Coming to America (1988)

Plotzle Original · O25 · March 25, 2026 · Comedy / Romance

Six plot descriptions for Coming to America (1988). One is the real plot. Five are convincing fakes. Read them and guess which is real.

1. A woman quits her corporate job to backpack across Europe but her ex-boyfriend shows up at every hostel because he booked the same travel blogger's itinerary.
2. A divorced father moves from Canada to Texas for work and joins a terrible recreational soccer league where he bonds with other awkward transplants and dates the ref.
3. Two estranged sisters inherit their grandmother's failing bakery in Vermont and discover a box of love letters that reveal their family's hidden immigrant past and bring them closer.
4. An uptight wedding planner falls for a spontaneous street musician when they both volunteer at a community center and he teaches her to stop controlling every moment.
5. A prince travels from his country to New York with his companion to find a wife, where he disguises himself as a poor person and works at a restaurant while searching for a partner.
6. A timid accountant takes improv classes to overcome his shyness and accidentally becomes the star of an underground comedy troupe while falling for his married instructor.