Cool Runnings
One dream. Four Jamaicans. Twenty below zero.
1993 • 98 min • Comedy · Adventure · Drama
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.
Our family guide
Best from age 7- 70 Audience · 2330 · 100%
Four Jamaican athletes dream of competing in the Winter Olympics. With the help of a disgraced American coach, they form their country's first bobsled team, facing challenges and prejudice along the way. This inspiring underdog story is based on true events.
- Violence & peril
- 2/10
- Language
- 2/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 1/10
Heads up
- Some mild insults and competitive friction
- Brief scenes of bobsled crashes
- Characters drink alcohol in social settings
What it models well
- Perseverance and determination
- Teamwork and friendship
- Overcoming adversity
- Believing in oneself
Talk about it after
- What it means to be an underdog
- The importance of sportsmanship
- How different cultures can come together
- Dealing with disappointment and unfairness
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Top billed cast
Director: Jon Turteltaub • Crew: Tommy Swerdlow, Lynn Siefert, Michael Goldberg, Lynn Siefert, Michael Ritchie
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.0/10 (2,330)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $14,000,000
- Box office
- $154,856,263
- IMDb
- tt0106611
