Miracle

Name: Miracle
Genre: Drama, History, Sport, Family
Released: February 6, 2004
Duration: 135 min
Rating: 68
Cast: Kurt Russell, Nathan West, Patricia Clarkson

2004

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Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: February 6, 2004 | PG

Starring: Kurt Russell, Nathan West, Patricia Clarkson

Summary: The inspiring story of the team that transcended its sport and united a nation with a new feeling of hope. Based on the exciting true story of one of the greatest moments in modern history, the film captures a time and place where differences could be settled by games and a cold war could be put on ice.

Director: Gavin O'Connor

Genre(s): Drama, History, Sport, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 135 min

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Mick LaSalle

To make a movie about that team and those games requires more than an ability to depict personal dramas or re-enact game highlights. It requires the re- creation of a world and a mind-set, and Miracle accomplishes both brilliantly. Read full review

Kenneth Turan

Powered by an excellent Kurt Russell performance, Miracle treats old-fashioned, emotional material with an intelligence that respects both the story and the audience. Read full review

Joe Leydon

Key to drama's success is the artful underplaying by Kurt Russell in the lead role of Herb Brooks. Read full review

Mark Sells

The film has many great moments, but dare I say, it’s not melodramatic enough. To understand the magnitude of the miracle on ice, you had to live it, breathe it, and feel it. Read full review

Scott Tobias

Once these players strap on their skates and take to the ice, it's hard to suppress that lump in the throat. Read full review

A.O. Scott

Does a yeoman's job of recycling the day-old dough that passes for its story. Read full review

Connie Ogle

Unfortunately Miracle is long on cliché and short on originality. Read full review

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BuckmanB.

Mar 27, 2009

If you like hockey, you will love this movie. This is one of my all time favorite movies. Kurt Russell does an outstanding job and the movie very accurately portrays the real story. Very inspirational!

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DanielV.

Jun 22, 2009

This is one of my top five favorite films of all time. It really captures the emotion and feeling of that time.

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jacob4

Jul 4, 2014

A great sport film for everyone to enjoy. Inspirational and heart-warming. A movie about the importance of determination, friendship, and team work. Good acting by everyone, especially Kurt Russell. One of Disney's best sports movie.

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Compi24

Jul 2, 2015

Kurt Russell capstones his lifelong relationship with Walt Disney Pictures in what might be a film containing his all-time greatest performance. "Miracle" is a winsome testament to the inspirational power that sports maintains over the human spirit.

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oblique15

Jul 20, 2013

I am not a Hockey fan, but you don`t have to be to enjoy this movie. If you like underdogs you will like this movie. If you like the Olympics you will like this movie.

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EnzoP.

Jun 27, 2009

If you didn't realize in the movie they said attaboy a lot.

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amheretojudge

Sep 4, 2018

safe hands that does bold deeds..

Miracle Miracle is a character driven biographical sport drama about a newly assigned coach whose quirky methods is the only chance of winning the 1980 US Olympic Hockey. The methods and the procedure that it follows on preparing for the competition may besafe hands that does bold deeds..

Miracle

Miracle is a character driven biographical sport drama about a newly assigned coach whose quirky methods is the only chance of winning the 1980 US Olympic Hockey. The methods and the procedure that it follows on preparing for the competition may be familiar and has few seen-this-seen-that conflicts along with that. But this is where O'Connor comes in, his sweat drop precision on pulling off such a detailed heist is what fuels this more than two hours of hectic journey. His way of drawing out the emotions from the audience isn't manipulative at all, at least not at the compromise of the storytelling. His world isn't busy, but is mellow and eschews the well bred characters and allows the audience to breathe it in. It may be short on technical aspects like background score, cinematography and editing but its sharp sound effects along with its attentive camera work that has palpable surrounding, offers the audience the experience of playing on the field. The high pitched dramatic sequences are electrifying as it normally does to the audience, in such genres. At the end of the line, it's all in Russell's hand, his safe hands that does bold deeds, is what keeps the audience rooting for these games. Unfortunately, not only the side characters are undercooked but also one-dimensional. The inspirational speech, layered monologues, nail-biting games and Russell's portrayal as a stubborn coach are the high points of the feature. Guggenheim's adaptation is of wider range and to account in all these episodes is the work of O'Connor's fine execution skills. Each act in here is reverential and yet is brimmed with equal crispiness. Miracle is an important feature for the society and the political perspective of it that inspires people, but more importantly shows some promising content on weaving the craft out of such an event.… Expand

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