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Genre Action & Adventure, Sports
Format Widescreen
Contributor David Anspaugh, Wes Bentley, Jay Rodan, Costas Mandylor, Gerard Butler
Language English
Runtime 101 minutes

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  • In the spirit of REMEMBER THE TITANS, MIRACLE, and THE ROOKIE, THE MIRACLE MATCH is the incredible story about the men behind one of the all-time greatest upsets in sports history. Two weeks before the 1950 World Cup, a ragtag group of recreational soccer players from St. Louis and New York were chosen to represent the USA in Brazil. Consumed with conflicts personal, cultural, and playing styles t
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In the spirit of REMEMBER THE TITANS, MIRACLE, and THE ROOKIE, THE MIRACLE MATCH is the incredible story about the men behind one of the all-time greatest upsets in sports history. Two weeks before the 1950 World Cup, a ragtag group of recreational soccer players from St. Louis and New York were chosen to represent the USA in Brazil. Consumed with conflicts — personal, cultural, and playing styles — they had mere days to become a team. And then they had to play the British, the best team in the world. Inspired by a newfound belief in the team, their passion and talent turned into pure magic on the field — and the unthinkable happened. Filled with heart-stopping action, and featuring Patrick Stewart, this triumphant story is a rousing celebration of the human spirit, love of the sport, and pride of country.

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The writing-directing team of Angelo Pizzo and David Anspaugh tries to do for soccer what their films Hoosiers and Rudy did for, respectively, basketball and football. Here's another true story, a legendary upset in the early days of the World Cup. In 1950, America hastily forms a team to play against the world. We center on a tight Italian community in St. Louis providing the bulk of the national team. We meet GQ-ready stars led by goalie Frank Borgi (The Phantom of the Opera's Gerald Butler, deftly handling the duties). This brotherhood of players is unfortunately strapped to play off clichés and the movie never really engages us beyond the autumn-tinged scenery. A big part of the blame goes to the narrator telling us what we should be feeling (perhaps because we dumb Americans don't know soccer, er, football, like the rest of the world). No fault in the performance of the narrator/journalist (played by Patrick Stewart as the elder, Terry Kinney as the younger) or the rest of the cast. Perhaps the game is elusive to cinematic grandeur, (how many memorable soccer movies can you name?), but the movie is also tired and slow, something those earlier sports films were not. There's only a brief stirring when the earnest Gino (Louis Mandylor) has a wedding-date conflict and as the most famous English player of the day, Stanley Mortenson (Gavin Rossdale), patronizes the Americans in a public speech. Perhaps the studio knew they had a cellar dweller; the film was barely released and retitled for home video echoing the moniker of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team. Soccer kids will enjoy the film, but others better stick to Geoffrey Douglas's book, The Game of Their Lives, the film's original title (and mistakenly left on the end credits). --Doug Thomas

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Publication Date September 1, 2006
Color Color
UPC 683904528599 786936711837
Global Trade Identification Number 00786936711837
Manufacturer Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Mill Creek
Item Weight 0.01 ounces
ASIN B000G8P1Y6
Item model number TM5053
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4.6 out of 5 stars 210 ratings

4.6 out of 5 stars
Best Sellers Rank #94,028 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
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Date First Available October 26, 2006

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Customers find this TV series to be a well-made movie, particularly suitable for July 4th viewing, with an inspirational storyline about underdogs doing the impossible. The acting receives positive feedback, with one customer highlighting the outstanding performance as goalie Frank Borghi. Customers appreciate its entertainment value, family-friendly nature, and patriotic content, with one noting it's a must-see for those who love America.

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50 customers mention "Movie quality"45 positive5 negative

Customers enjoy this movie, particularly as a July 4th viewing option and as one of their favorite sports films.

"...This is a must have movie and then you can see how different hockey is played today." Read more

"...It was so good. My brother played soccer, and so did my father and my children, both son and daughter. My husband and I coached soccer...." Read more

"...This is a great movie to watch on July 4th, or in celebration of the American spirit to win at all odds, just like the revolutionists did in 1776...." Read more

"I am a movie buff and this movie is the best one that I have seen in years! Excellent acting, story, directing, just the best...." Read more

27 customers mention "Storyline"27 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the storyline of this TV series, describing it as a wonderful and inspirational true story about underdogs doing the impossible.

