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The Golden Child

1986 · 1h 34m · Action, Adventure, Comedy

IMDb 6.0 Metacritic 37 RT 21%

Eddie Murphy's charm barely salvages this '80s action-comedy from its own messy plot and cringe-worthy stereotypes. The critics were right to pass—skip it unless you're specifically hunting for nostalgic B-movie thrills.

Plot

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."

Director: Michael Ritchie

Cast: Eddie Murphy, Charles Dance, Charlotte Lewis, J.L. Reate, Victor Wong

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