Overview
A touching tale of love and resilience unfolds behind prison walls.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- sentimental
- comic
- heartbreaking
- family movie night
- emotional movie night
What critics said
Audiences broadly embrace its committed performances, emotional force, and unusual blend of broad comedy with devastating drama.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Yong-gu's love for Ye-seung drives his actions and frames the film's emotional stakes.
Yong-gu is imprisoned after being wrongfully accused of murder and rape.
The men in Yong-gu's cell befriend him and help reunite him with his daughter.
The film rapidly shifts between infantile comedy, serious accusation, imprisonment, and heartfelt family drama.
Films like Miracle in Cell No. 7, and why
The Green Mile
shared prison drama setting, wrongful accusation, emotional father child bond, and tonal movement between comedy and tragedy
Life Is Beautiful
shared sentimental drama, parent child devotion, institutional injustice, and strong tearjerker appeal
The Shawshank Redemption
shared prison ensemble, humane criminal characters, emotional warmth, and redemptive friendship
Movie Details
- Director
- Lee Hwan-kyung
- Release Date
- 2013-01-23
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Rating
- 7.9 / 10 (509)
Cast
- Ryu Seung-ryong
- Park Shin-hye
- Kal So-won
- Jung Jin-young
- Oh Dal-su
- Park Won-sang
- Kim Jung-tae
- Jeong Man-sik
- Kim Ki-cheon
- Park Gil-su
Common questions
- What is Miracle in Cell No. 7 about?
- A cognitively disabled father finds unexpected allies among prison inmates as he struggles to preserve his bond with the daughter he adores.
- What is Miracle in Cell No. 7 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Miracle in Cell No. 7 as measured, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Miracle in Cell No. 7 violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Miracle in Cell No. 7 as moderate.
- What did critics think of Miracle in Cell No. 7?
- Audiences broadly embrace its committed performances, emotional force, and unusual blend of broad comedy with devastating drama.
- Which films are like Miracle in Cell No. 7?
- Films with a similar feel include The Green Mile, Life Is Beautiful, and The Shawshank Redemption.
- How long is Miracle in Cell No. 7?
- Miracle in Cell No. 7 runs 128 minutes.
