Movies like The 51st AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy

If you want the archival retrospective approach with intimate collaborator accounts, the Elvis Presley documentaries (particularly the 2005 later years entry) likely match that tone best, though they'll trade Murphy's comedic range for a more reverent, performance-focused narrative. For the energy and unfiltered genius being honored, Eddie Murphy: Laugh 'Til It Hurts (2021) and I Am Richard Pryor (2019) probably come closest—the former capturing his stand-up foundation directly, the latter showing the comedic-cultural-commentary blueprint he followed—but you'll lose the tribute ceremony's collective industry validation. Beverly Hills Cop (1984) might scratch a different itch if you're after the effortless charisma and improvisational charm that made Murphy's career possible, though it's a narrative film rather than a retrospective.