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Cool Runnings

1993
Comedy, Drama
1h 38m
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Rated 14 Aug 2007
74
67th
A really fun movie. If people on here honestly give it bad ratings, they're just film snobs or like skewing the system. It's just a nice little family comedy, completely harmless and almost guaranteed to entertain.
Rated 05 Jul 2015
82
51st
Goofy but harmless. Has some funny parts. That's about it.
Rated 21 May 2016
90
96th
If charisma and joy were currency, this film would be an yggdrasil of money trees. Its leads ooze charm and happiness is a natural consequence of its music, story, and delivery. So much fun.
Rated 29 May 2017
71
47th
A hokey, formulaic, feel-good sports flick that bumbles through slapstick training montages into a "Rocky" climax that manages to conjure a swirl of genuine emotions while making a statement about building personal (and national) pride. It's a great movie for kids.
Rated 16 Oct 2009
80
66th
Cool Runnings, a childhood classic that still amuses me every time I see it. Its a daft film about a daft concept but daft makes me laugh. Very quotable and hilarious characters. Good simple comedy !!
Rated 10 Feb 2012
46
16th
"Wait, is it a good movie?" "Eh, it has its moments." "Cool Runnings."
Rated 17 May 2013
56
56th
It may have its flaws and cliches, but I had a hell of a time hanging out with this team. Funny, entertaining, and inspirational. If sports movies were judged on how much you were rooting for the good guys, this could be several points higher.
Rated 25 Jun 2017
7
63rd
The underdog sports movie cliches are definitely there (hello, reluctant coach and training montages), but with a longer than normal journey towards the top and an ending that's feel-good in an unexpected way, the track remains clear for the charismatic characters (Sanka is the epitome of comic relief) and inspiring story (Junior and Yul's relationship arc is a touching side-plot) to deliver a bobsled full of belly laughs (see Irv and his introduction to bobsledding) and happy tears throughout.
Rated 01 Mar 2007
44
24th
It's not as awesome as I remember it being when I was a kid.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
76
58th
Lighthearted fun, especially if you think Jamaicans are funny.
Rated 21 Feb 2008
75
54th
Feel the rhythem, feel the ride, give it up its bobsled time.... Cool Runnings!!!! There was some fun calypso music in this. Its amazing the courage that these kids from the island of Jamaica had. Whomever case John Candy as the coach should never be blackballed from theatre for the rest of his/her life. Explain to me how I am supposed to believe that a 300 pound man raced bobsleds earlier in his life. I'm going to sell on that. Still its Disney, and I loved the egg. Its gets me goin.
Rated 10 Dec 2008
100
99th
By all rights it probably shouldn't be, but it's been my favorite movie of all time since it's release, there's not a single thing I dislike about it and I'm entertained every second from beginning to end everytime I watch.
Rated 16 Apr 2017
95
98th
Any film that makes me laugh, feel sad and cry every time I watch it is worth 90 or more. This film has lessons for us all in how to have fun, win "right" and set our sights on, and realise our dreams. damn near perfect. John Candy is such a HUGE loss to cinema. What a wonderful actor he was.
Rated 24 May 2017
85
87th
A fantastic movie. Funny, heart-warming, and inspiring all at the same time. The ending makes me cry.
Rated 10 Jun 2019
70
46th
You'd think that i'd be on the internet for (officially) 18 years of my life and i wouldn't have rated this film anywhere by now. Well it turns out I never did.
Rated 05 Apr 2021
50
26th
Well, we did get John Candy in a rasta hat, so that was neat. I also liked reading the Wikipedia afterwards and finding out that the only similarity was that there was a Jamaican bobsled team.
Rated 14 Feb 2022
50
45th
Rewatch. It's hard not to have fun and root for these guys and sing along, even though sometimes the humor is a bit flat. John Candy puts in a memorable performance. Overall, I feel the real triumph is that they were able to field a team in a short amount of time, so once they arrive at the Olympics qualifiers a lot of the plot impact is lost on me. Fav scene: the first run when Candy nudges them down the slide.
Rated 04 Dec 2006
72
37th
Very funny.
Rated 09 Dec 2006
78
70th
top comedy
Rated 11 Dec 2006
55
25th
Incredibly entertaining to a middle class white kid like I used to be.
Rated 12 Dec 2006
63
14th
Was fun as a kid, not so fun now.
Rated 17 Feb 2007
50
35th
Good film.
Rated 20 Feb 2007
50
17th
JAMAICA, WE HAVE A BOBSLED TEAM! Sanka Coffee is a black stereotype, sorry. Fun movie.
