The Miracle Club

The Miracle Club is a 2023 comedy-drama film directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan. The film stars Laura Linney, Kathy Bates, Maggie Smith, and Stephen Rea.[4][5][6] Its plot follows a group of working-class women from Dublin on a pilgrimage to Lourdes in France.

The Miracle Club
Theatrical release poster
Directed byThaddeus O'Sullivan
Screenplay by
Story byJimmy Smallhorne
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJohn Conroy
Edited byAlex Mackie
Music byEdmund Butt
Production
companies
  • Zephyr Films
  • City Films Entertainment
Distributed byLionsgate UK
Release dates
  • 9 June 2023 (2023-06-09) (Tribeca)
  • 13 October 2023 (2023-10-13) (UK and Ireland)
Running time
90 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Ireland
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$4.2 million[2][3]

The Miracle Club premiered at the Tribeca Festival on 9 June 2023 and was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland by Lionsgate UK on 13 October 2023.

Cast

Production

In December 2021, the film was in pre-production, having just received additional funding from the U.K. Global Screen Fund.[7] The film was later shot in Dublin in 2022.[8]

Release

The Miracle Club premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Festival on 9 June 2023.[9] It was released in the United Kingdom by Lionsgate UK on 13 October 2023.[10] Sony Pictures Classics acquired the rights to the film in the United States, Latin America and select territories in Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe.[11] The film was released in the United States on 14 July 2023.[12]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 66% of 101 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.7/10.[13] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 51 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[14]

References
  1. "The Miracle Club (12A)". BBFC. August 14, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  2. "The Miracle Club (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  3. "The Miracle Club (2022)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  4. Ramachandran, Naman (June 17, 2020). "Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates and Laura Linney Join 'The Miracle Club'". Variety. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  5. Ritman, Alex (June 17, 2020). "Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates, Laura Linney Unite for 'The Miracle Club'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  6. Ramachandran, Naman (December 9, 2021). "Laura Linney, Kathy Bates, Maggie Smith Starring 'The Miracle Club' Among Nine Projects Supported by U.K. Global Screen Fund". Variety. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  7. "Laura Linney, Kathy Bates, Maggie Smith Starring 'The Miracle Club' Among Nine Projects Supported by U.K. Global Screen Fund". Variety. December 9, 2021. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  8. Ravindran, Manori (September 1, 2022). "Laura Linney, Maggie Smith Make a Pilgrimage to Lourdes in 'The Miracle Club' – First Look (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  9. Goldsmith, Jill (April 18, 2023). "Tribeca Festival's 2023 Film Lineup Includes 'Maggie Moore(s)' With Tina Fey & Jon Hamm, 'First Time Female Director', Marvel's 'Stan Lee' Doc, More". Deadline. Archived from the original on April 18, 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  10. Morris, Daniel (October 13, 2023). "Film Talk: Dame Maggie is leading the charge in pilgrimage pic The Miracle Club". Shropshire Star. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  11. Ravindran, Manori (March 1, 2023). "Sony Pictures Classics Buys 'Miracle Club,' Starring Laura Linney, Maggie Smith". Variety. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  12. Grobar, Matt (May 22, 2023). "The Miracle Club Release Date, Trailer: Laura Linney, Maggie Smith & Kathy Bates Topline Sony Pictures Classics' Tribeca-Bound Comedy". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  13. "The Miracle Club". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  14. "The Miracle Club". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
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