The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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The Miracle Club
Comedy · Drama · 2023
Three close friends who have never left the outskirts of Dublin (much less Ireland) get the journey of a lifetime — a visit to Lourdes, the picturesque French town and place of miracles.
Movie details
The Miracle Club
“Four women went to Lourdes in search of a miracle.”
2023 Comedy · Drama 1h 30m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
Three close friends who have never left the outskirts of Dublin (much less Ireland) get the journey of a lifetime — a visit to Lourdes, the picturesque French town and place of miracles.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Miracle Club?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Written by
Timothy Prager · Joshua Maurer · Jimmy Smallhorne
Maggie Smith
Lily Fox
Laura Linney
Chrissie Ahearn
Kathy Bates
Eileen Dunne
Agnes O'Casey
Dolly Hennessy
Stephen Rea
Frank Dunne
Mark O'Halloran
Father Dermot Byrne
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Eric D. Smith
Daniel Hennessy
Court is in session
Put The Miracle Club on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.