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.
The Harder They Come has generally received positive reviews.
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The Harder They Come was released in 1972 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 148 reviews, giving The Harder They Come (1972) an average rating of 72%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 81%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 67%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Harder They Come than critics were.
With a score of 72%, The Harder They Come is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1972, which stands at 58%.
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