"...2. A major point is that the story was made into a movie enjoyable to watch, good for a family entertainment...." Read more

"...Excellent acting, story, directing, just the best...." Read more

"...Very cool true story." Read more

"...These guys really did this, it's not made up. A story to inspire anybody, and it doesn't just beat you over the head with the rules of the game,..." Read more

17 customers mention "Acting quality"17 positive0 negative

Customers praise the acting in the TV series, particularly noting the excellent cast and enjoyable character portrayals, with one customer specifically highlighting the outstanding performance as goalie Frank Borghi.

"...Excellent acting, story, directing, just the best...." Read more

"...Terrific movie with better acting than I expected for a movie I never heard up. Very cool true story." Read more

"...It's kind of an underdog does well story. The characters and the story were just thrilling and it was a true story...." Read more

"...lives' is a two or three star movie because while the acting and filming is very good, not a bad story-line except it seemingly, has little to do..." Read more

6 customers mention "Entertainment value"6 positive0 negative

Customers find the TV series entertaining, with one mentioning the exciting championship game and another noting the great soccer match at the end.

"...I found the championship game most exciting and was on my feet cheering most of the time! 2...." Read more

"...small lessons on race, religion and sportsmanship but...a great soccer match at the end...." Read more

"...The scenes on the playing field are authentic and exciting, especially the climactic win in Brazil...." Read more

"...n't say that this is the best film that I have seen, but it was an enjoyable one...." Read more

3 customers mention "Family friendly"3 positive0 negative

Customers find the movie family-friendly.

"...This is an excellent movie for families whose kids are playing soccer." Read more

"Excellent family movie!!! love it even if you are not a soccer fan, great story!..." Read more

"...MUST HAVE FOR AN Y SOCCER FAN! GREAT STORY AND FAMILY FRIENDLY MOVIE!! I LOVE SOCCER!!" Read more

3 customers mention "Patriotic content"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the patriotic content of the TV series.

"...Patriotic, people working together to accomplish something really great not only for themselves but for the country...." Read more

"Loved this movie. Shows how patriotic Americans were at time story takes place. Also shows strong character of the soccer players...." Read more

"...A MUST SEE FOR ANYONE THAT LOVES AMERICA, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT CHEER FOR AND BELIEVE IN THE UNDERDOG..." Read more

3 customers mention "Performance"3 positive0 negative

Customers praise the performances in the TV series, with one mentioning that the leads did a great job.

"...The other performances are excellent as well, and I always enjoy seeing Louis Mandylor...." Read more

"...is my favorite sport movie and i love Gerard Butler too, he does an awesome job. If you like him and sport movies you will like this." Read more

"I think that all the leads did a great job, but the problem with this movie was in the final game...." Read more

3 customers mention "Upsets"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the upsets in the TV series, with one describing it as the greatest upset in sports history.

"...the story line is still true and that this is one of the greatest upsets of all time since the US was such a backwater soccer/football nation...." Read more

"This movie tells, pretty accurately, the story of one of the great upsets in team sports - as the United States, fielding a soccer team of working..." Read more

"...story about the 1950 US World Cup team that pulled off the greatest upset in sports...." Read more

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  • Dena Woron
    5.0 out of 5 stars Must love hockey
    Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2024
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    This is a movie where hockey is played outside with cars headlights, freezing cold temperatures and a lot of determination of the players. This is a must have movie and then you can see how different hockey is played today.
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  • TCubillas
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful movie!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2007
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    From the team that wrote and produced "Hoosiers" and "Rudy", this David-and-Goliath type, feel-good movie also tugs at the heartstrings.

    True story about, arguably, the greatest upset ever in World Cup history. Kind of as if a team of MLB baseball All-Stars had traveled to the Brazil for a world baseball championship, and had lost against a British baseball team of amateurs and semipros. Unthinkable.

