8.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
History, Drama • 2025 • 150 min
The American Miracle (2025)
The American Miracle (2025)
Overview
Historical docu-drama directed by Timothy P. Mahoney and based on Michael Medved's bestselling book, 'The American Miracle' recounts key events in the founding and rise of the United States, from Revolutionary War victories to providential protections of early leaders. Features Michael Medved as himself, with Pat Boone and James Arnold Taylor portraying historical figures.
Starring Cast
Michael Medved • James Arnold Taylor • Pat Boone
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Strong Right
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Mixed
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
8.8
Overview
Historical docu-drama directed by Timothy P. Mahoney and based on Michael Medved's bestselling book, 'The American Miracle' recounts key events in the founding and rise of the United States, from Revolutionary War victories to providential protections of early leaders. Features Michael Medved as himself, with Pat Boone and James Arnold Taylor portraying historical figures.
Starring Cast
Michael Medved • James Arnold Taylor • Pat Boone
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
Political: Strong Right
Confidence: High
The film asserts divine intervention shaped America's founding through improbable events and providential protection, championing conservative ideals of faith and national gratitude. This thesis explicitly promotes traditional values and skepticism toward secular historical narratives.
Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High
Visible diversity appears through actors portraying historical minorities, while the narrative positively frames the nation's founding by traditional figures without explicit DEI themes or critiques.
Secondary
Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: High
Historical families emerge peripherally as faith-infused nuclear units, with spouses in affectionate partnership and women in supportive roles, yet family dynamics remain ancillary to the providential chronicle.
Christianity: Positive
Confidence: Medium
The film presents Christian providence as the miraculous force enabling America's founding triumphs, dramatizing events like divine protection of George Washington to affirm the faith's role with depth and sympathy.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Medium
The film contains no depiction of LGBTQ+ characters or themes, focusing instead on historical and providential narratives of the nation's founding.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film contains no identifiable transgender characters or themes, focusing instead on historical events in America's founding and divine providence. Its narrative explores providential coincidences in the nation's rise without addressing modern identity issues.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film depicts historical figures from early American history, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abigail Adams, with actors of matching genders as documented in historical records, confirming no instances of gender swaps.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film depicts historical figures from America's founding with actors whose races align with the documented ethnicities of the individuals portrayed, including white actors for white figures like Thomas Jefferson and a Black actor for the Black Revolutionary War soldier Peter Salem.
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