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The Miracle Club

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

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6.3 / 10

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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.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Thaddeus O'Sullivan

Written by

Timothy Prager · Jimmy Smallhorne · Joshua Maurer

Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith

Lily Fox

Laura Linney

Laura Linney

Chrissie Ahearn

Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

Eileen Dunne

Agnes O'Casey

Agnes O'Casey

Dolly Hennessy

Stephen Rea

Stephen Rea

Frank Dunne

Mark O'Halloran

Mark O'Halloran

Father Dermot Byrne

E

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 defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

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.