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Eddie Murphy follows up his hot streak of BEVERLY HILLS COP and TRADING PLACES with this mystical action-comedy directed by Michael Ritchie. Murphy plays Chandler "Chan" Jarrell, a man who tracks down lost children for a living. When the beautiful Kee Nang (Charlotte Lewis), a Tibetan priestess, approaches him with the .. Read more

Starring	Eddie Murphy, Charlotte Lewis, Charles Dance, Randall Cobb
Director	Michael Ritchie
Genres	Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama

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- Hot on the heels of Big Trouble in Little China, this similarly attempts to weld the thrills of oriental martial arts... read more on Time Out
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  Great Film !!
  
  This is Eddie Murphy at the height of his career in the 80's. If you can Handle the somewhat 'dated' special FX then you'll love the 'one ... read more »
  
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  - 16 Nov 2004 at 16:57
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  not a bad film
  
  this film does have some funny sections, but to be honest I just don't think it gave Murphy his comedy best light.
  
  Its an ok story, and has ok ... read more »
  
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- - cheesekake
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  The Golden Child
  
  Very good, is my verdict. A good film from the start about a little boy that must be found. But he's a special little boy.
  
  The film dates back to... read more »
  
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- - Emjay69
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  - 10 Apr 2011 at 15:38
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  Golden moments
  
  Weird to watch a film now as an adult that I was scared of last time I watched it, but it was even better than I remembered . How bad could it be with Eddy ... read more »
  
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- - cuteytooty
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  - Aberdeen
  - 22 Jun 2009 at 23:24
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  very bgood film about the golden child staring eddy murfey and cast
  
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  - Paisley
  - 21 Feb 2009 at 15:23
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  The Golden Child.
  
  The Golden Child stars Eddie Murphy. A private detective specializing in missing children is charged with the task of finding a special child that dark forces ... read more »
  
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- - Cornetto
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  - Lancaster
  - 29 Apr 2007 at 10:50
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  Disappointing
  
  I remembered this as a funny and offbeat film and was looking forward to seeing it again, but time has not been kind in this case. It ... read more »
  
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  - 14 Dec 2006 at 19:54
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  80's Eddie Murphy Classic
  
  Excellent film very funny, kind of Beverley Hills Cop Meets somekind of kung foo movie. Eddie is the most unlikely hero in this adventure.
  
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- - Tom Haines
  - Bristol
  - 20 Oct 2006 at 22:54
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  EXCELLENT
  
  A REALLY GOOD FILM WHICH IS WELL WORTH WATCHING
  
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  - HAMPSHIRE
  - 21 Jul 2006 at 16:15
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  TOP MOVIE !!!
  
  Eddie Murphy followed up his Beverly Hills Cop success with this fantasy adventure that plops him right into the land of Ray Harryhausen and Indiana Jones. ... read more »
  
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  - GLASGOW
  - 04 Mar 2006 at 15:32
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  classic eddie Murphy
  
  Brilliant, thoughly enjoyable
  
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- - Simon Parker
  - edmonton, England
  - 11 Sep 2005 at 21:26
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  Great Film !!
  
  This is Eddie Murphy at the height of his career in the 80's. If you can Handle the somewhat 'dated' special FX then you'll love the 'one ... read more »
  
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  - England
  - 16 Nov 2004 at 16:57
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  TOP MOVIE !!!
  
  Eddie Murphy followed up his Beverly Hills Cop success with this fantasy adventure that plops him right into the land of Ray Harryhausen and Indiana Jones. ... read more »
  
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  - GLASGOW
  - 04 Mar 2006 at 15:32
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  EXCELLENT
  
  A REALLY GOOD FILM WHICH IS WELL WORTH WATCHING
  
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  - 21 Jul 2006 at 16:15
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  Fantastic Film
  
  Excellent Film, great story and eddie murphy at his finest, if you liked him in Coming to America or Trading Place, then this film is for you.
  
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- - Phillip Bowden
  - Bristol, England
  - 16 Jul 2004 at 17:31
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  classic eddie Murphy
  
  Brilliant, thoughly enjoyable
  
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- 149724
- - Simon Parker
  - edmonton, England
  - 11 Sep 2005 at 21:26
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  80's Eddie Murphy Classic
  
  Excellent film very funny, kind of Beverley Hills Cop Meets somekind of kung foo movie. Eddie is the most unlikely hero in this adventure.
  
  Report this review
- 376393
- - Tom Haines
  - Bristol
  - 20 Oct 2006 at 22:54
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  Disappointing
  
  I remembered this as a funny and offbeat film and was looking forward to seeing it again, but time has not been kind in this case. It ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - east yorkshire
  - 14 Dec 2006 at 19:54
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  The Golden Child.
  
  The Golden Child stars Eddie Murphy. A private detective specializing in missing children is charged with the task of finding a special child that dark forces ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 434891
- - Cornetto
  - 959 reviews
  - Lancaster
  - 29 Apr 2007 at 10:50
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  allan
  
  very bgood film about the golden child staring eddy murfey and cast
  
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  - Paisley
  - 21 Feb 2009 at 15:23
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  Golden moments
  
  Weird to watch a film now as an adult that I was scared of last time I watched it, but it was even better than I remembered . How bad could it be with Eddy ... read more »
  
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- 774721
- - cuteytooty
  - 20 reviews
  - Aberdeen
  - 22 Jun 2009 at 23:24

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Critics' reviews
- Hot on the heels of Big Trouble in Little China, this similarly attempts to weld the thrills of oriental martial arts... read more on Time Out
- 44037
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14
- Astonishingly inept fantasy.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41

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  Eddie Murphy follows up his hot streak of BEVERLY HILLS COP and TRADING PLACES with this mystical action-comedy directed by Michael Ritchie. Murphy plays Chandler "Chan" Jarrell, a man who tracks down lost children for a living. When the beautiful Kee Nang (Charlotte Lewis), a Tibetan priestess, ...