Miracle at St. Anna

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Miracle at St. Anna

R

Released Sep 26, 2008

2h 40m

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During World War II, members of the U.S. Army's all-black division are stationed in the Tuscany region of Italy. Four of the soldiers (Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller) become trapped behind enemy lines and separated from the rest of their unit after one of them risks his life to save an Italian boy.

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Critics Consensus

Miracle at St. Anna is a well-intentioned but overlong, disjointed affair that hits few of the right notes.

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Jonathan F. Richards

Film.com

Lee is a filmmaker who, through talent, accomplishment, and a constant working of the refs in the Hollywood system, has earned autonomy over his films. I'm all for artistic freedom, but here he could have used a bit of oversight.

Nov 10, 2008

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Peter Rainer

Christian Science Monitor

Clocking in at 160 minutes, this interminable movie comes across like a rough cut. Perhaps Lee believed its length would give it gravitas. The opposite is true.

Rated: C-

Sep 29, 2008

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

The long and the short of it is Lee and McBride plant the seeds of something incredible, they just forget to add the requisite nurturing and care required to see it grow.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 26, 2008

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

As noble as Lee’s effort might be in theory, no message, however important, can distract from the film’s desperation to be epic—a self-consciousness that results in a meandering, overstuffed, and poorly structured story.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 5, 2023

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Spike Lee has created what may be his weakest film to date.

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 16, 2020

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Brian D. Johnson

Maclean's Magazine

It's too long, and its worthy efforts at period authenticity are undermined by a shaggy script that spells out its message with all the subtlety of military propaganda.

Dec 16, 2017

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Ps B

I bought this movie, it was so good. It may be that cultural barriers led to this movie being sadly underrated.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/20/24

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Dinos K

Too bad for Spike Lee. He used to be good director

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/23/24

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K M

One of the few war movies I've liked.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/13/24

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Nathan T

A simply atrocious movie with zero redeeming qualities. It is also slanderous to the United States military in its wholly erroneous representations. Complete garbage.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/24/25

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steve d

I normally love Spike Lee's work but this was overly long and emotionally manipulative. Perhaps it is because he didn't write it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

It was very powerful. The actors brought the characters to life. The cinematography was amazing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Synopsis

During World War II, members of the U.S. Army's all-black division are stationed in the Tuscany region of Italy. Four of the soldiers (Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller) become trapped behind enemy lines and separated from the rest of their unit after one of them risks his life to save an Italian boy.

Director: Spike Lee
Producer: Spike Lee, Robert Cicutto, Luigi Musini
Screenwriter: James McBride
Distributor: Walt Disney
Production Co: RAI Cinema, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content/Nudity|Language|Strong War Violence)
Genre: War, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 26, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.9M
Runtime: 2h 40m

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