Cool Runnings (1993) movie poster

Cool Runnings (1993)

"One dream. Four Jamaicans. Twenty below zero."
ThumbScore
👍 90%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 68%
ComedyAdventureDrama

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Director
Jon Turteltaub
Runtime
1h 38m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.0/10 (2,249 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
75%
Metacritic
60

Cast

Leon as Derice Bannock · 72% avg
Doug E. Doug as Sanka Coffie · 69% avg
Rawle D. Lewis as Junior Bevil
Malik Yoba as Yul Brenner
John Candy as Irv · 75% avg
Raymond J. Barry as Kurt Hemphill · 75% avg
Peter Outerbridge as Josef Grool · 75% avg
Paul Cœur as Roger

Is Cool Runnings good?

Yes. 90% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 68%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#109 / 2672 · Comedy
Rank in its year
#13 / 95 · 1993
Rank among its director's films
#1 / 10 · Jon Turteltaub
On ThumbScore's lists
The Best Drama Movies on Disney+ (#3) · The Best Comedy Movies on Disney+ (#5) · 95 Best Sports Movies Ranked by Audience Score (#8) · The Best Adventure Movies on Disney+ (#15)

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican bobsled team. Wikipedia ↗

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