Is Cool Runnings on Netflix or Disney+? What streaming service is film on, do Jamaica have a bobsleigh team and is it based on a true story?

COOL Runnings is one of the most enduring films of the 1990s.

Following the Jamaican bobsleigh team as they attempt to make the Winter Olympics, it continues to be a classic over two decades later.

Staring John Candy in his last movie released during his lifetime and many more.

But is it available for streaming?

And is it based on a true story?

Here’s all you need to know:

Is Cool Runnings on Netflix?

If the Winter Olympics has got you in the mood for a rewatch, unfortunately Cool Runnings is not currently on Netflix in the UK.

Cool Runnings is available on Disney+ in the UK – so if you have a subscription you will be able to watch it!

Yes, it is loosely based on the true story of the Jamaican bobsleigh team qualifying for and appearing at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

However a number of changes were made to the story for the film adaption.

Yes, Jamaica has a national bobsleigh team and have qualified for a number of Winter Olympics.

The first was in 1988 – but it has also qualified in the two-man bobsleigh in 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2014 and 2022.

A woman’s bobsleigh team debuted at the 2018 Winter Olympics.