5 Films & TV Shows Set In Jamaica During The 20th Century

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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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  Shottas

  Florida 🇯🇲 Jamaica The 1970s The 1990s

  Friendship, loyalty & greed. — A raw urban drama about two friends raised on the dangerous streets of Kingston, Jamaica. Biggs and Wayne take on the "Shotta" way of life to survive. As young boys, they begin a life of crime, eventually moving to the US where they begin a ruthless climb from the bottom. They remain bound to each other by their shottas loyalty as they aggressively take control of the Jamaican underworld.

  Released in 2002 • 95 minutes
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  Belly

  New York Nebraska 🇯🇲 Jamaica The 1990s The 2000s

  Money, power, respect... but who's got your back? — Tommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are closing in on them and new players are looking for a come up, will their reign last?

  Released in 1998 • 96 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