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Jimmy Cliff
Actor 1944 - 2025

Jimmy Cliff

Somerton district of St. James, Jamaica

The Honourable Jimmy Cliff, OM (30 July 1944 – 24 November 2025), known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and actor. At the time of his death, he was the only living reggae musician to hold... Read full bio →

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Muscle Shoals

Muscle Shoals

Greg 'Freddy' Camalier 2013 1h 51m

A documentary that celebrates Rick Hall, the founder of FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and the signature sound he developed in songs such as "I'll Take You There", "Brown Sugar", and "When a Man Loves a Woman".

Marley

Marley

Kevin Macdonald 2012 2h 24m 8.0

Bob Marley's universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled.

Marked for Death

Marked for Death

Dwight H. Little 1990 1h 33m 5.0

Just retired from the Drug Enforcement Agency, John Hatcher (Seagal) returns to his hometown and quickly discovers that drugs have infiltrated his old neighborhood. Determined to drive the dealers out , Hatcher crosses pathes with a ferocious Jamaican druglord who vowes that Hatcher and his family are now marked for death.

Club Paradise

Club Paradise

Harold Ramis 1986 1h 36m

When Chicago firefighter Jack Moniker retires and moves to a small Caribbean island, he is befriended by the owner of a run-down resort. Together they renovate the resort and lure tourists to Club Paradise in an effort to fight off corrupt officials and businessmen who want to claim the resort as their own.

The Harder They Come

The Harder They Come

Perry Henzell 1972 1h 43m 6.7

The Harder They Come is a 1972 Jamaican crime film starring reggae singer Jimmy Cliff, who plays Ivanhoe Martin, a character based on Rhyging, a real-life Jamaican criminal who achieved fame in the 1940s.

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