Name: Dolemite Is My Name
Genre: Drama, Comedy, History
Released: 2019-10-04
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Keegan-Michael Key, Mike Epps

2019·Drama·1h 58m

7.1

★

The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.

Directed by Craig Brewer

movie business

1970s

comedian

biography

based on true story

blaxploitation cinema

period drama

filmmaking

complex

bold

Rank

#75 in 2019·#2745 overall

Trailer

IMDB

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Where to Watch

Cast

Eddie Murphy

Rudy Ray Moore

Wesley Snipes

D’Urville Martin

Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Lady Reed

Keegan-Michael Key

Jerry Jones

Mike Epps

Jimmy Lynch

Craig Robinson

Ben Taylor

Tituss Burgess

Theodore Toney

Kodi Smit-McPhee

Nick von Sternberg

Snoop Dogg

Roj

Ron Cephas Jones

Rico

Barry Shabaka Henley

Demond

T.I.

Walter Crane

Crew

Craig Brewer

Director

Larry Karaszewski

Writer

Scott Alexander

Writer

Scott Bomar

Original Music Composer

Eric Steelberg

Director of Photography

Eddie Murphy

Producer

John Davis

Producer

Ruth E. Carter

Costume Designer

Tom Ozanich

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Dean A. Zupancic

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Carla Farmer

Hair Department Head

Beat Frutiger

Supervising Art Director

Popular Reviews

498 reviews

Evmovies

This man is living the dream

Josh

10.0★ · 02/04/26

I relate because I’m also trying to make a movie and don’t know wtf I’m doing

Also Da’Vine Joy Randolph‼️‼️‼️

Follow Proto

7.0★ · 12/04/25

65/100

"It's like Christmas, except your daddy ain't drunk and your momma ain't cryin'!"

Funny movie. Mid acting. Always great to see Wesley Snipes. Not much else to say about it.

Tommy

5.0★ · 06/02/25

not enough kung-fu (or Craig Robinson). 5/10

Xóchitl Arriola

7.0★ · 05/25/25

type shit.