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Release Year1989
Runtime1h 43m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresFamily, Drama, TV Movie
Votes9
DirectorKevin Sullivan
WritersKevin Sullivan, Stuart McLean
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.7 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsLooking for Miracles
About Looking for Miracles
Sixteen-year-old Ryan Delaney has won a scholarship, but it's not a full one, so he needs a summer job to pay for his university expenses. And although he's not eighteen, he can't swim, and has never been to camp, he manages to get a job as a camp couselor. But his mother makes him take his younger brother, Sullivan, with him to camp, since she can't look after him while she's working. But camp turns out to be harder than both Ryan and Sullivan thought it would be; and as they fight their battles, they learn about each other, themselves, and what they can do together.
Directed by Kevin Sullivan, Looking for Miracles leans on a strong ensemble — Greg Spottiswood, Zachary Bennett, Joe Flaherty — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about family titles of 1989.
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