Caribbean Film Database's Caribbean Classics

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The Caribbean Film Database includes a section of classic films. These are films that live on from generation to generation because they are exceptionally well-made and reflect universal stories that transcend their period. There is a rich cinematic history in the Caribbean consisting of films from throughout the region that have not necessarily had wide-scale distribution or reached international audiences. Some films from our selection are more well known—The Harder They Come from Jamaica, for example—but other equally well-crafted films like Ava and Gabriel from Curaçao or One People from Suriname have had less recognition. In an effort to provide more exposure to the history of Caribbean filmmaking, we present the following selection of Caribbean Classics.

Missing from IMDB:
Dead Man's Gold (1932, Louis Tucker)


Barbados, United Kingdom (1)
Cuba (2-4)
Cuba, Mexico, Spain (5)
Dominican Republic (6-8)
France, Germany, Haiti, United States of America (9)
France, Martinique (10)
France, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles (11)
Germany, Haiti, Canada, France (12)
Guadaloupe, France (13)
Guyana (14-15)
Haiti (16-17)
Haiti, United States of America (18)
Jamaica (19-23)
Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles (24)
Puerto Rico (25-26)
Puerto Rico, Mexico (27)
Suriname, Netherlands (28)
Trinidad and Tobago (29-33)
Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom (34-35)
United Kingdom (36-44)
United States of America, Barbados (45)

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  1. 1 new

    Time and Judgement

    1988, in 0 top lists
    Check
  2. 2 +23

    Lucía

    1968, in 5 top lists Check
  3. 3 +23

    Memorias del subdesarrollo

    1968 — a.k.a. Memories of Underdevelopment, in 11 top lists Check
  4. 4 +18

    La última cena

    1976 — a.k.a. The Last Supper, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 5 +9

    Fresa y chocolate

    1993 — a.k.a. Strawberry and Chocolate, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 6 +21

    Nueba Yol

    1995, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 7 +30

    Un pasaje de Ida

    1988 — a.k.a. A One-Way Ticket, in 0 top lists Check
  8. 8 +13

    La silla

    1963, in 0 top lists
    Check
  9. 9 +8

    Haitian Corner

    1988, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 10 +21

    Rue Cases Nègres

    1983 — a.k.a. Sugar Cane Alley, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 11 -7

    Ava & Gabriel - Un historia di amor

    1990 — a.k.a. Ava & Gabriel: A Love Story, in 0 top lists Check
  12. 12 +6

    L'homme sur les quais

    1993 — a.k.a. The Man by the Shore, in 0 top lists Check
  13. 13 -3

    Coco la Fleur, candidat

    1979 — a.k.a. Coco-the-Flower, Candidate, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 14 -12

    Aggro seizeman

    1975, in 0 top lists
    Check
  15. 15 +20

    The Terror and the Time

    1979, in 0 top lists Check
  16. 16 -

    Haiti, le chemin de la liberté

    1973 — a.k.a. Ayiti, min chimin libete, in 0 top lists Check
  17. 17 +3

    La ronde des vodu

    1987, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 18 -5

    Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti

    1985, in 0 top lists Check
  19. 19 -8

    Countryman

    1982, in 0 top lists Check
  20. 20 -8

    Dancehall Queen

    1997, in 0 top lists Check
  21. 21 +11

    Smile Orange

    1976, in 0 top lists Check
  22. 22 +11

    The Harder They Come

    1972, in 7 top lists Check
  23. 23 +13

    Third World Cop

    1999, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 24 -21

    Almacita di desolato

    1986 — a.k.a. Almacita, Soul of Desolato, in 0 top lists Check
  25. 25 -2

    Lo que le pasó a Santiago

    1989 — a.k.a. Santiago, the Story of His New Life, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 26 -2

    Los peloteros

    1951, in 1 top list Check
  27. 27 -8

    La gran fiesta

    1986, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 28 +10

    Wan Pipel

    1976 — a.k.a. One People, in 0 top lists Check
  29. 29 -22

    Bim

    1974, in 0 top lists Check
  30. 30 +4

    The Right and the Wrong

    1970 — a.k.a. The Right and Wrong, in 0 top lists Check
  31. 31 new

    Bacchanal Time

    1979, in 0 top lists
    Check
  32. 32 new

    La Belle Rosette

    1974, in 0 top lists
    Check
  33. 33 new

    The Caribbean Fox

    1970, in 0 top lists
    Check
  34. 34 new

    The World About Us: King Carnival

    1973, in 0 top lists
    Check
  35. 35 +4

    What My Mother Told Me

    1995, in 0 top lists Check
  36. 36 -35

    Play for Today: A Hole in Babylon

    1979, in 0 top lists
    Check
  37. 37 -32

    Babylon

    1980, in 1 top list Check
  38. 38 -32

    Babymother

    1998, in 0 top lists Check
  39. 39 -31

    Black Joy

    1977, in 0 top lists Check
  40. 40 -31

    Burning an Illusion

    1981, in 0 top lists Check
  41. 41 -13

    Playing Away

    1987, in 0 top lists Check
  42. 42 -13

    Pressure

    1976, in 0 top lists Check
  43. 43 -13

    Reggae

    1971, in 0 top lists Check
  44. 44 -4

    Young Soul Rebels

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  45. 45 -30

    Guttaperc

    1998, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Dec 17, 2023 by Ataraxic; source