Miracle in Milan

1h 37m · 1951 · Directed by Vittorio De Sica · 3.9 / 5 on Letterboxd

Miracle in Milan (1951) runs 1h 37m, directed by Vittorio De Sica. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

Once upon a time a wise and kind old woman discovers a baby in her cabbage patch. She brings up the child and, when she dies, the boy, Totò, enters an orphanage. Totò leaves the orphanage a happy young man, and looks for work in post-war Milan. He ends up with the homeless and organizes them to build a shanty town in a vacant lot. But when greedy developers threaten the community’s land, Totò will need all the help he can get in order to find an impossible way out.

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Drama

Where to watch: HBO Max (US, checked 9 July 2026)