    The U.S. coach, Bill Jeffrey, was then the Penn State University coach and will go down as one of the all time winningest coaches in NCAA soccer history. The PSU soccer stadium, Jeffery Field, is named after him. The player that assisted on that famous goal, Walter Bahr, was also a great coach at PSU after Jeffrey. Bahr's sons, Matt & Chris, were soccer All-Americans at PSU and went on to successful NFL kicking careers in the 70's and 80's. Matt won Superbowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers and NY Giants.

    When the 1-0 score came across the wires, the British media initially thought it was a typo and some reported it as a 10-0 win over the Americans in their morning papers. After that 1-0 loss, the British NEVER wore those blue jerseys again - They currently either wear a white top or red top. YOU'LL LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!
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  • Kindle Customer Mary
    5.0 out of 5 stars We are soccer fans
    Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2020
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    I grew up on The Hill and many of the names are very familiar to me. However,, my brother, the soccer player in the family, knew many of the players from the hill, so I invited him over to see the movie. It was so good.

    My brother played soccer, and so did my father and my children, both son and daughter. My husband and I coached soccer. My brother also was an extra in the movie. The movie was very personal to us. It is a treasure I will keep.
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  • Judy K. Polhemus
    4.0 out of 5 stars Can we do it? Yes, we can!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2008
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    My title line should not be a spoiler: "Can we do it? Yes, we can!" If so, the movie title is a spoiler: "The Miracle Team"! What do "miracle teams" do? They come from the underdog position to win!

    The cobbled team of St. Louis-New York players won the World Cup in the 1950 Championship game against the world's best team and best player in a 1-0 victory. How did it happen? How could this major sports upset even conceivably take place? After try-outs, two weeks of practice, and personal, ethnic, religious, and regional clashes of differences, the team finally jelled, even during the game for this sports coup.

    Do you know the applied meanings of Apollonian and Dionysian styles of doing things? The New York team was Apollonian--structured, intellectual, controlled. The St. Louis team, comprised of Italians from the famous Hill area, was Dionysian (think god of wine)--loose, fun-loving, instantaneous.
    The two styles were a major conflict. New York was led by a man of German-descent, Walter Bahr (some of these men from St. Louis had served in World War II). St. Louis's leader, Frank Gorghi, was the go-to guy in leaving words of wisdom and guidance, while Walter was a cool, calculating, but also wise leader. The two were able to work together and make the team eventually click. Going against the manager's decision, they went as a unified front to convince Joe Gaetjens, an African player attending school in America, a natural athlete, and later the soul of the team, to play.

    Breaking elements down:

    PRO:
    1. Considering that the movie was made by the same people making HOOSIERS and RUDY, both exciting sports movies, this movie was criticized for lacking that same excitement. I found the championship game most exciting and was on my feet cheering most of the time!

    2. A major point is that the story was made into a movie enjoyable to watch, good for a family entertainment. Maybe another group later can remake it to include what other reviewers saw as weaknesses.

    3. Only two actors' names stand out (Gerard Butler and Patrick Stewart). I liked the use of little known or unknown actors. It makes the viewer not single out favorites to watch. I know Gerard Butler is getting to be a big name now, but not at the time the movie was made.

    4. The film looks professional. It is not an embarrassment for the celebration of this major American sports event or the players.

    CONS

    1. Lack of character development. There was enough for the viewer to get a working knowledge of each one's background or some little aspect of his character, but not enough.

    2. What happened to the players after this major game? Viewers always want this information just out of curiosity. Did the game change them? Not change them?

    3. One reviewer criticized the use of the sports reporter narrating part of the story to give background and explanations. This technique is not an uncommon use of characters. I saw nothing wrong with it. It gave a Greek chorus kind of narration.

    Overall, "The Miracle Match" is a highly satisfying movie. I watched it a second time recently and discovered to my major surprise that I immensely enjoyed the movie much more this time. At the first viewing, I was not really into watching soccer.

