Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
95%RT Audience Score: 91%
Awards & Nominations: 30 wins & 67 nominations
In dramatizing Rudy Ray Moore’s stranger-than-fiction story, Eddie Murphy makes Dolemite Is My Name just as bold, brash, and ultimately hard to resist as its subject.
Dolemite Is My Name is the perfect movie for anyone who loves a good underdog story. Eddie Murphy shines as Rudy Ray Moore, a struggling comedian who decides to take matters into his own hands and create his own blaxploitation film. The movie is both hilarious and heartwarming, and it’s impossible not to root for Rudy and his ragtag crew of misfits. Plus, the ’70s costumes and music are a total vibe. If you’re looking for a feel-good movie that will leave you smiling, Dolemite Is My Name is the one for you.
Production Company(ies)
Distributor
Netflix
Release Type
Streaming, Streaming (Netflix), Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for pervasive language, crude sexual content, and graphic nudity
Year of Release
2019
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Runtime:1h 58m
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Language(s):
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Oct 4, 2019 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 25, 2019
Genre(s)
Biography
Keyword(s)
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Wesley Snipes – D’Urville Martin
Kodi Smit-McPhee – Nick
Keegan-Michael Key – Jerry Jones
London Worthy – L.A. pedestrian
Chris Rock – Daddy Fatts
Director(s)
Craig Brewer
Writer(s)
Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
Producer(s)
John Davis, John Fox
Film Festivals
Toronto
Awards & Nominations
30 wins & 67 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (235) | Top Critics (60) | Fresh (228) | Rotten (7)
Craig Brewer’s film similarly romanticises the dream factory that is cinema. So, it is not just a loving tribute to a counterculture-inspired genre but also to the dreamers whose determination and desire far outweighed their skills and knowledge.
July 24, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/5
Prahlad Srihari
Little White Lies
TOP CRITIC
Murphy’s ebullient co-star underlines one of Dolemite Is My Name’s subtler points: Sometimes, betting on yourself inspires others to believe in themselves, too.
December 19, 2019
Tim Grierson
Screen International
TOP CRITIC
Certainly the blue-chip cast that has shown up to support Murphy in the buoyant-but-superficial Netflix biopic Dolemite Is My Name is its own tribute to Moore’s intersectional significance…
December 19, 2019
Chris Klimek
NPR
TOP CRITIC
It’s well worth leaving the house for.
December 19, 2019
Scott Marks
San Diego Reader
TOP CRITIC
This isn’t just a jokey comedy vehicle for Eddie Murphy, this is truly one of the year’s best films.
December 19, 2019
Jordan Hoffman
TV Guide
TOP CRITIC
This riotous, poignant and uplifting true story couldn’t have been told half as well without the singular magnetism and intensity of Eddie Murphy at its heart.
December 4, 2019
Brad Newsome
Sydney Morning Herald
TOP CRITIC
Eddie Murphy with the comeback. His portrayal of rap/comedy legend, “Dolemite”, is one for the books. A great homage to blaxploitation. [Full review in Spanish]
July 7, 2022 | Rating: 8/10
Victor Pineyro
Seventh Art Studio
If only all biopics were half this much fun.
Kicks.
March 23, 2022 | Rating: A+
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
The best thing about this movie is its universal spirit of hope.
September 16, 2021
Lonita Cook
KCTV5 News at 9
The seventies were a creative renaissance for Black Creatives. Black people decided that were done trying to assimilate in Entertainment.
March 7, 2021 | Rating: 8/10
Kathia Woods
Cup of Soul
With Dolemite is My Name, Eddie Murphy is back at full force, honoring both a pioneer who’s been lost to time and showing that he still has plenty left in his tank as a performer.
February 17, 2021
Alex Bentley
CultureMap
It has a very nice feel-good sentiment to it…but it felt like a missed opportunity to explore the character further as opposed to focusing solely on the larger-than-life rise to stardom for Rudy Ray Moore.
February 2, 2021 | Rating: 3/5
Rhys Bowen Jones
JumpCut Online…
Plot
Eddie Murphy portrays real-life legend Rudy Ray Moore, a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilarious, obscene, kung-fu fighting alter ego, Dolemite, became a 1970s Blaxploitation phenomenon.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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