Cool Runnings
After eliminating him from the Olympic Games, because of an accident, Derice Bannok, a Jamaican sprinter, struggles against reentering the champion, so he asks for help from the foolish coach Irving Bletzar, who has been stopped according to his cheating and frauds in playing.
3 April 1950, New York City, New York, USA
7 January 1970, Brooklyn, New York, USA
14 March 1939, Hempstead, Long Island, New York, USA
22 December 1953, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
14 February 1931, Kingston, Jamaica
15 July 1935, Montreal, Québec, Canada
12 May 1952, Surrey, England, UK
30 June 1966, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
21 April 1955, Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies [now Jamaica]
23 May 1923, Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
1962, Colombia
11 April 1942, England, UK
22 December 1972, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
8 March 1962, New York City, New York, USA
July 31, 2008
A spirited -- if sentimental and conventional -- movie...February 09, 2006
Travelogue shots of happy Jamaicans dancing in the sun give way to patronising comedy.January 01, 2000
Entirely mediocre and forgettableMarch 21, 2007
Cool Runnings doesn't even rate a bronze medal as either sports film or comedy.December 18, 2014
Cool Runnings is a charming tale of determined underdogs, with plenty of laughs, moments of real tension, and five engaging performances.March 21, 2007
The offbeat, fact-based saga is enlivened by the perfect balance of humor, emotion and insight and should be one of the true sleepers among fall box office releases.May 21, 2003
A cute, buoyant sports fantasy, jolted along by a reggae soundtrack and playfully acted by an appealing cast.December 14, 2010
Delightful, tween-friendly story of Jamaican bobsledders.April 13, 2004
A energia do elenco e a inspiradora premissa (baseada em fatos reais) convencem o espectador a ignorar os vários clichês e a torcer desesperadamente pelos bravos jamaicanos.January 01, 2000
The ghost of Stepin Fetchit is hovering in the tropical ether.June 11, 2005
One of Candy's best as coach of an Olympic bobsled team.January 01, 2000
A wholesome, engaging, frequently hilarious, ultimately inspirational film.