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Cool Runnings

1993 · TMDB 7.0

Directed by Jon Turteltaub

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.

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The Jamaican bobsled team, mocked and underestimated, crashes out of the Olympics but finishes their run on foot, earning a standing ovation for their courage.

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Runtime
98 min
Released
1993-10-01
Studio
Walt Disney Pictures
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB score
7.0
Comedy Adventure Drama

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The Jamaican bobsled team, mocked and underestimated, crashes out of the Olympics but finishes their run on foot, earning a standing ovation for their courage.

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