The legendary Maggie Smith passed away just over a year ago, and if the recent Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale has you missing her all over again, you might want to check out her final performance in the film The Miracle Club.

The 2023 movie stars Smith, Laura Linney, Kathy Bates, and Agnes O’Casey as four women who form a musical group and win the prize of a pilgrimage to the sacred town of Lourdes. As they make the journey, they deal with old wounds, grief and other messy emotions.
The film is available to stream now on Netflix for subscribers, but not for long. The streaming site lists the final day to watch the film as Monday, 10 November
At the time of writing, the film isn’t available as part of any other streaming subscription, but it can be bought or rented digitally, or bought on DVD or Blu-ray.
The Miracle Club has a solid if unspectacular score of 68% positive on Rotten Tomatoes from 116 reviews.
ScreenRant called the film an “endearing, heartwarming dramedy” that “beautifully celebrates the idea that friendship and compassion can be healing”.
The Telegraph cited Smith’s signature “withering” yet “wounded” look as “one of two secret weapons in this gentle, lightly comic Irish period piece about the fading of intergenerational bruises: the other is a sincere and deeply felt performance from Laura Linney, whose verbal set-tos with Smith are its unquestionable highlights”.
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The New Statesman called Smith’s performance “transfixingly wonderful”, while The Australian called the ensemble “flawless”. However, RogerEbert.com said that Bates’ accent was “a bit spotty”.

In a negative review, The Independent felt like the film “was made to cater to American, rather than Irish tastes” due to its “sentimental and superficial” nature.
The Miracle Club is available to stream on Netflix for a limited time, while Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale can already be bought or rented digitally, while still being shown in selected cinemas.
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