Synopsis
When college coach Herb Brooks is hired to helm the 1980 U.S. men's Olympic hockey team, he brings a unique and brash style to the ice. After assembling a team of hot-headed college all-stars, who are humiliated in an early match, Brooks unites his squad against a common foe: the heavily-favored Soviet team.
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Cast
- Kurt RussellHerb Brooks
- Patricia ClarksonPatty Brooks
- Noah EmmerichCraig Patrick
- Sean McCannWalter Bush
- Kenneth WelshDoc Nagobads
- Eddie CahillJim Craig
- Patrick O'Brien DemseyMike Eruzione
- Michael MantenutoJack O'Callahan
- Fred KeatingParty Husband
- Philip Maurice HayesTV Reporter
Recommendations
- 80
Variety
Key to drama's success is the artful underplaying by Kurt Russell in the lead role of Herb Brooks. - 80
Dallas Observer
An unabashed flag-waver and one of the best feel-good sports movies ever, this authentic charmer does for its young hockey players what John Wayne used to do for the U.S. Marines, and it lifts us, too, onto the boys' cloud of belief. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
What will make the film compelling even for audiences who never heard of the miracle on ice is Kurt Russell's taut, nuanced portrait of Herb Brooks. - 80
L.A. Weekly
At the movie's core, disguised with pitch-perfect Minnesota accent and bushy comb-over hairdo, the perpetually underrated Kurt Russell (as the late coach Herb Brooks) delivers a brilliant performance of immaculate control. - 80
Los Angeles Times
Powered by an excellent Kurt Russell performance, Miracle treats old-fashioned, emotional material with an intelligence that respects both the story and the audience. - 75
Entertainment Weekly
Miracle -- the title taken from TV announcer Al Michaels' famous game-clinching cheer, ''Do you believe in miracles? Yes!'' -- wins not when it exhorts by word but when it shows by action. - 75
ReelViews
Miracle is inspirational and uplifting -- qualities we are as much in need of today as we were during the winter of 1980. - 70
The A.V. Club
Once these players strap on their skates and take to the ice, it's hard to suppress that lump in the throat.
