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The Miracle

Play trailer Poster for The Miracle R,  1991,  1h 36m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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An Irish musician's (Donal McCann) teenage son (Niall Byrne) becomes fascinated by a mysterious older woman (Beverly D'Angelo).

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David Ansen Newsweek Feb 7, 2018
Shot with startling dream sequences, punctuated by surreal circus imagery, propelled by Anne Dudley's sublimely moody score, The Miracle creates a world charged with youthful romanticism yet tempered by the comic tranquillity of recollection. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
2/4
The Miracle opens with small enchantments and a warmth of feeling, and then at around the midway point gets bogged down in miscalculations that are finally fatal. Go to Full Review
Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Jun 1, 1991
C-
The Miracle has so much poetic-nattering-by-the-Irish-seaside that the movie keeps drifting into the stratosphere. Jordan should come back down to earth. He does much better there. Go to Full Review
Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Jan 4, 2023
A miracle of the imagination. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Mar 17, 2012
B
Made just one year before The Crying Game, the movie that put Neil Jordan on the map, this Irish-set tale is intimate, mysterious and well acted. Go to Full Review
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Oct 9, 2005
2/5
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Cast & Crew

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Neil Jordan

Director

Beverly D'Angelo

Renee Baker

Donal McCann

Sam

Niall Byrne

Jimmy

Lorraine Pilkington

Rose

J.G. Devlin

Mr. Beausang

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The Miracle

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Movie Info

Synopsis An Irish musician's (Donal McCann) teenage son (Niall Byrne) becomes fascinated by a mysterious older woman (Beverly D'Angelo).
Director
Neil Jordan
Producer
Redmond Morris
Screenwriter
Neil Jordan
Distributor
Miramax Films
Production Co
British Screen Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 3, 1991, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 18, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA)
$20.2K
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Surround
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