Miracle at Midnight

1998

Drama

2
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 68% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 68% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 686 686

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Plot summary

Gripping historical drama presents a triumphant celebration of the human spirit. The true-life story of how one Danish family risked their lives in a remarkable effort to save thousands of their Jewish countrymen from the horror of Nazi concentration camps. Hendrik and his doctor father undertake the dangerous task of deceiving the Nazis and hiding Jewish families. When the Koster men must themselves go into hiding, Henrik's sister and mother are left to face capture by the suspicious Gestapo.

Director

Ken Cameron Photo
Ken Cameron

Top cast

Sam Waterston Photo
Sam Waterston as Dr. Karl Koster
Andrew Scott Photo
Andrew Scott as Michael Grunbaum
Frank Kelly Photo
Frank Kelly as Stranger
Justin Whalin Photo
Justin Whalin as Henrik Koster
480p.DVD
785.68 MB
640*480
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 28 min
Seeds 100+

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by HotToastyRag 8 / 10

Fantastic family-friendly WW2 story

In Denmark during the thick of WWII, Benedick Blythe wants to impress Hitler by suddenly rounding up all the Jews in his district, even though the Nazi occupation has left the townspeople alone for three years. He gets the bright idea of arresting everyone in a surprise attack on Rosh Hashanah, but Patrick Malahide, a sympathetic Nazi, warns those in danger. With only a few days' notice, everyone pulls together to hide their friends and smuggle them to safety in Sweden.While this is a Disney TV movie, it's actually pretty exciting! Sam Waterston takes the lead, since he's a doctor and can hide hundreds of people in his hospital. His wife, Mia Farrow, is reluctant to help at first because she fears for her children's safety, but she quickly gets on board and helps out. Both Sam and Mia, who have previously been in four films together, have a comfortable and caring chemistry, and they both give great tension-filled performances.Miracle at Midnight is a wonderful true story that's inspiring and heartfelt. Director Ken Cameron doesn't make it feel like a typical TV movie, and those who particularly like WWII-set films will enjoy learning about this little-known story. Even audiences who don't normally like these types of movies because of the gruesomeness might make an exception for this one. It's completely family friendly and could even be shown in schools. With great acting and some very smart suspenseful scenes, this is a great movie to pop in after dinner on a school night.
Reviewed by Njs2016 8 / 10

Great Disney TV movie.

Yes it's got lots of cliches and I have no idea how close it is to truth but I really enjoyed the performances. Some excellent scoring too. A good Sunday afternoon film. One of the hidden gems on Disney+
Reviewed by Melissa Alice 8 / 10

Great entertainment, yet more than that

This was a very captivating movie. A Danish family becomes involved in helping Jews. The son (Henrik) is in the resistance and keeps it a secret from his family, sure they would forbid him to continue because of the danger. The father, a doctor, decides he must do what he can to help the Jews when he hears of the news of the Germans coming to route out and kill Jews. He hides a family (friends of theirs) in the attic. There are many tense and action-packed scenes. The acting is great. I wish the people didn't feel they had to lie to save the Jews, though. (Corrie Ten Boom is a good example of someone who hid Jews and told the truth, being put in a concentration camp herself. What strong belief that is.) There were also a couple of kisses (if you worry about that kind of thing), but nothing more than that. Overall I give this movie a solid thumbs up and it is a striking example of the bravery of many people during the war.
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