#5 of 1983 · Certified Fresh
Trading Places (1983)
1983 · 116 minutes · Comedy · Directed by John Landis
IMDb rating7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Box office gross$120.6M
Synopsis
Brothers Randolph and Mortimer Duke own a commodities brokerage firm, Duke & Duke Commodity Brokers, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They witness an encounter between their managing director—the well-mannered and educated Louis Winthorpe III, engaged to the Dukes' grandniece Penelope Witherspoon—and poor black street hustler Billy Ray Valentine.
Starring
Dan AykroydEddie MurphyRalph BellamyDon AmecheDenholm Elliott
- Box office
- $120.6 million
- Budget
- $15 million
- IMDb votes
- 185,339
Where to watch Trading Places in Canada
Availability from JustWatch Canada, checked November 2026. Catalogues change often.
