The Miracle Club
Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: July 14, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
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Mixed or average reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
13
Negative:
3
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
Original-CinKim HughesJul 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
80
Screen RantPatrice WitherspoonJul 14, 2023
The themes in The Miracle Club may be as old as time, but it beautifully celebrates the idea that friendship and compassion can be healing. Read full review
75
ObserverRex ReedJul 17, 2023
Sweet and well-intentioned but bland and disappointing, The Miracle Club is one of those slow, meandering Irish dramas that inspire more respect than excitement. Read full review
75
Film ThreatSumner ForbesJul 14, 2023
This is an inspiring and emotional watch with one’s mom, and there’s nothing wrong with that. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperJul 13, 2023
The Miracle Club contains few surprises, but that’s kind of the point of these kinds of movies, yes? We’re here for the comfort-viewing and the location scenery and the hand-me-a-tissue moments and the sublime performances. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleJul 12, 2023
The Miracle Club won’t rock your world, but it’s a nice movie. There’s always a place for nice movies. Read full review
70
Screen DailyAllan HunterJul 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
70
Wall Street JournalKyle SmithJul 14, 2023
The Miracle Club may not be a miraculous cinematic achievement but it does a fine job of dramatizing the healing power of forgiveness. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyJul 14, 2023
Set in 1967 Ireland, The Miracle Club stars three powerhouse Oscar-winning and/or nominated actresses (none of whom are Irish) and features period clothing and cars, sweeping cinematography, location-shooting, and a heartwarming message, where each character gets a satisfying arc. Cliches work for a reason. Read full review
60
The TelegraphRobbie CollinOct 13, 2023
The Miracle Club’s own manoeuvrings can, at times, feel a bit pat and convenient. But its final moment of reconciliation – Smith and Linney back home by the shore, having pruned back 40 years of emotional overgrowth – justifies the trip. Read full review
60
VarietyPeter DebrugeJul 14, 2023
The movie’s nothing special, but it’s worth checking out just for the cast. Read full review
50
IndieWireDavid EhrlichJul 19, 2023
This trite Irish trifle about a girls trip to Lourdes is so chalky and underbaked that its all-star cast (Laura Linney! Kathy Bates! Stephen Rea!) is left no choice but to chew on the scenery. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeOdie HendersonJul 13, 2023
I wish the filmmakers had shown as much faith in the audience as its characters have in miracles. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreJul 13, 2023
This uneven and often unsatisfying dramedy’s saving grace might be the sadness that permeates the sunny settings, the sunny bus ride and the beatific awe they feel upon reaching that holy grotto and giving themselves over to the water “cure” machinery the nuns there run. Read full review
50
The New York TimesLisa KennedyJul 13, 2023
The filmmakers go for too-easy laughs; the movie doesn’t seem to trust its audience to sit with the pain, much less to find the achy humor in it, as a more assured film might. The actors here are good, but they are not miracle workers. Read full review
50
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanJul 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
50
Arizona RepublicAmanda LubertoJul 11, 2023
The plot is lacking in emotional weight, even though the adversities are right there on paper. Read full review
40
The IndependentClarisse LoughreyOct 19, 2023
The Miracle Club certainly seeks to capture a feeling of “home” – but it’s not entirely clear for whom. Read full review
40
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeOct 15, 2023
It’s trite and predictable stuff: the laughs are forced; the pathos is over-stewed. Read full review
40
EmpireJohn NugentOct 13, 2023
Some likeable performances — and solid Irish accents — can’t save a dreary parade of clichés. Pray that the Lord forgives these cinematic sins. Read full review
40
The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeOct 12, 2023
The wan characters never find the profane spark we know they would have possessed. One longs for the late Maeve Binchy to give the thing a vigorous shake. She knew how to make such people live. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesJul 12, 2023
Alongside Kathy Bates and Laura Linney, Smith is one of three grande dames of acting headlining The Miracle Club. Disappointingly, director Thaddeus O’Sullivan doesn’t put any of them to good enough use in this featherweight Irish dramedy set in 1967. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterCaryn JamesJul 17, 2023
Directed with pedestrian competence by Thaddeus O’Sullivan, The Miracle Club is about secrets that are all too obvious, and forgiveness you can see coming from the start. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesJessica KiangJul 14, 2023
A film that boasts about as much edge as a digestive biscuit (translation: oatmeal cookie) too long dunked in milky tea. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineGregory NussenJul 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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