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Anthony Edwards, Mare Winningham, John Agar, Lou Hancock, Mykelti Williamson ... see more see more... , Kelly Jo Minter , Kurt Fuller , Peter Berg , Alan Berger , Lucille Bliss , Earl Boen , Edward Bunker , Jordana Capra , Denise Crosby , Danny De La Paz , Diane Delano , Robert DoQui , Jenette Goldstein , Claude Earl Jones , O-Lan Jones , Bill McKinney , Cynthia Phillips , Alan Rosenberg , Raphael Sbarge , Brian Thompson , Mykel T. Williamson

Miracle Mile starts conventionally enough, with bashful musician Anthony Edwards going ga-ga over waitress Mare Winningham. After a pleasant if somewhat quirky day together, Edwards and Winningham pla... read more read more...n a tete-a-tete at the all-night restaurant where the girl works. While preparing to call her on a pay phone, Edwards intercepts a frantic call from a soldier stationed at a Midwestern missile silo. The message: nuclear warheads have been launched, and it's only 70 minutes to Armageddon! This unsettling news casts severe doubts over the future of Edwards' and Winningham's relationship. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 27 min.

Directed by: Steve De Jarnatt, Steve DeJarnatt

Release Date: May 19, 1989

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DVD Release Date: June 3, 2003

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  • June 1, 2010
    I picked this film to watch because of Mykelti Williamson, he was in two episodes of Miami Vice and I now want to watch all his films, In this movie he plays a very funny but short part. His performance is worth 4 stars. The movie itself is about a man who takes a call at a phone... read more booth and is warned of a upcoming nuclear attack on Los Angeles, which will happen in 50 minutes, and in that time he must find his girlfriend and leave town, so starts the boring film, the only highlight is the performance by Mykelti Williamson. This one is worth 2 1/2 stars;
  • January 15, 2007
    Dream-like story of a man's attempt to escape from a nuclear missile attack on LA. Plus a Tangerine Dream soundtrack.
  • August 19, 2011
    This movie came on in the middle of the night and scared the hell out of me. Partially because it was so deranged and I couldn't figure out what it was and why I had never heard of it.
  • September 30, 2008
    What would you do if you knew the world was going to end in a few hours? What would you do if you were the ONLY one who knew it? When Anthony Edwards picks up a ringing payphone late one night, he hears a panicked voice on the other side telling him that the missles are flying. N... read moreuclear war is imminent. The then hears gunshots, followed by another voice that tells him to forget everything he heard, and go back to sleep. Was it real? Was it an elaborate prank? Convinced that it's real, Edwards attempts to reach his girlfriend, and get to safety before the missles hit. Slowly word starts to leak about the missles coming, and panic starts to spread. We follow Edwards on his journey with various characters all reacting to the news in a different way. Some try to escape, some decide to stay where they are, others don't believe it at all. Generally movies regarding nuclear war were told from a military point of view, or are told from an aftermath perspective. The whole movie we are left guessing whether or not the threat is real. We see the breakdown of society as it becomes every man for himself. The cinematography creates a strong sense of isolation as the possible approaching destruction makes everything, even the largest city, seems small as there may be no escape. There is an outstanding score by Tangerine Dream that envelops the movie with an almost dreamlike feel. Ther performances are solid, the characters are colorful, and the tension palpable. A great "what if" movie for an unimaginable situation.
  • June 6, 2008
    very interesting premise..but sooo poorly exectued! This seems like a made-for-tv-movie, and comes across as being amteurish, starting from the cast, the acting and the script...with the right actors and a rewrite of the story, this film would be prime for a remake...disappoin... read moreted with the film's exectuion of such an excellent concept!
  • February 11, 2008
    i remember seeing this when I was younger and being totally into it. Hopefully it aged well.
  • June 19, 2010
    (1989 Director: Steve DeJarnatt) Harry (Anthony Edwards) just met Julie (Mare Winningham) & inadvertently misses his "first date" with Julie through a series of unlikely events. Harry returns to the diner whick Julie frequents and picks up a stray phone call from a son intended ... read morefor his father. The call is made by a young man working in a nuclear bunker and called to warn his father of impending nuclear missiles launch...which slowly starts an impoosible panic!! Stars Anthony Edwards (Hawks, The Client, Northfork & ER's Dr. John Green) and Mare Winnngham (more to follow)
  • March 15, 2009
    Maybe I just wasn't that into this movie, but for me it lacked just about everything.
    I like the two main stars, but for me they couldn't even make this "ok".
    It was an interesting concept, but so much of it was plain stupid, and most of the acting was bad, and the directing was ... read morepoor.
  • February 18, 2009
    With the cold war over, this really doesn't stand the test of time. However, when it came out, it was chilling to think about.

    A man who is late for his date answers a pay phone. It's a soldier in a missle silo saying the bombs are going and they're going to hit in a certain a... read moremount of time. The man who answers the phone has to find the woman he's loved forever yet just met and get them to safety before the bombs go off.

    This is about as close to a chick flick as I can stand.
  • October 19, 2008
    Decent enough nuclear thriller staring Gilbert of Revenge of the Nerds aka Anthony Edwards.
    A good amount of the film is spent running around in what felt like circles. But the film managed to keep my attention and the ending was unexpected. I liked it enough, even though it re... read moreeks 80's cheez, its pretty clever. Mare Winningham looks butch as hell.
    The Tangerine Dream score is pretty damn incredible. I love their electronica sound and it fits perfectly with the film.

Critic Reviews


Brian Orndorf
August 26, 2009
Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com

Mile still packs a wallop, especially when everything goes to hell and our lovers are forced to confront their mortality. The gorgeous, unbearable feeling of doom that De Jarnatt evokes is, well, mira... Full Review

Walter Chaw
August 17, 2008
Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central

Fabulous.

Stefan Birgir Stefansson
April 24, 2008
Stefan Birgir Stefansson, sbs.is

nightmareous

Widgett Walls
August 11, 2005
Widgett Walls, Needcoffee.com

Holy God, somebody showed me this depressing on my birthday long ago. I decided afterwards they didn't like me very much.

Jon Niccum
March 11, 2005
Jon Niccum, Lawrence Journal-World

Ridiculous nuclear holocaust tale

Clint Morris
March 11, 2005
Clint Morris, Film Threat

A magnificent movie.....you'll never forget it...Anthony Edwards is amazing

Rich Cline
November 30, 2004
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

ethereal and memorable

Ken Hanke
September 13, 2004
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Surprisingly good little film, if too bleak to be any fun.

Rob Vaux
November 1, 2002
Rob Vaux, Flipside Movie Emporium

A strikingly original, if relentlessly bleak, nuclear thriller.

Scott Weinberg
September 21, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

A low-key and unsettling look at one possible armageddon.

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  • He was Forrest Gump, was the voice of a cowboy toy, knows The Da Vinci Code, and knew a miracle man on The Green Mile. Who is he?  Answer »
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