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Dolemite Is My Name

Dolemite Is My Name

Drama · Comedy · History · 2019

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

Movie details

Dolemite Is My Name

“Make your own legend”

2019 Drama · Comedy · History 1h 58m

Critical arithmetic

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IMDb

7.2 / 10

67K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

97 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

76 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.0 / 10

Community rating

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

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Craig Brewer

Written by

Larry Karaszewski · Scott Alexander

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy

Rudy Ray Moore

Wesley Snipes

Wesley Snipes

D’Urville Martin

Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Lady Reed

Keegan-Michael Key

Keegan-Michael Key

Jerry Jones

Mike Epps

Mike Epps

Jimmy Lynch

Craig Robinson

Craig Robinson

Ben Taylor

Tituss Burgess

Tituss Burgess

Theodore Toney

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.