The Miracle Club

Three close friends who have never left the outskirts of Dublin (much less Ireland) get the journey of a lifetime — a visit to Lourdes, the picturesque French town and place of miracles.

Cast

Maggie Smith

as Lily Fox

Laura Linney

as Chrissie Ahearn

Kathy Bates

as Eileen Dunne

Agnes O'Casey

as Dolly Hennessy

Stephen Rea

as Frank Dunne

Mark O'Halloran

as Father Dermot Byrne

Eric D. Smith

as Daniel Hennessy

Mark McKenna

as George Hennessy

Niall Buggy

as Tommy Fox

Hazel Doupe

as Cathy Dunne

Reviews

ac0mputerguru

So, I'm not a "movie snob", but (like art) I know what I like. I like this movie, **_very_** much. It was a chance to see actresses I haven't seen in a while, so it's time of a review of each of them. First, they ALL look older. And that's perfectly fine with me. I'd rather movies show me the rea...

CinemaSerf

Laura Linney ("Chrissie") arrives back in the small Irish community of Ballygar following the death of her estranged mother. At that exact moment, there is a local talent contest going on and the prize is either a trip to Lourdes or a large bacon joint! Now three local women - "Lily" (Dame Maggie Sm...

Brent Marchant

When circumstances in our lives grow burdensome, many of us hope for a miracle. In some cases, that aspiration is looked upon and anticipated as a literal possibility, one that can be banked on if certain steps are taken. For many of the world’s Roman Catholics, that means making a pilgrimage to the...

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