Heartwarming / Coming to America

• The moment where Akeem and Lisa truly connect for the first time. After Akeem offers to pay for their first dinner out together, Lisa refuses his offer in a truly touching manner:
  Lisa: Akeem, I wish you'd stop worrying about being poor. If I wanted a wealthy guy, I'd be with Darryl... (she places her hands on his) ...not you.
  • Cue Akeem and Lisa's dance to the tune of Jackie Wilson's "To Be Loved", their First Kiss and Akeem's truly dreadful rendition of said song in the streets.
• After Akeem tries and fails to persuade Lisa on the train, after Lisa leaves, an old woman walks up to Akeem and tells him "If you're really a prince, I'd marry you.". Still upset, Akeem humbly gives her the earrings Lisa threw at him in gratitude.
• Also a Moment of Awesome, but when Akeem's mother, Queen Aoleon, urges Akeem to go after Lisa again, to the disapproval of King Jaffe Joffer, she says "Put a sock in it, Jaffe! The boy's in love!".
• Another one that works as a Moment of Awesome is the scene where Lisa's father threatens to break his foot off in King Jaffe Joffer's ass. Made more touching considering that throughout the whole movie, he's been trying to get her to marry a rich douche, but when offered two million dollars instead of an apology from the king for breaking his daughter's heart, he rips the check up and tells him to quit insulting his daughter.
• Akeem would willingly renounce his royal birthright and all the privileges it brings — and there are rather a lot — to make Lisa happy. She decides she'll put up with being a beloved and ridiculously wealthy princess.
• After Lisa's rejection, a heartbroken Akeem returns home to Zamunda to marry the original "queen to be" as arranged by their parents. At the wedding, Akeem stands with his back to the bride as she walks down the aisle. When she gets to the altar, Akeem resignedly turns to lift her veil...and it's Lisa!
  • Semmi was clearly in on the ruse, as he's fighting to suppress a smirk through the whole beginning of the ceremony.
  • Furthermore, Akeem is equally thrilled to see Cleo stand on the throne with the King and Queen, who couldn’t be prouder of what they’ve done for their son.
  • Akeem is so overjoyed that he gives Lisa a long kiss right then and there.
  Oha: Your Highness, we have not come to that part yet. Your Highness? Your Highness!
• Akeem and Lisa's final lines after the ceremony.
  Lisa: Would you really have given up all of this just for me?
  Akeem: Of course! If you like, we can give it all up now.
  Lisa: (beat) ...Nah!
• Overlapping with Funny Moments, during his date with Lisa, Akeem gives "some pocket change" to two poor men... that turn out to be the Duke Brothers from Trading Places. Apparently, it's enough for them to start anew.
• Although he doesn't completely comprehend his son's feelings, King Jaffe Joffer does care about Akeem in his own way.
  Oha: The guests are waiting, your Majesty...
  King Jaffe Joffer: (sternly) LET! THEM! WAIT! (warmly) I'm talking to my son.
• Similarly to the above, Cleo's Gold Digger tendencies towards Lisa marrying Darryl (or at least a wealthy man) are rooted in his own childhood of growing up in poverty and disadvantage; right or wrong, materialist or not, he just wants better for her than he had.
  • Also the fact that his success appears to be fairly recent and that he is a widower adds the implication that the stress of building and running the restaurant may have contributed to his wife's early death.