The Miracle Club

In Theaters Now

2023
PG-13
Sony Pictures Classics
1 h 30 m

2023
PG-13
Sony Pictures Classics
1 h 30 m

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 win p...

Comedy

Directed By: Thaddeus O'Sullivan

Written By: Joshua D. Maurer, Timothy Prager, Jimmy Smallhorne

In Theaters Now

2023
PG-13
Sony Pictures Classics
1 h 30 m

2023
PG-13
Sony Pictures Classics
1 h 30 m

The Miracle Club

Metascore Mixed or average Based on 20 Critic Reviews

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Comedy

Directed By: Thaddeus O'Sullivan

Written By: Joshua D. Maurer, Timothy Prager, Jimmy Smallhorne

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Mixed or average Based on 20 Critic Reviews

45% Positive
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15% Negative
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Mixed or average Based on 20 Critic Reviews

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Original-Cin

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.

By Kim Hughes FULL REVIEW

Film Threat

Jul 14, 2023

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

By Sumner Forbes FULL REVIEW

Screen Daily

Jul 14, 2023

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

By Allan Hunter FULL REVIEW

IndieWire

Jul 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.

By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Jul 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.

By Lisa Kennedy FULL REVIEW

Austin Chronicle

Jul 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.

By Kimberley Jones FULL REVIEW

Slant Magazine

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.

By Greg Nussen FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Zephyr Films, City Films Entertainment, City Films I, Ingenious Media, ShinAwil Productions

Release Date Jul 14, 2023

Duration 1 h 30 m

Rating PG-13

Genres

Comedy

Tagline The best journeys take you home

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Top Cast

Laura Linney

Chrissie Ahearn

Kathy Bates

Eileen Dunne

Maggie Smith

Lily Fox

Agnes O'Casey

Dolly Hennessy

Mark O'Halloran

Father Dermot Byrne

Mark McKenna

George Hennessy

Niall Buggy

Tommy Fox

Hazel Doupe

Cathy Dunne

Stephen Rea

Frank Dunne

Lesley Conroy

Nun 1

Brenda Fricker

Maureen

Noel Gaskin

Taxi Driver

Rose Henderson

Nun 2

Shauna Higgins

Ruth (Peter's Mother)

Amélie Kiki McCormack

Pilgrim Girl in Grotto

Fionnuala Murphy

Mrs. Connolly

Sean O'Callaghan

Peter (singer)

Eric D. Smith

Daniel Hennessy

Luke Jackson Smith

Patrick Dunne

Janet Grene

Nun at Talent Show

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