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Looking for Miracles

Name: Looking for Miracles
Director: Kevin Sullivan
Released: 1989
Duration: 103 min

Representation Score

0.5/10

Minimal

1989

Director

Kevin Sullivan

Runtime

103 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Looking for Miracles is a period drama that emphasizes historical realism and established social structures. It focuses on the resilience of a family during economic hardship, highlighting interpersonal dynamics. However, the film lacks diverse representation and does not challenge traditional social norms. Instead, it upholds a conventional worldview by reinforcing historical gender, racial, and religious hierarchies.

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Category Breakdown

Does Looking for Miracles have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or explore non-traditional gender identities.

How does Looking for Miracles portray gender?

Limited

The movie emphasizes traditional gender roles and hierarchies, focusing on male characters and parental figures without challenging these norms.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Looking for Miracles?

Limited

The story primarily features a white, rural Canadian community with little racial or ethnic diversity.

How does Looking for Miracles represent religion and culture?

Minimal

The film centers on religious faith and spiritual institutions, exploring the tension between mysticism and skepticism through traditional beliefs.

Does Looking for Miracles include disability representation?

Minimal

The plot does not feature characters with visible or invisible disabilities as central narrative drivers.

Present on Screen

Offers a focused character study of resilience during economic hardship.
Explores complex interpersonal dynamics among family members.

Limited or Absent

Lacks racial and ethnic diversity in the cast.
Does not include LGBTQ+ representation or non-traditional gender identities.
Reinforces traditional gender hierarchies without challenging them.
Does not incorporate characters with disabilities into the central narrative.

Official Synopsis

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.

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