Coming 2 America is a 2021 comedy sequel in which King Akeem of the fictional African kingdom Zamunda learns he fathered a son in Queens decades earlier and returns to America to bring the street-smart Lavelle back as heir amid a succession crisis and threats from a neighboring dictator. The story mixes fish-out-of-water humor, multiple Eddie Murphy roles, family bonding, and royal traditions with culture clashes between American life and African royalty. The narrative resolves by amending the kingdom’s male-only succession law to allow Akeem’s daughter to inherit the throne, alongside emphasis on strong female characters and modern family dynamics.
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Was our 52% Woke rating accurate?
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Coming 2 America.
Woke representation / casting
Predominantly black cast fits the fictional African kingdom and American urban setting perfectly; prominent female roles appear without mismatch or explicit diversity signaling.
25%
Woke political dialogue
Includes lines confronting “conservatism” in royal traditions and discussions of updating succession rules; these sit within broader comedy rather than dominating scenes.
30%
Identity-driven story themes
Central conflict and resolution revolve around challenging and changing the male-only succession tradition to enable female inheritance, plus family identity and cultural blending.
40%
Western institutional / cultural critique
Mild notes on gentrification in Queens and outdated royal customs, but no sustained attack on Western systems, patriarchy in modern society, or conservative norms.
15%
Woke character or canon changes
Narrative choice to alter Zamunda’s succession law for gender equality at the end; this is a visible update to the story world rather than a change to real-world canon or source material.
25%
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Multiple right-leaning reviews directly criticized the film for woke platitudes, pandering to progressive audiences, and subverting male-dominated traditions; complaints were noticeable but not dominant or widespread.
40%
Creator track record context
Eddie Murphy scores low at 7/100 with minimal politics; Kenya Barris at 69/100 adds progressive influence through script work; other writers and director show low or classical patterns only, keeping overall moderate.
32%
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