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Miracle at St. Anna

Play trailer Poster for Miracle at St. Anna R 2008 2h 40m War History Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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33% Tomatometer 120 Reviews 51% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
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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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 Nov 10, 2008
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. Go to Full Review Peter Rainer Christian Science Monitor Sep 29, 2008
C-
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. Go to Full Review Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com Sep 26, 2008
2/4
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. Go to Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Sep 5, 2023
2/4
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. Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 16, 2020
2.5/4.0
Spike Lee has created what may be his weakest film to date. Go to Full Review Brian D. Johnson Maclean's Magazine Dec 16, 2017
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Michael H @mikehaenni Jul 20, 2026 Interesting period piece but overlong with horrible music score. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Sep 18, 2025 Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Ps B @RT10062993 Oct 20, 2024 I bought this movie, it was so good. It may be that cultural barriers led to this movie being sadly underrated. See more Dinos K @RT17774489 Jul 23, 2024 Too bad for Spike Lee. He used to be good director See more K M @RT00631585 Feb 13, 2024 One of the few war movies I've liked. See more steve d @RT35616104 Jan 20, 2023 I normally love Spike Lee's work but this was overly long and emotionally manipulative. Perhaps it is because he didn't write it. See more Read all reviews
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Spike Lee

Director

Derek Luke

2nd Staff Sergeant Aubrey Stamps

Michael Ealy

Sgt. Bishop Cummings

Laz Alonso

Corporal Hector Negron

Omar Miller

PFC Sam Train

Pierfrancesco Favino

Peppi `The Great Butterfly' Grotta

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Miracle at St. Anna

Michael Ealy as Bishop and Valentina Cervi as Renata in "Miracle at St. Anna." Walton Goggins as Capt. Nokes, Laz Alonso as Hector, Omar Benson Miller as Sam, Matteo Sciabordi as Angelo in "Miracle at St. Anna." Pierfrancesco Favino as Peppi and Sergio Albelli as Rodolfo in "Miracle at St. Anna." Laz Alonso as Hector and Derek Luke as Aubrey in "Miracle at St. Anna." Matteo Sciabordi as Angelo, Laz Alonso as Hector in "Miracle at St. Anna." Derek Luke as Aubrey in "Miracle at St. Anna." Matteo Sciabordi as Angelo, Omar Benson Miller (behind Matteo) as Sam, Michael Ealy as Bishop, Derek Luke (forefront) as Aubrey, Laz Alonso as Hector in "Miracle at St. Anna." Matteo Sciabordi as Angelo, Omar Benson Miller as Sam and Michael Ealy as Bishop in "Miracle at St. Anna." Spike Lee, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and John Turturro on the set of "Miracle at St. Anna." View more photos

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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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