Miracle
When college coach Herb Brooks (Kurt Russell) is hired to helm the 1980 U.S. men's Olympic hockey team, he brings a unique and brash style to the ice and eventually a victory over the seemingly invincible Russian squad.
8 October 1968, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
14 December 1978, Danvers, Massachusetts, USA
12 February 1984, North Delta, British Columbia, Canada
8 August 1947, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
15 March 1981, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
August 15, 2009
A story about people rather than just one a team going for the win. In doing so, O'Connor makes Miracle one of the more thoughtful and enjoyable films revolving around sports.
June 19, 2009
Miracle capitalizes on its understanding of team dynamics: the bonding of pain and gain alike, the ownership of integrity over ego, the satisfaction of communal accomplishment. [Blu-ray]
February 07, 2004
Big on slogans, but low on personality.
June 16, 2009
Russell is at his understated best in the film, which stands as a living tribute to Coach Herb Brooks.
February 06, 2004
The movie brings the audience back to 1980 with bone-crunching verisimilitude.
February 10, 2004
Russell is terrific as coach Herb Brooks.
December 26, 2010
Moving story of the 1980 Olympic hockey team.
February 06, 2004
The movie effectively simulates the game's whirl, and should grab all but the most finicky hockey fans. But for moviegoers who think if you've seen one sports flick, you've seen 'em all -- well, you've definitely seen this one.
July 17, 2009
Even if you don't know a "blue line from a clothes line," "Miracle" is a thoroughly enjoyable film that unspools like a Robert Altman movie where many characters' individual essences are revealed at once.
February 14, 2004
If you can tolerate all this phony uplift you'll also get a pretty interesting story about a shrewd Minnesota college coach named Herb Brooks.
June 18, 2009
This isn't anyone's finest hour.
