The Miracle (1991)
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63% of critics liked it
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50% of users liked it
(71 ratings)
Neil Jordan's lyrical Irish romance takes place in the small seaside town of Bray (near Dublin) and concerns two teenage friends, Jimmy (Niall Byrne) and Rose (Lorraine Pilkington). They spend their days roaming the cobblestone streets and waterlogged piers. To while away the time, Rose and… More Neil Jordan's lyrical Irish romance takes place in the small seaside town of Bray (near Dublin) and concerns two teenage friends, Jimmy (Niall Byrne) and Rose (Lorraine Pilkington). They spend their days roaming the cobblestone streets and waterlogged piers. To while away the time, Rose and Jimmy make up stories about strangers on the street. One day, while watching people at the train station, a sophisticated and glamorous older woman, Renee Baker (Beverly D'Angelo), stands out so imposingly from the drab townsfolk that Jimmy and Rose decide to follow her, obsessed with knowing everything about her. They follow her to the beach and at last Renee speaks to them. When she looks at Jimmy, he's immediately smitten by this mysterious woman. Rose, who has feelings for Jimmy herself, decides to make him jealous by trying to attract a young lion tamer from a traveling circus. But Jimmy is completely attached to Renee and his desire leads him to fateful consequences. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Neil Jordan
- Genres
- Drama
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1991 Wide
- Studio
- Live Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Made just one year before The Crying Game, the movie that put Neil Jordan on the map, this Irish-set tale is intimate, mysterious and well acted.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
A wonderfully acted Irish film written and directed by Neil Jordan
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Cast
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Beverly D'Angelo
as Renee Baker
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Donal McCann
as Sam
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Niall Byrne
as Jimmy
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Lorraine Pilkington
as Rose
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J.G. Devlin
as Mr. Beausang
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Cathleen Delaney
as Miss Strange
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Tom Hickey
as Tommy
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Alan Archbold
as 2nd Cowboy
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Stephen Brennan
as Johnny
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Mary Coughlan
as Brunowski
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John Devlin
as Saxophone Player
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Tommy Donahue
as Drummer
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Martin Dunne
as Kent
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Mikal Gaup
as Jonner
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Earl Gill
as Trumpet Player
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Darragh Kelly
as 1st Cowboy
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Chris Kenevey
as Pianist
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Patrick Mason
as Director
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Ruth McCabe
as Wardrobe Mistress
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Ger O'Leary
as Barman
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Anita Reeves
as Ballroom Singer
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Sylvia Teron
as Muscular Lady
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Stanley Townsend
as Washington
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Mal Whyte
as Mayor
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Shane Connaughton
as Rose's Father
