Miracle Mile

"There are 70 minutes to the end of the world. Where can you hide?"

1989 1h 28m EN

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★6.9TMDB · 334

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After 30 years of searching, Harry has finally met the girl of his dreams. Unfortunately, before they even have a chance to go on their first date, Harry intercepts some chilling news: WWIII has begun and nuclear missiles will destroy Los Angeles in less than an hour!

“There are 70 minutes to the end of the world. Where can you hide?”

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Cast

Anthony Edwards
Harry Washello
Mare Winningham
Julie Peters
John Agar
Ivan Peters
Lou Hancock
Lucy Peters
Mykelti Williamson
Wilson
Kurt Fuller
Gerstead
Denise Crosby
Landa
Robert DoQui
Fred the Cook

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Steve De Jarnatt
Writers: Steve De Jarnatt
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $3.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 31% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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4 / 8

ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Steve De Jarnatt, shot by Theo van de Sande. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Paul Haslinger. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Stephen Semel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Anthony Edwards and Mare Winningham and John Agar carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Steve De Jarnatt directs. Theo van de Sande behind the camera. Paul Haslinger scores. Stephen Semel cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $3.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Earned back only 31% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
437 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
5Directed by Steve De Jarnatt, shot by Theo van de Sande. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Paul Haslinger. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Stephen Semel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Anthony Edwards and Mare Winningham and John Agar carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "There are 70 minutes to the end of the world. Where can you hide?".
10IMDB entry: tt0097889 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 15 themes, including "helicopter", "nuclear war", "panic", "chaos".

The technical file

Cinematography: Theo van de Sande
Original score: Paul Haslinger
Editing: Stephen Semel
Production design: Christopher Horner
Costume design: Shay Cunliffe
Makeup / hair: Gandhi Bob Arrollo
VFX supervisor: Jena Holman
Sound: Michael Minkler
Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,700,000
Box office: $1,145,404
Return: 31% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Miracle Mile (1989)

Awards

Sitges Film Festival best special effects award

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r96sk2024-12-11
★ 9/10
Some movie, this! I had never heard of <em>'Miracle Mile'</em> until a mere few hours ago, when I simply chose to watch it on Prime Video due to its cool poster. With only (a relatively) small amount of watchers on a few sites, I'm surprised this hasn't reached further. As per with me, I hit play without knowing anything about this movie; I actually knew it was classed under 'apocalyptic' from when I minorly vetted it (checked for sequels etc.), but had forgotten. The early few scenes have an odd vibe to them, though I only mean that positively - it fits perfectly, particularly the subtle omnipresent score. Anthony Edwards is the only actor I previously knew, well apart from Kurt Fuller (in only his second movie); I also thought I recognised the guy at the diner next to Harlan, but apparently I haven't seen Alan Rosenberg in anything - must be a doppelganger. Anyway, waffle aside, Edwards is very good - nice to see him away from <em>'Top Gun'</em>. The aforementioned, coupled with an interesting story and a nice and short run time of just under 90 minutes, are reasons why I'd say you should watch this - it definitely deserves more eyes on it.
rominabe2025-07-31
★ 5/10
This movie has a terrible ending, is so bad! And it's sad, because the beginning was pretty interesting for me, I am so dissapointed, VERY dissapointed. Everything was pointless, why introduce us to all this characters? Has'nt a meaning really. I think the third act actually ruined all the movie.