3 Films & TV Shows Set In Jamaica During The 1980s

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  Yardie

  England 🇯🇲 Jamaica The 1970s The 1980s

  Choose your own path — Jamaica, 1973. When a young boy witnesses his brother’s assassination, a powerful Don gives him a home. But 10 years later, when he’s sent to London, his past catches up to him.

  Released in 2018 • 101 minutes
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  Cool Runnings

  Alberta 🇯🇲 Jamaica The 1980s

  One dream. Four Jamaicans. Twenty below zero. — 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.

  Released in 1993 • 98 minutes
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  Cocktail

  New York 🇯🇲 Jamaica The 1980s

  When he pours, he reigns. — After being discharged from the Army, Brian Flanagan moves back to Queens and takes a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin, who teaches Brian the fine art of bar-tending. Brian quickly becomes a patron favorite with his flashy drink-mixing style, and Brian adopts his mentor's cynical philosophy on life and goes for the money.

  Released in 1988 • 104 minutes