Rated 08 Mar 2007
79
58th
A fun family film about the creation of a Jamaican bobsled team. It's up to par with Disneys great early nineties live action lineup, which was a great lineup.
Rated 25 Mar 2007
65
38th
Meh. Another underdog sports movie featuring wacky antics and a colorful cast. This time, featuring bobsledding!
Rated 09 Apr 2007
48
45th
I loved this film as a kid. Secretly I still like it a hell of a lot now, even if it does have some rather obvious flaws.
Rated 27 Jun 2007
11
21st
Snorefest, garbage.
Rated 13 Jul 2007
85
41st
Come on... who doesn't love Jamaican bobsledders?
Rated 14 Jul 2007
5
44th
Jamaica we gotta bobsled team
Rated 24 Jul 2007
53
50th
Isn't everybody kind of secretly in love with this movie? I'm pretty sure I am.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
20
3rd
Junk.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
77
53rd
Oh boy. Cool Runnings is a movie that every person born in the late 80's has seen to death. It's funny and touching and hard to put down, but the world needs to face the truth. Cool Runnings isn't that great. It's such a simple minded film that it lacks any kind of depth. It's very entertaining, but it's just pure fluff. Pretty good!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
47th
Very funny movie
Rated 18 Aug 2007
79
58th
pretty funny. Great exploitation of jamaicans.
Rated 19 Aug 2007
65
29th
Cute, funny.
Rated 26 Aug 2007
14
17th
ok
Rated 28 Aug 2007
45
14th
I recall that all the kids at my elementary school loved it so if you're 10...
Rated 16 Sep 2007
55
30th
Decent
Rated 20 Oct 2007
50
29th
Surprisingly entertaining.
Rated 26 Oct 2007
57
23rd
A fun story, but the acting is not so good.
Rated 28 Oct 2007
90
53rd
Feel the rhythm. Feel the rhyme. People get ready. It's bobsled time!
Rated 08 Dec 2007
43
26th
I remember it being far better. It just hasn't held up. Mediocre.
Rated 10 Dec 2007
60
46th
One of my childhood's classics.
Rated 20 Jan 2008
80
79th
The best bobsledding film ever made.
Rated 21 Jan 2008
98
88th
One of the three DVDs we bought for Christmas this year (2007). One of our family all time favorites!
Rated 26 Jan 2008
45
44th
Don't remind me. I saw this way too many times as a kid.
Rated 08 Feb 2008
86
82nd
I SEE POWER!
Rated 18 Feb 2008
100
97th
Because a gold medal is a wonderful thing. But if you're not enough without one, you'll never be enough with one. Quotable to the extreme. ^^
Rated 16 Mar 2008
90
83rd
Great, fun story; great characters
Rated 13 Jun 2008
53
55th
okay movie
Rated 20 Jun 2008
85
22nd
Hilarious film with real wild characters. Stunning views. Very funny throughout this original storyline.
Rated 24 Jun 2008
50
27th
Silly fun!
Rated 29 Jun 2008
70
41st
This movie is one of those guilty pleasure comedies that's story line and actors are embarassingly bad but a few cheesy jokes and situations just make one laugh out loud. It's a good brainless watch for those times when one wants to be entertained without having to think.
Rated 19 Jul 2008
60
22nd
Decent, but not great.
Rated 22 Jul 2008
50
24th
Memory says: Dunno.
Rated 27 Jul 2008
80
70th
Feel the rhythm... feel the rhyme... get on up, it's bobsled time. COOL RUNNINGS!
Rated 16 Sep 2008
28
29th
måske blev der tjent lidt penge
Rated 21 Sep 2008
65
19th
Good movie.
Rated 23 Oct 2008
70
46th
It's Cool Runnings... I just don't know what to say about it.
Rated 23 Nov 2008
60
11th
This was really funny when I was 8 or something.
Rated 02 Dec 2008
89
88th
LOVE!!!!
Rated 02 Dec 2008
77
51st
Nice feelgood story, of the mostly made up, Jamaican Bobsled team. John Cancdy, as always, is awesome
Rated 23 Dec 2008
80
57th
1
Rated 05 Jan 2009
40
25th
Cute at the time, can't stand it now, despite the late John Candy
Rated 25 Jan 2009
2
15th
Do I even need to quote it?
Rated 25 Jan 2009
65
30th
Very funny movie I've seen many times.
Rated 01 Feb 2009
85
55th
A good, fun movie.
Rated 08 Feb 2009
98
86th
It's not historically accurate, but the actors are so likable and the story is just hammy enough that I still really like this movie. It's basically a fairytale or tall tale very loosely inspired by the idea of the real events. Like U-571, Rurouni Kenshin, The Last Samurai, Pearl Harbor, Brave Heart, The Sound of Music etc. Some are better, or much better than others, just don't learn History from Hollywood or its equivalents.
