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Film Review — The Miracle Club

Film Review — The Miracle Club

Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates, and Laura Linney go to Lourdes for a miracle in this modestly involving drama

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Oct 19, 2023
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Belfast, 1967. When a group of women win a church talent competition, they win a trip to visit Lourdes. Joining them is Chrissie (Laura Linney), who has returned after forty years, following the death of her mother. Two close friends of said mother — Chrissie’s late boyfriend’s mother Lily (Maggie Smith) and Eileen (Kathy Bates) — are n…

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