There's just one dream for the women of Ballygar to taste freedom: to win a pilgrimage to the sacred French town of Lourdes.There's just one dream for the women of Ballygar to taste freedom: to win a pilgrimage to the sacred French town of Lourdes.There's just one dream for the women of Ballygar to taste freedom: to win a pilgrimage to the sacred French town of Lourdes.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Eric D. Smith
- Daniel Hennessy
- (as Eric Smith)
Brenda Fricker
- Maureen
- (voice)
Luke Jackson Smith
- Patrick Dunne
- (as Luke Smith)
Rosemary Henderson
- Nun 1
- (as Rose Henderson)
Storyline
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- TriviaProducers Joshua D. Maurer and Alixandre Witlin have been trying to make this project for over 18 years. The project was originally sold by Maurer to HBO in 2005 with writer James Smallhorne also attached to direct with a cast that included Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates, Joan Allen, Claire Danes and Brenda Blethyn, but the project did not go forward. Maurer and Witlin never gave up hope or faith in the film and continued year after year after year to find the financing to make this movie. After getting constant rejections, Maurer and Witlin finally found interest from Lionsgate UK and Embankment to finance based on an extensive rewrite that Maurer authored in collaboration with Tim Prager, whom Maurer hired. Maurer and Witlin then used this new draft to get commitments from Smith, Bates and Linney. In addition, Maurer and Witlin then hired director Thaddeus O'Sullivan and UK producer Chris Curling and together they brought on and hired Irish producers ShinAwil and BCP. The film was then further delayed due to COVID three more times.
- GoofsThe nun says there have been only twenty-three miracles at Lourdes (up to the time In which the film is set). There actually had been sixty-two. UPDATE: At some time prior to April 2024, the filmmakers must have changed the film to correct this, because the line now states sixty-two.
- Quotes
Father Dermot Byrne: You don't come to Lourdes for a miracle ... You come for the strength to go on when there is no miracle.
- ConnectionsReferences The Song of Bernadette (1943)
Featured review
Watch it for the acting, not the script nor even the locale.
It's odd. "Miracle Club" has some really nice acting even though I must admit that the folks were mostly miscast. After all, it's a story about Irish women...and one is played by a Scot (Maggie Smith) and the other an American (Kathy Bates)...and they should have gotten Irish actors. But, considering everything, the story still works because although miscast, the actresses are terrific.
As for the story, it seems more like a backdrop or excuse to get these and several other lovely actresses together. It all is about pilgrimage to Lourdes in 1967 and follows the death of a woman...and her long absent daughter (Laura Linney) arrives for the service and the trip to Lourdes that follows.
This film is like a nice pair of fuzzy socks, a favorite robe and a comfy chair...nothing amazing but also very pleasant and sweet.
As for the story, it seems more like a backdrop or excuse to get these and several other lovely actresses together. It all is about pilgrimage to Lourdes in 1967 and follows the death of a woman...and her long absent daughter (Laura Linney) arrives for the service and the trip to Lourdes that follows.
This film is like a nice pair of fuzzy socks, a favorite robe and a comfy chair...nothing amazing but also very pleasant and sweet.
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- planktonrules
- Mar 29, 2024
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Box office
- Budget
- €8,900,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,402,780
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $664,607
- Jul 16, 2023
- Gross worldwide
- $7,257,112
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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