Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- melancholic
- warm
- hopeful
- sports movie night
- historical drama evening
What sets it apart
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The 1954 German World Cup campaign parallels Matthias and Richard Lubanski's difficult family reunification after wartime separation.
The Lubanski family's domestic conflict and the reporter couple's tournament coverage unfold alongside the football team's championship run.
Richard Lubanski comes home from Russia after eleven years and struggles to reconnect with his wife and children.
The 1954 World Cup final is presented as both a football achievement and a formative moment in German collective memory.
Films like The Miracle of Bern, and why
The Damned United
shared sports drama, national identity, and emotionally direct historical storytelling
Bend It Like Beckham
shared football-centered drama, working-class family conflict, and uplifting communal spirit
Aimee & Jaguar
shared postwar family reconciliation, national memory, and bittersweet humanism
Chariots of Fire
shared inspirational team sports narrative and accessible dramatic comedy
Movie Details
- Director
- Sönke Wortmann
- Release Date
- 2003-10-15
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (185)
Cast
- Louis Klamroth
- Peter Lohmeyer
- Johanna Gastdorf
- Mirko Lang
- Birthe Wolter
- Katharina Wackernagel
- Peter Franke
- Sascha Göpel
- Holger Dexne
- Simon Verhoeven
Common questions
- What is The Miracle of Bern about?
- A divided postwar German family finds a path toward reconnection as the 1954 football team pursues an unexpected World Cup triumph.
- What is The Miracle of Bern like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Miracle of Bern as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Miracle of Bern violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Miracle of Bern as mild.
- Which films are like The Miracle of Bern?
- Films with a similar feel include The Damned United, Bend It Like Beckham, Aimee & Jaguar, and Chariots of Fire.
- How long is The Miracle of Bern?
- The Miracle of Bern runs 118 minutes.
