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Miracle Mile

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Musician Harry Washello (Anthony Edwards) sits down at a Los Angeles diner, where he instantly takes an interest in waitress Julie Peters (Mare Winningham). The feeling is mutual, too, so the pair arranges a date for later that day. But things go awry when Harry picks up a random pay phone call from a frantic soldier who warns of a nuclear attack that will hit L.A. within the hour. Scrambling, Harry finds Julie and the two do everything they can to escape to safety.
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Miracle Mile brings about its small-scale doomsday tale with achingly rich bleakness and hypnotically nightmarish fervor.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Miracle Mile has the logic of one of those nightmares in which you're sure something is terrible, hopeless and dangerous, but you can't get anyone to listen to you. Besides, you have a sneaking suspicion that you might be mistaken. Rated: 3/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) A fascinating storm, but also deliriously funny. [Full review in Spanish] Jun 21, 2022 Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills Miracle Mile is primarily a romance-albeit an existential doomsday one. Oct 15, 2020 Full Review M.V. Moorhead Less Hat, Moorhead Edwards and Winningham are almost achingly lovable, and the supporting ensemble is tough to beat. May 19, 2020 Full Review Kathi Maio The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction ...it is filled with energy, quirky humor, and a colorful cast of characters. Mar 6, 2020 Full Review Andrew Todd Birth.Movies.Death. Miracle Mile grants us a poetic end in the face of absolute destruction. Someday, maybe, we'll re-emerge twinkling into the sun. Sep 1, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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r96 s Some movie, this! I had never heard of 'Miracle Mile' until a mere few hours ago, when I simply chose to watch it on Prime Video due to its cool poster. With only (a relatively) small amount of watchers on a few sites, I'm surprised this hasn't reached further. As per with me, I hit play without knowing anything about this movie; I actually knew it was classed under 'apocalyptic' from when I minorly vetted it (checked for sequels etc.), but had forgotten. The early few scenes have an odd vibe to them, though I only mean that positively - it fits perfectly, particularly the subtle omnipresent score. Anthony Edwards is the only actor I previously knew, well apart from Kurt Fuller (in only his second movie); I also thought I recognised the guy at the diner next to Harlan, but apparently I haven't seen Alan Rosenberg in anything - must be a doppelganger. Anyway, waffle aside, Edwards is very good - nice to see him away from 'Top Gun'. The aforementioned, coupled with an interesting story and a nice and short run time of just under 90 minutes, are reasons why I'd say you should watch this - it definitely deserves more eyes on it. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/11/24 Full Review Jeffrey P Came across this while browsing, I’ve enjoyed other films of the 80's dealing with nuclear doom so I figured I’d give it a shot. Much better than expected, with some Hollywood flare that other films of this genre and era did not have. I really liked how this was done, the worst part may have been that it could have been given more time, a lot actually, but holy hell, this was great. Could have been a trilogy. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/25/24 Full Review Alec B A rather stunning movie especially given the time it was made. Not only did De Jarnatt get to keep his weird and bleak ending but there are so many supporting characters treated with a kind of honestly and humanity you don't really get from much else from the 80s. Edwards and Winningham are perfectly cast. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/10/24 Full Review Ronald H A marvel from start to finish. Edwards and Winningham are superb, as are all the supporting cast. The cinematography is dazzling. This is the best apocalypse movie I've ever seen, and it doesn't need a bunch of CGI effects to make its point. That doesn't mean that the visuals aren't impressive. The entire film is shot with an emphasis on primary colors, and there are several astounding scenes that will remain indelibly in your head. The fate of the two protagonists is Shakespearean tragic, but you'll still be glad you took the journey with them. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/08/23 Full Review Mark S Golly, I read the other reviews and consider they may be paid reviews. This movie is kind of like a surreal comedy, as though someone is having a dream. There is a scene near the start where our protagonist is caught in a fire. Up until this fire, seems like there is hope for the movie. Then after the fire, he wakes up hours late to a date. This is where the movie begins to be derailed. In the end he and the "date of his life" die together sinking in a helicopter after a nuclear war. Yeah the buildings are falling down, but somehow the helicopter is able to autorotate to a body of water. So if one considers the fellow is dead in the fire at the beginning and the rest is some goofy death transition, then maybe it is a comedy? The real tragedy here is that I spent two hours of my life hoping the movie was going to recover. It didn't. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/23/23 Full Review Steve M Interesting to see this movie from the 80's, when a nuclear exchange was not unthinkable. Of course, North Korea and Putin's Russia make this seem like deja vu. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Musician Harry Washello (Anthony Edwards) sits down at a Los Angeles diner, where he instantly takes an interest in waitress Julie Peters (Mare Winningham). The feeling is mutual, too, so the pair arranges a date for later that day. But things go awry when Harry picks up a random pay phone call from a frantic soldier who warns of a nuclear attack that will hit L.A. within the hour. Scrambling, Harry finds Julie and the two do everything they can to escape to safety.
Director
Steve De Jarnatt
Producer
Graham Cottle, John Daly, Derek Gibson
Screenwriter
Steve De Jarnatt
Production Co
Hemdale, Miracle Mile Productions Inc.
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 5, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$341.4K
Runtime
1h 27m
Sound Mix
Surround
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