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Miracle (2004)

PG02/06/2004Drama, History2h 15m
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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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    Kurt Russell

    Herb Brooks

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    Patricia Clarkson

    Patty Brooks

  3. Cast 1

    Nathan West

    Rob McClanahan

  4. Cast 1

    Noah Emmerich

    Craig Patrick

  5. Cast 1

    Sean McCann

    Walter Bush

  6. Cast 1

    Kenneth Welsh

    Doc Nagobads

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    Eddie Cahill

    Jim Craig

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    Patrick O'Brien Demsey

    Mike Eruzione

  9. Michael Mantenuto

    Jack O'Callahan

I do love a sports drama, which is fortunate as Disney sure do a lot of them! <em>'Miracle'</em> is very good, as it details the events of the 1980 Winter Olympics between the hockey teams of the US and the USSR. The constant connections to world events can feel a little forced in parts, but I entirely get what they were going for - it doesn't hamper things at all, anyway. Kurt Russell is superb as Herb Brooks, he's far and away the best and most interesting character/actor onscreen. Russell nails the role. Elsewhere, Noah Emmerich does a solid job, as do those who portray the players - ...