“Dolemite Is My Name” portrays the rise of influential blaxploitation filmmaker Rudy Ray Moore (Murphy) from “Black Snake Moan” director, Craig Brewer. Wednesday, June 4, 2025.

Here it is. Here’s your comeback-vehicle reminder of why Eddie Murphy became such a gigantic movie star some 35 years ago. In the flat-out hilarious 1970s period piece “Dolemite Is My Name ...

Dolemite Is My Name gets things exactly right in depicting the stir that was surprisingly created around the movie. It earned $12 million during its theatrical run, which was obviously a huge ...

But Dolemite Is My Name is undeniably a big, prestigious win for Murphy, and his first R-rated film since 1999. As pointed out in Murphy’s recent Times profile, ...

As a character study, Dolemite Is My Name is just fine. While Rudy's thwarted dreams, entrepreneurial spirit, and winning personality get plenty of screen time, we get little sense of who he is ...

If you live on the west coast, Dolemite Is My Name should show up on your Netflix page at midnight, or 12 a.m. PT. If you live on the east coast, that means the movie will drop on Netflix at 3 a.m ...

In the first trailer for Netflix movie 'Dolemite Is My Name,' Eddie Murphy plays a struggling comedian who finds success performing stand-up under the persona of Dolemite, a pimp with a cane and a ...

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Also attending the Dolemite Is My Name premiere night was Tracy Morgan, Samuel L. Jackson, Bob Odenkirk, Ted Sarandos and Chris Kattan. Dolemite Is My Name hits select theaters Oct. 4 and will ...

Eddie Murphy is getting off his couch for a comedy explosion that starts with Netflix's "Dolemite Is My Name," hosting "SNL" and a return to stand-up. Watch Party Newsletter Best TV shows of 2025 ...