    This is a great movie to watch on July 4th, or in celebration of the American spirit to win at all odds, just like the revolutionists did in 1776. That was a miracle match, as are the teams in this movie. Both times the Americans defeated the British!
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  • J. Musil
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Miracle Match-Gerard Butler
    Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2017
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    I am a movie buff and this movie is the best one that I have seen in years! Excellent acting, story, directing, just the best. My viewing tends toward mystery movies, but this movie is wonderful no matter what your favorite genre is. Patriotic, people working together to accomplish something really great not only for themselves but for the country. I guess I should mention that I am a Gerry Butler fan and this movie was made during the same year as "Phantom of the Opera", so Gerry is around 34 in this movie.
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  • Alex K.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific movie about the true rich history of soccer in the US
    Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2019
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    I never knew this movie existed until I heard about it on a soccer podcast (American Fiasco. Hosted by Roger Bennett. The true story of how not to win the World Cup. With Roger Bennett of the Men in Blazers podcast.) Terrific movie with better acting than I expected for a movie I never heard up. Very cool true story.
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  • Susan Fleming
    5.0 out of 5 stars I'm learning to be a Soccer Fan
    Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2014
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    This story will just make your heart swell with pride. It's kind of an underdog does well story. The characters and the story were just thrilling and it was a true story. These guys really did this, it's not made up. A story to inspire anybody, and it doesn't just beat you over the head with the rules of the game, it earns respect because it show the heart of a winner.
    3 people found this helpful
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  • Ramona Merrifield
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Find
    Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2010
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    We love soccer and films about soccer. This one was very good in that it was based on truth and had some great soccer playing in it. There were also some small lessons on race, religion and sportsmanship but...a great soccer match at the end. We bought it at Amazon, watched it, then sent it to our grandson (the soccer player) for Christmas. He said he'd been looking for it for some time and was very happy to have it.
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  • In the spirit of REMEMBER THE TITANS, MIRACLE, and THE ROOKIE, THE MIRACLE MATCH is the incredible story about the men behind one of the all-time greatest upsets in sports history. Two weeks before the 1950 World Cup, a ragtag group of recreational soccer players from St. Louis and New York were chosen to represent the USA in Brazil. Consumed with conflicts personal, cultural, and playing styles t

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In the spirit of REMEMBER THE TITANS, MIRACLE, and THE ROOKIE, THE MIRACLE MATCH is the incredible story about the men behind one of the all-time greatest upsets in sports history. Two weeks before the 1950 World Cup, a ragtag group of recreational soccer players from St. Louis and New York were chosen to represent the USA in Brazil. Consumed with conflicts personal, cultural, and playing styles they had mere days to become a team. And then they had to play the British, the best team in the world. Inspired by a newfound belief in the team, their passion and talent turned into pure magic on the field and the unthinkable happened. Filled with heart-stopping action, and featuring Patrick Stewart, this triumphant story is a rousing celebration of the human spirit, love of the sport, and pride of country.
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The writing-directing team of Angelo Pizzo and David Anspaugh tries to do for soccer what their films Hoosiers and Rudy did for, respectively, basketball and football. Here's another true story, a legendary upset in the early days of the World Cup. In 1950, America hastily forms a team to play against the world. We center on a tight Italian community in St. Louis providing the bulk of the national team. We meet GQ -ready stars led by goalie Frank Borgi ( The Phantom of the Opera 's Gerald Butler, deftly handling the duties). This brotherhood of players is unfortunately strapped to play off clichés and the movie never really engages us beyond the autumn-tinged scenery. A big part of the blame goes to the narrator telling us what we should be feeling (perhaps because we dumb Americans don't know soccer, er, football, like the rest of the world). No fault in the performance of the narrator/journalist (played by Patrick Stewart as the elder, Terry Kinney as the younger) or the rest of the cast. Perhaps the game is elusive to cinematic grandeur, (how many memorable soccer movies can you name?), but the movie is also tired and slow, something those earlier sports films were not. There's only a brief stirring when the earnest Gino (Louis Mandylor) has a wedding-date conflict and as the most famous English player of the day, Stanley Mortenson (Gavin Rossdale), patronizes the Americans in a public speech. Perhaps the studio knew they had a cellar dweller; the film was barely released and retitled for home video echoing the moniker of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team. Soccer kids will enjoy the film, but others better stick to Geoffrey Douglas's book, The Game of Their Lives , the film's original title (and mistakenly left on the end credits). --Doug Thomas
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