After a Tibetan boy, the mystical Golden Child, is kidnapped by the evil Sardo Numspa, humankind's fate hangs in the balance. On the other side of the world in Los Angeles, the priestess Kee Nang seeks the Chosen One, who will save the boy from death. When Nang sees social worker Chandler Jarrell on television discussing his ability to find missing children, she solicits his expertise, despite his skepticism over being "chosen."
Directed by Michael Ritchie
buddhism
ritual
social worker
monk
anti hero
mystic
wretch
tibet
pocket knife
demon
evil
missing person
dark fantasy
reluctant hero
mysticism
special child
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Cast
Eddie Murphy
Chandler Jarrell
Charles Dance
Sardo Numspa
Charlotte Lewis
Kee Nang
J.L. Reate
The Golden Child
Victor Wong
The Old Man
Randall 'Tex' Cobb
Til
James Hong
Doctor Hong
Shakti Chen
Kala
Masanori Toguchi
Khan
Peter Kwong
Tommy Tong
Wally Taylor
Detective Boggs
Eric Douglas
Yellow Dragon
Crew
Michael Ritchie
Director
Michel Colombier
Original Music Composer
Donald E. Thorin
Director of Photography
Eddie Murphy
Executive Producer
Matt McColm
Stunts
Emil Farkas
Stunts
Felix Silla
Stunts
Jim Wilkey
Stunts
Donna Garrett
Stunts
Bill Saito
Stunts
Kimberly L. Ryusaki
Stunts
Karen Price
Stunts
Popular Reviews
69 reviews
Casson
6.0★ · 11/14/25
stop smoking scrolls.
stop smoking scrolls.
Emily
6.0★ · 10/20/25
my word that child should’ve been prepared & packed more leaves than that
my word that child should’ve been prepared & packed more leaves than that
LueC
4.0★ · 10/10/25
Eddie Murphy was the only reason this was in any way tolerable even though he seemed completely out of place in this movie. The special effects were something and so was the plot. Anyway I think I need compensation for the amount of times I was flashed by that girl
Eddie Murphy was the only reason this was in any way tolerable even though he seemed completely out of place in this movie. The special effects were something and so was the plot. Anyway I think I need compensation for the amount of times I was flashed by that girl
Harry Joseph
4.8★ · 10/03/25
I like to write a review on my films now and I just simplify don’t know what to write. It was a fun and weird film but the new levels of CGI it tried to reach really fell short almost dampening the film at times, also a very weird idea 😆.
Unserious watch 4.9/10
I like to write a review on my films now and I just simplify don’t know what to write. It was a fun and weird film but the new levels of CGI it tried to reach really fell short almost dampening the film at times, also a very weird idea 😆.
Unserious watch 4.9/10
Ethan
4.0★ · 08/25/24
My dad claimed this was his generation’s Napoleon Dynamite. I get where he’s coming from. In all honesty, not a great movie but it is pretty funny and Eddie Murphy does great.
My dad claimed this was his generation’s Napoleon Dynamite. I get where he’s coming from. In all honesty, not a great movie but it is pretty funny and Eddie Murphy does great.