Coming in at No. 6 in BestEverBuzz’s Patriotic Movies July 4th countdown …
Do you believe in miracles? You do if you’ve seen the No. 6 film in BestEverBuzz’s Most Patriotic Movies July 4th countdown: Miracle.
It’s the uber-patriotic true-life story of the U.S. Men’s Olympic hockey team’s stirring win over the dreaded Soviets in 1980.
With the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris set to start July 26, it’s a perfect time to revisit Miracle, which rates a heady 81% on RottenTomatoes.com from the critics, and an even better 90% from audiences.
BestEverBuzz continues its America’s Top 10 Patriotic Movies July 4th countdown, with two each day concluding on July Fourth. We hope it stirs your own sense of patriotism, lights your July 4th fireworks and inspires you to see these movies in a new light – or maybe see them for the first time.
After the countdown, ending on the Fourth of July, we’ll reveal five more patriotic movies that barely missed the cut. As for those that did make the Top 10, here are links to No. 10, to No. 9, to No. 8 and to No. 7.
Now, let’s look more closely at the No. 6 movie in BestEverBuzz’s Patriotic Movies July 4th countdown:
- Miracle (2004)
“Do you believe in miracles? Yes!” That was broadcaster Al Michaels’ exuberant and now-legendary call of the American men’s hockey win against the vaunted Soviets in the 1980 Olympics.
Sports Illustrated named the victory the No. 1 sports moment of the 20th century – and certainly it was perhaps the greatest upset in all of sports history, as well as one of the great patriotic moments in modern American lore.
Miracle may not contain the gravity of a war story, but it accurately portrays the tidal wave of patriotism that washed over America when its hockey team took down the heavily-favored Soviets, then won gold against Finland.
It taught a generation to believe in miracles. And that’s why it comes in at No. 6 in BestEverBuzz’s Patriotic Movies July 4th countdown.
