, a bit more gratuitous nudity than I care for…

Read Review

Review of Trading Places (1983)

By Ben G (949) on 28 Aug 2016

You can bet One Dollar that this is a great comedy, but I didn't like Dan Aykroyd coast through absolute, unwarranted poverty…

Read Review

Review of Trading Places (1983)

By Pj Nabarro (328) for Patrick Nabarro (306) on 10 Nov 2018

What really resonates about this comedy, some 30 years after its release, is how it was able to intuitively crystallise the whole socio-political…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Nashville (1975)

By Jordan C (409) on 24 Apr 2010

Before I go on, I should comment that I only got through 45 minutes of this movie…

Read Review

Review of City Slickers (1991)

By Deb S (742) on 25 Apr 2010

Seriously?? MUST we make a movie about three 40-year-old men going on a cattle drive??? :/…

Read Review

Review of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

By Ronilson A (43) on 26 Aug 2010

I find it melodramatic and lame. And I don't like James Stewart's performance. It's forced and unnatural…

Read Review

Review of The Quiet Man (1952)

By Deborah M (214) on 04 Oct 2008

I would have liked this better if it involved cavemen because that is how the characters behaved. Why is this a classic…

Read Review

Review of Adaptation. (2002)

By Susiek. (2) on 24 Jan 2007

I tried to like this film, but I couldn't even finish it. My best friend loved it. I reckon it depends upon your taste…

Read Review

Review of Breakfast on Pluto (2005)

By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 14 May 2007

May be Jordan's wildest mis-shot yet, so dense with dying fizzle and limp ideas that I began to wonder if Jordan has an evil twin, or if there…

Read Review

Review of Down by Law (1986)

By Aj V (1,538) on 24 Jan 2011

Yes, I did only see the beginning of this movie, but I was so bored with the beginning that I couldn't watch the rest of it…

Read Review

Review of His Girl Friday (1940)

By Graham N (62) on 09 Mar 2018

Fast talking and making no sense whatsoever…

Read Review

Review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 23 Apr 1997

When a kids’ flick has nothing to offer but cute special effects, it’s easy to think the filmmakers are patting themselves on the backs…

Read Review

Review of Adam's Apples (2005)

By Dela S (14) on 17 Mar 2010

Pseudointellectual crap. Black humor? Could not find it. Yawn. Now crucify me…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Dark Waters

2019

76%68 Reviews

Split

2017

71%1,218 Reviews

Upgrade

2018

76%696 Reviews

Hillbilly Elegy

2020

61%141 Reviews

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022

65%84 Reviews

Interstellar

2014

83%1,261 Reviews

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

Love

2015

54%174 Reviews

Alien: Covenant

2017

61%1,909 Reviews

The Equalizer

2014

69%994 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Trading Places

1983

76%651 Reviews

Child's Play

2019

56%116 Reviews

Sherlock Holmes

2009

71%1,028 Reviews

Boyz n the Hood

1991

81%667 Reviews

The Addams Family

1991

67%628 Reviews

Cloud Atlas

2012

69%1,237 Reviews

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

1988

78%656 Reviews

My Summer of Love

2005

72%402 Reviews

Anaconda

1997

48%633 Reviews

The Gore Gore Girls

1972

52%48 Reviews