Rated 14 Feb 2009
60
47th
Smooth, palatable, but nothing especially new or interesting. If this hadn't been on a double bill with _Carlito's Way_ at one of the total-dive discount theatres that used to be in downtown San Diego, I bet I never would have seen this
Rated 23 Mar 2009
60
46th
A film quite family, quite cliché too. Not great, but can be inspiring.
Rated 05 Apr 2009
80
68th
I'm certain this score is much higher than should be due to a large amount of Calgarian civic pride. Too bad I'm too young to actually have witnessed this happen in real life.
Rated 18 May 2009
38
20th
Jamaca's got a mutherphucking bobsled team! Another movie that should be banned from public schools.
Rated 30 Jun 2009
80
4th
classic
Rated 01 Aug 2009
65
59th
Awful acting, awful script, but just so watchable. John Candy was a legend.
Rated 09 Aug 2009
75
9th
classic movie, a lot of feel good, nice characters. a little predictable.
Rated 12 Aug 2009
84
75th
A childhood favorite of mine, and one that holds up exceedingly well. It's fun, it's colorful, and it's one of John Candy's finest performances.
Rated 12 Aug 2009
74
59th
Along with The Sandlot, the unifying nostalgic film of my generation.
Rated 19 Aug 2009
100
94th
We are Jamaican and we have a bobsled team!
Rated 07 Dec 2009
9
97th
95
Rated 16 Dec 2009
5
31st
Ahhh nostalgia, distorting my perception of perfectly dreadful films
Rated 26 Dec 2009
70
88th
Twenty years on yet I can still enjoy this film as much as I did as a kid. Okay, so it might not be 100% historically accurate and many technical aspects concerning the Olympics are completely ludicrous but who cares? It's a sweet, funny film that stands the test of time.
Rated 03 Jan 2010
87
82nd
I'm still singing "We got a bobsled team."
Rated 05 Jan 2010
65
11th
Great movie from my childhood. Still some very memorable lines. A few notches down from The Mighty Ducks though, as far as my childhood sports movies go.
Rated 31 Jan 2010
50
21st
Some jokes to remember jamaica & ganja a story about "true meaning of sport" = cool runings
Rated 20 Mar 2010
89
53rd
This movie works. It's not a stereotypical african american film about guys getting together to drink, gang-fight and smoke. It's about a group of guys who suck at a sport getting together with a great coach to become a great team. Points taken away for generic idea, but extra appreciation for stepping outside of the stereotyping that so many other african american-focused films have sadly created.
Rated 28 Mar 2010
5
54th
"Jamaica we have an mediocre movie." HA HA HA HA HA HA.
Rated 19 Apr 2010
90
94th
YES!!!
Rated 08 May 2010
95
87th
Feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme, get on up, it's bobsled time!
Rated 23 Dec 2010
3
22nd
Very cliched, and almost completely forgettable, but I can't help but have special appreciation for sports films that glorify losing (i.e. Rocky)
Rated 28 Dec 2010
65
56th
nostalgia
Rated 17 Jan 2011
50
4th
Cheesy Jamaican Jerk.
Rated 27 Apr 2011
50
23rd
This movie's a nostalgic favorite, but despite some decent performances, the plot is a generic Disney "overcoming adversity" trope and the dialouge's never better than "OK."
Rated 28 Jul 2011
74
45th
Cool Runnings rises above its formulaic sports-movie themes with charming performances, light humor, and uplifting tone.
Rated 09 Mar 2012
51
27th
Gets a ton of points because my high school biology teacher. I watched him convince a couple girls during study hall that he was actually in this movie. They were the kind of girls that were pretty and just smart enough to do well in school, but in reality they were dumb bimbos who had figured out to ride on the coattails of girls who were actually intelligent and just wanted to fit in with the popular girls. It was pretty fucking funny.
Rated 16 Jun 2012
87
63rd
Why the fuck are they all named after types of coffee
Rated 14 Aug 2012
65
38th
It's never really anything more than predictable, inoffensive entertainment. But the inoffensiveness actually works to it's advantage. If you see one Olympics-related extremely-predictable yet-never-really-all-too-boring sports-movie this year - watch this one.
Rated 24 Sep 2012
70
39th
The first half is good, but i hate when they get SERIOUS
Rated 25 Dec 2012
75
74th
Just a good movie.
Rated 27 Dec 2012
74
55th
Classic!
Rated 07 Feb 2013
65
37th
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