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Miracle: The Boys of '80 (2026)

Documentary | 108 minutes
3,21 12 votes

Genre: Documentary / History

Duration: 108 minuten

Country: United States

Directed by: Max Gershberg and Jacob Rogal

IMDb score: 7,9 (1.629)

Releasedate: 30 January 2026

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Miracle: The Boys of '80 plot

A young ice hockey team enters the 1980 Olympics as underdogs and becomes national heroes. Their legendary victory is relived with never-before-seen footage. Players and coaches share their personal memories of this historic moment.

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A fun documentary about the American ice hockey team, which competed as underdogs in the 1980 Olympic Games and proved capable of extraordinary things. Players and others involved share their personal memories of this historic moment. A bit too sentimental and very American, but the documentary is very entertaining and makes excellent use of the rich archive material.

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At least as remarkable as Eric Heiden's five gold medals was the gold medal for the US ice hockey team at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. The Soviet Union, which hadn't lost an international match since 1960, was the overwhelming favorite. The surviving members of the US ice hockey team, along with staff, reporters, and family, look back on the legendary miracle they accomplished. The story was adapted into the film Miracle (2004), starring Kurt Russell as the headstrong head coach Herb Brooks, but Gershberg and Rogal focus primarily on the long-term significance for the players and for the US.

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The next step involved this documentary about the ice hockey gold at the 1980 Olympics called Miracle: The Boys of '80. And I do like a good sports documentary, and I can also quite enjoy those American sports, so this seemed right up my alley.

And while the story captures the imagination, the documentary certainly does not; after a brief explanation of Russian dominance and how the American team was hit by the rules regarding amateur players, it nevertheless devolves into a lot of drivel that completely passes me by, leaving me wondering afterwards what they were actually talking about, and although I can well imagine the low average rating on the review sites.

But about halfway through, I wake up along with the documentary, which suddenly presents a compelling picture: a torn, impoverished, and turbulent image of America in the post-Vietnam years. Add to that the background of a few key players and the influence of the colorful goalies, and suddenly it all seems a lot more interesting, with the coach who could easily pass for an All Bundy look-alike but nevertheless manages to touch the people and get them exactly where he wants them. Once I get to the build-up to the game, I am fully engaged, and my focus is entirely on this product, with a great atmosphere, a wonderful experience shared with the crowd, a fantastic game, and an even more beautiful release of emotion.

And so 'The Miracle On Ice' turns out to be an extraordinary story of rising above yourself and that anything is possible on a good day. It is remarkable, by the way, to see that the Netherlands was present there with an ice hockey team—unimaginable now, of course. But anyway, Miracle turns out to be a solid documentary after all, despite a dull and difficult first half.

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