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Miracle Details

2004

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Starring	Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson, Noah Emmerich
Director	Gavin O'Connor
Genres	Children, Drama

Miracle

From Walt Disney Pictures comes MIRACLE, an inspiring family drama that combines hockey and history in retelling the story of one of sports' all-time greatest upsets. In 1980, amidst the tense political climate of the Cold War, Herb Brooks (Kurt Russell) took over as coach of the U.S. Olympic hockey team. With the help of affable assistant coach Craig Patrick (Noah Emmerich), Brooks selected a group of twenty amateur hockey players who faced the daunting task of bringing respectability to their country's floundering program. While Brooks was well aware that his team lacked the talent and experience of the team from Russia, he nonetheless devoted his energy to realising his lifelong dream: to coach a team to Olympic gold. Stepping into the gaudy wardrobe of the legendary Brooks (who was a consultant on the film and died in an automobile accident just after production wrapped), Russell delivers one of his finest performances to date. Surrounded by a cast of unknown young actors, Russell captures the complexities of a man who dared to dream the impossible dream. Director Gavin O'Connor and screenwriter Eric Guggenheim deftly balance the drama of the game itself with the larger political implications the game inspired, celebrating this truly miraculous moment in time.

Starring	Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson, Noah Emmerich
Director	Gavin O'Connor
Studio	WALT DISNEY HOME VIDEO
Run time	DVD: 2 hrs 10 mins
Certificate
Genres	Children, Drama
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 2004 To Rent: DVD: 06 Dec 2004

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  Disney on ice
  
  A Mighty Ducks for adults without all the usual happy smiling faces. These kids are competing to fill a team which in 1980 was actually still made of amateur ... read more »
  
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  Wicked film
  
  A must see film, I found this awe inspiring and definitely could watch it over and over again. I even got carried away by shouting when they scored, just ... read more »
  
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  Miracle
  
  This film was absolutely fantastic, im an ice hockey fan but i feel that you dont have to be in order to enjoy the film, its a true tail of triumph in the face ... read more »
  
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  excellent
  
  great story about underdog hockey players and their challenges to work together as a team, fantastic
  
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Pride and Glory
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There’s more pride than glory in this throwback cop drama, a movie so firmly in the tradition of heavyweight thrillers like Serpico, Prince of the City and Q and A that you would think the script must have Sidney Lumet’s fingerprints all over it. In fact it’s written by Gavin O’Connor, who made Tumbleweeds and the hockey movie Miracle, and Joe Carnahan, who made Narc and Smokin’ Aces. O’Connor came up with the story with his twin brother Greg. They’re... Read more
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  From Walt Disney Pictures comes MIRACLE, an inspiring family drama that combines hockey and history in retelling the story of one of sports' all-time greatest upsets. In 1980, amidst the tense political climate of the Cold War, Herb Brooks (Kurt Russell) took over as coach of the U.S. Olympic ...