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The Third Miracle (1999)

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A priest finds his faith tested when he's assigned to investigate a possible case of divine intervention. Rev. Frank Shore (Ed Harris) is a Catholic priest who works as a postulator, a church official who investigates reports of holy miracles to determine their veracity. Some time back, one of Shore's investigations had ugly repercussions, and now he devotes his time to running a soup kitchen. But he's called back to service by Bishop Cahill (Charles Haid) when a number of Catholics begin

R, 2 hr.

Drama

Directed By: Agnieszka Holland

Written By: John Romano, Richard Vetere

In Theaters: Dec 29, 1999 Wide

On DVD: Jun 13, 2000

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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All Critics (47) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (22) | Rotten (11) | DVD (9)

Faces an uphill battle to make believers of its audience.

October 13, 2009 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Well-acted but unsatisfying drama about researching a potential saint

May 12, 2005 Comment

Daniel Eagan

Film Journal International

...a thinking person's version of the millennial spiritual angst movie

January 29, 2005 Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

An odd bit of spiritual dithering, not really bad but not really good.

August 14, 2003 Comment

Nick Davis

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The Third Miracle is a film rife with religious ideology but also steeped in the atmosphere of a classic detective novel.

November 13, 2002 Full Review Source: Pitch.com

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Jon Niccum

Pitch.com

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"The Third Miracle" takes place in Chicago, 1979 where Father Frank Shore(Ed Harris) is called back to his duties after an eight-month sabbatical in a flophouse following his debunking of a particularly popular nominated saint, in the process destroying the faith of an entire community. Bishop Cahill(Charles Haid)

July 29, 2006