Trading Places
They're not just getting rich... They're getting even.
They're not just getting rich... They're getting even.
Comedy
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1983
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A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
116 min
Release date:
7 Jun 1983
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$15,000,000
Revenue:
$90,404,800
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 5 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
What's most visible in the movie is the engaging acting. Murphy and Aykroyd are perfect foils for each other.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
fresh:
As a satire on the internecine savagery of fiscal doings under late Reaganite capitalism, the movie is not as biting as it thinks it is; but it's still the best hoot since Arthur.
– Chris Peachment,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
Trading Places is a light romp geared up by the schtick shifted by Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
2 Apr 2008
rotten:
This 1983 film re-creates a screwball comedy format and then eliminates everything but the crudest audience-gratification elements; any incursions into the more morally complicated side of the genre are quickly curtailed.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
2 Apr 2008
fresh:
Trading Places also makes Eddie Murphy a force to be reckoned with.
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
2 Apr 2008