Best Jamaican documentary movies

Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch documentary films from Jamaica, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

  • Poster for Tell the Children the Truth

    Tell the Children the Truth 2015

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  • Poster for Trench Town: The Forgotten Land

    Trench Town: The Forgotten Land 2007

    Trench Town, Jamaica, is the most famous ghetto in the World. Immortalised by Bob Marley it is now one of the most dangerous places on the planet. This film examines how the people survive in such extreme circumstances. It is a moving testimony to the silent majority of people who live there.

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  • Poster for Big Narstie's Big Jamaica

    Big Narstie's Big Jamaica 2020

    British-born rapper Big Narstie finds his roots and his groove when he makes his highly anticipated trip to Jamaica, the island-home of his parents.

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  • Poster for KHAMAICA

    KHAMAICA 2014

    NYC based photographer, Khalik Allah, travels to Jamaica to connect with family and document the streets. This is his synopsis.

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  • Cool Runnings: The Reggae Movie 1986

    This is the 1983 edition of Jamaica’s annual Reggae Sunsplash in Montego Bay, a week-long showcase for some of the greatest names in reggae, ska, funk and dub poetry.

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