Cool Runnings

3.00
    Cool Runnings
    1993

    Synopsis

    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.

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    Cast

    • LeonDerice Bannock
    • Doug E. DougSanka Coffie
    • Rawle D. LewisJunior Bevil
    • Malik YobaYul Brenner
    • John CandyIrv
    • Raymond J. BarryKurt Hemphill
    • Peter OuterbridgeJosef Grool
    • Paul CœurRoger
    • Larry GilmanLarry
    • Charles HyattWhitby Bevil, Sr.

    Recommendations

    • 90

      Washington Post

      A wholesome, engaging, frequently hilarious, ultimately inspirational film.
    • 90

      The A.V. Club

      Though it certainly has faults, which only the extremely nostalgic could ignore, the film bests its contemporaries through its ability to unite childlike comedy and adult concerns without ever obscuring one with the other.
    • 80

      The Telegraph

      Cool Runnings is a charming tale of determined underdogs, with plenty of laughs, moments of real tension, and five engaging performances.
    • 80

      Variety

      Director Jon Turteltaub has a fresh, uncluttered approach to the story that allows its natural warmth and humor to dominate. The classic underdog script provides a positive minority perspective without the usual downside, self-conscious righteousness.
    • 80

      The New York Times

      A cute, buoyant sports fantasy, jolted along by a reggae soundtrack and playfully acted by an appealing cast. This new Disney comedy is slick, funny and warmhearted, very much in the old-fashioned Disney mode.
    • 63

      Chicago Sun-Times

      The problem with a story like this is that it's almost too perfect. It tends to break out of the boundaries of the typical sports movie, and undermine those easy cliches that are so reassuring to sports fans.
    • 60

      Empire

      Cheesy? Certainly. But strong performances and a heart-warming storyline make this a winner.
    • 50

      TV Guide Magazine

      Cool Runnings has a great premise: a movie based on the true story of the Jamaican bobsledders who amused the world at the 1988 Olympics. But this Disney film, a stale and out-of-date offering, is far less interesting than seeing the real athletes during the Olympic telecasts.

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