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Miracle (2004) -- Miracle tells the true story of Herb Brooks (Russell), the player-turned-coach who led the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team to victory over the seemingly invincible Russian squad.
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Miracle (2004) -- Miracle tells the true story of Herb Brooks (Russell), the player-turned-coach who led the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team to victory over the seemingly invincible Russian squad.
Miracle (2004) -- Miracle tells the true story of Herb Brooks (Russell), the player-turned-coach who led the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team to victory over the seemingly invincible Russian squad.
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7.5/10   15,167 votes
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Writer (WGA):
Eric Guggenheim (written by)
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Release Date:
6 February 2004 (USA) more
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What America needed was a miracle. What it got was a hockey game. more
Plot:
Miracle tells the true story of Herb Brooks (Russell), the player-turned-coach who led the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team to victory over the seemingly invincible Russian squad. full summary | full synopsis
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1 win & 2 nominations more
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I don't like hockey, but this was a good movie more (259 total)

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MPAA:
Rated PG for language and some rough sports action.
Runtime:
135 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Stand-in goalie for the character of Jim Craig was former Edmonton Oilers' goalie Bill Ranford. more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: During the match against West Germany, the scoreboard shows that the U.S. is playing the GDR, the English abbreviation for East Germany. The score board in the original game was incorrect - the scoreboard coordinator in the original game made the mistake, not the filmmakers. more
Quotes:
Herb Brooks: You know, I've been meaning to ask you, how's your family doing?
[referring to how his family is coping since his mother's death]
Jim Craig: They're doing all right.
Herb Brooks: And you?
Jim Craig: I'm doing okay.
Herb Brooks: Look, I've got twenty-six guys trying to make this team; Jim, only twenty are going to Lake Placid, so I have to know now how committed you are to being here, because if you're not, you're just wasting our time.
Jim Craig: Look, Coach, my dad's going through a rough time right now. He's got nothing, he lost his job, and with Atlanta trying to sign me...
[trails off]
Jim Craig: [Herb turns to leave, but then Jimmy keeps talking] Bottom line: my mom wanted this, me playing on this team. Can't say no to someone who drove me to practice everyday right?
Herb Brooks: You still haven't answered my question, Jim.
[...]
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Movie Connections:
Features Pong (1972) (VG) more
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Don't Fear the Reaper more

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33 out of 44 people found the following comment useful.
I don't like hockey, but this was a good movie, 29 November 2004
Author: MLDinTN from TN

I was too young to have known anything about this game when it was played in real life, but it was definitely more than a game. It concerned world politics and the cold war. The movie did a good job showing how seemingly impossible it seemed for the young American team to beat the best team in the world who had been playing together for 10 years. And Kurt Russell did a good job as the tough coach who was hard on the players to get the most out of them. I also liked the way the hockey games were filmed. I think hockey is the most boring sport and I don't know any of the rules, but the way it was filmed let the least knowlegdable person follow what was going on.

FINAL VERDICT: If you like sports movies, then don't miss this one.

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