Best award winning movies with a thrilling suspense from Jamaica
Check out today’s highest ranked movies with a thrilling suspense from Jamaica! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with a thrilling suspense from Jamaica, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.
1 Black Mother (2018)
Part film, part baptism, in BLACK MOTHER director Khalik Allah brings us on a spiritual journey through Jamaica. Soaking up its bustling metropolises and tranquil countryside, Allah introduces us to a succession of vividly rendered souls who call this island home. Their candid testimonies create a polyphonic symphony, set against a visual prayer of indelible portraiture. Thoroughly immersed between the sacred and profane, BLACK MOTHER channels rebellion and reverence into a deeply personal ode informed by Jamaica’s turbulent history but existing in the urgent present.
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- 2018-11-02 | Documentary
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6.6
2 Marley (2012)
Bob Marley's universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. Directed by Academy Award-winning director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland), MARLEY is the definitive life story of the musician, revolutionary, and legend, from his early days to his rise to international superstardom. Made with the support of the Marley family, the film features rare footage, incredible performances and revelatory interviews with the people that knew him best.
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- 2012-04-20 | Music / Documentary
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- Ziggy Marley, Rita Marley
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7.5
3 The Last Tourist (2021)
Travel is at a tipping point. From Carribean beaches to remote villages in Kenya, forgotten voices reveal the real conditions and consequences of one of the largest industries in the world. The role of the modern tourist is on trial.
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- 2021-10-02 | Documentary
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- Elizabeth Becker, Sangduen Lek Chailert
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6.2
4 Klash (1995)
Reggae music is featured in this romantic thriller set in Jamaica. Stoney (Giancarlo Esposito), a photojournalist, is assigned by a U.S. music magazine to cover a battle of the bands in Jamaica. There he becomes involved with the seductive Blossom (Jasmine Guy) who works for Mr. Lee (Lucien Chen), a crime boss. Lee is planning to rob the concert box office. Blossom tries to convince Stoney to help her steal the money from Lee and escape to another island paradise. Interspersed amongst the action are many clips of the reggae bands as they musically battle it out.
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- 1995-01-01 | Crime / Romance
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- Jasmine Guy, Giancarlo Esposito
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6.4
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5 Better Mus' Come (2013)
The film follows warring political factions in 1970s Jamaica as they enlist the support of gangs to enforce their policies, and advance their political agenda. It is a fictionalized dramatization of real historical events, specifically, the Green Bay Massacre, where the government finally tracked down these gangs and had systematically wiped out.
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- 2013-03-15 | Crime / Action
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- Sheldon Shepherd, Sky Nicole Grey
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4.6
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6 Cross My Heart (2018)
An American teenage girl visits her family in Jamaica and uncovers a secret that changes the way she sees the people she loves.
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- 2018-05-01 | Drama
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- Jordan-Amanda Hall, Jhada Ann Walker
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0.0
7 The Harder They Come (1972)
Ivanhoe Martin arrives in Kingston, Jamaica, looking for work and, after some initial struggles, lands a recording contract as a reggae singer. He records his first song, "The Harder They Come," but after a bitter dispute with a manipulative producer named Hilton, soon finds himself resorting to petty crime in order to pay the bills. He deals marijuana, kills some abusive cops and earns local folk hero status. Meanwhile, his record is topping the charts.
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- 1972-09-01 | Crime / Drama
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- Jimmy Cliff, Janet Bartley
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6.6
8 Countryman (1982)
A young woman crash-lands her plane in Jamaica. A local named Countryman rescues her and leads her away from the authorities, who have fabricated a story about the plane, involving drug and arms smuggling by the CIA, in order to gain popularity in an upcoming election.
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- 1982-07-05 | Drama
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- Countryman, Hiram Keller
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5.7
9 Third World Cop (1999)
Loose cannon cop Capone returns to his home town of Kingston to join a group of officers fighting organised crime in the area. On his first day he uncovers gun smuggling operation that may be connected with lead criminal Oney. However his old crew, led by Ratty, also are involved leading Capone to a choice between his job and his old crew.
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- 1999-09-14 | Action / Drama
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- Paul Campbell, Mark Danvers
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6.8
10 Shottas (2002)
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.
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- 2002-02-27 | Action / Adventure
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- Ky-Mani Marley, Spragga Benz
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7.7
