Here’s our top 10 Jamaican movies of all-time list.

1. The Harder They Come – starring Jimmy Cliff, this 1972 movie was directed by Perry Henzell and is truly an example of outstanding Jamaican cinema.
2. Better Mus’ Come – with its amazing cinematography, this coming of age drama is set in Jamaica’s turbulent 1970s.
3. Life + Debt – a docu-film about Jamaica’s economic decline in the 20th century.
4. Cool Runnings – a 1993 comedy film that’s loosely based on the true story of the Jamaica national bobsled team’s debut at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta.
5. Smile Orange – a Trevor Rhone-directed Jamaican classic from 1976.
6. Rockers – a great reggae-based movie, with an outstanding soundtrack to match.
7. Shottas – Ky-Mani Marley, Spragga Benz, Louie Rankin and others show what Jamaican ‘badmanism’ is all about.
8. Dancehall Queen – energetic movie steeped in Kingston street life, intrigue and dancing.
9. Countryman – a 1982 contemporary Jamaican fable with a remarkable, out-of-nowhere hero Countryman, a Rastafarian fisherman who rescues a marijuana-smuggling, American couple from an airplane crash.
10. Rude Boy – not the best acting, but a true Western-style “shoot ‘em up” shottas film.

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