Miracle Mile
Hemdale Releasing | Release Date: May 19, 1989 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
The A.V. ClubSean O'Neal
Miracle Mile is uniquely weird, and one imagines that audiences who caught it in the theater (among the few who did, anyway) walked out feeling shaken by its ending, even in a world where the Doomsday Clock had safely clicked back. Read full review
83
ColliderThomas Butt
Miracle Mile could've easily coasted on the virtuosity of its stark tonal pivot, but Steve De Jarnatt expands upon these contrasting emotional modes by examining our relationship towards love and death. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesErik Hamilton
A sort of new-wave nuke film, “Miracle Mile” is intense, humorous and powerful. And, yeah, it’s also sometimes off the wall. Read full review
80
EmpireKim Newman
Wonderfully acted by a large cast of star bit-players who were obviously just keen on being in this particular movie - and with Edwards amply making up for his criminal appearances in Revenge of the Nerds and Top Gun. Read full review
80
Little White LiesIan Schultz
The film remains one of the most realistic depictions of nuclear war and the chaos that would ensue, wrapped up in a Los Angeles love story. Read full review
80
Time OutNigel Floyd
Cleverly written, authentically staged and sympathetically played, it's brave, uncompromising, and above all, frighteningly believable. Read full review
80
The IndependentDarren Richman
This is one of the best evocations of the end of days ever committed to film: not too shabby, given a meagre budget. [29 Jul 2018, p.66]
80
The TelegraphIain Gray
Miracle Mile is unforgettable and quietly devastating. [29 Jan 2007]
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Miracle Mile has the logic of one of those nightmares in which you’re sure something is terrible, hopeless and dangerous, but you can’t get anyone to listen to you. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineJake Cole
Miracle Mile is one of the most fascinating curios of the ’80s, a disaster movie that turns the decade’s optimism back onto itself. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen Holden
As Harry and Julie, Mr. Edwards and Ms. Winningham make an unusually refreshing pair. Read full review
50
Washington PostRita Kempley
Of course, this is the stuff of suspense thrillers, but writer-director Steve DeJarnatt sets an unsure pace that tries our patience. It seems he's not committed to his story or his characters, but to the idea that he is saying something profound -- which he isn't. Read full review
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