The Miracle Club

Name: The Miracle Club
Genre: Comedy
Released: July 14, 2023
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 49
Cast: Agnes O'Casey, Fionnuala Murphy, Hazel Doupe, Kathy Bates, Laura Linney

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Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: July 14, 2023 | PG-13

Starring: Agnes O'Casey, Fionnuala Murphy, Hazel Doupe, Kathy Bates, Laura Linney, Lesley Conroy, Maggie Smith, Mark McKenna, Mark O'Halloran, Niall Buggy, Shauna Higgins, Stephen Rea

Summary: In 1967, three generations of close friends, Lily (Maggie Smith), Eileen (Kathy Bates), and Dolly (Agnes O’Casey) of Ballygar, a hard-knocks community in Dublin, have one tantalizing dream: to win a pilgrimage to the sacred French town of Lourdes, that place of miracles that draws millions of visitors each year. When the chance to winIn 1967, three generations of close friends, Lily (Maggie Smith), Eileen (Kathy Bates), and Dolly (Agnes O’Casey) of Ballygar, a hard-knocks community in Dublin, have one tantalizing dream: to win a pilgrimage to the sacred French town of Lourdes, that place of miracles that draws millions of visitors each year. When the chance to win presents itself, the women seize it. However, just before their trip, their old friend Chrissie (Laura Linney) arrives in Ballygar for her Mother’s funeral, dampening their good mood and well-laid plans. The women secure tickets and set out on the journey that they hope will change their lives, with Chrissie joining in place of her mother. The glamor and sophistication of Chrissie, who has just returned from a nearly 40-year exile in the United States, are not her only difficult traits. Old wounds are reopened along the way, forcing the women to confront their pasts even as they travel in search of a miracle. Deep wounds from the past can only be healed by the curative power of love and friendship.… Expand

Director: Thaddeus O'Sullivan

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 91 min

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Kim Hughes

Jul 14, 2023

Picturesque and genuinely heartfelt if a smidge corny, the Irish-set dramedy The Miracle Club serves mainly as a showcase for its trio of talents, Laura Linney, Kathy Bates, and Maggie Smith, billed in that order. Read full review

Sumner Forbes

Jul 14, 2023

This is an inspiring and emotional watch with one’s mom, and there’s nothing wrong with that. Read full review

Allan Hunter

Jul 14, 2023

An ensemble cast led by Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates and Laura Linney brings persuasive conviction to period heartwarmer The Miracle Club. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

Jul 11, 2023

It’s a sterling cast, capably guided through the motions by director Thaddeus O’Sullivan — no relation to the author of this review, at least none that I know of — in this at times gently amusing and at other times modestly touching dramedy. Read full review

Odie Henderson

Jul 13, 2023

I wish the filmmakers had shown as much faith in the audience as its characters have in miracles. Read full review

The Observer (UK) Wendy Ide

Oct 15, 2023

It’s trite and predictable stuff: the laughs are forced; the pathos is over-stewed. Read full review

Gregory Nussen

Jul 7, 2023

In the end, The Miracle Club is splintered at the seams between its desire to tell an uplifting story of forgiveness and a cheeky tale of patriarchal floundering, all the while doing both a tremendous disservice. Read full review

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