Noel

Noel

Noel

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Noel

"Miracles are closer than you think."

2004

1h 36m

5.8(313 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

Christmas Eve in New York, and the lonely divorced publisher, Rose Collins, needs a miracle to improve the health of her mother, interned in a hospital with Alzheimers. She feels sorry for another patient and meets his visitor. Meanwhile, Nina Vasquez breaks her engagement with her beloved fiancé Mike due to his suffocating jealousy, but misses him. Mike is stalked by a stranger, bartender Artie Venzuela. The poor Jules arranges to spend Christmas Eve in the hospital, where he spent the best Christmas of his life when he was a teenager. The lives of some of these characters cross with others along the night.

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Cast & Crew

62 members

Acting

Susan Sarandon

Rose Collins

Susan Sarandon

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Paul Walker

Mike Riley

Paul Walker

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Penélope Cruz

Nina Vasquez

Penélope Cruz

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Alan Arkin

Artie

Alan Arkin

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Marcus Thomas

Jules Calvert

Marcus Thomas

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Sonny Marinelli

Dennis

Sonny Marinelli

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Daniel Sunjata

Marco

Daniel Sunjata

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Chazz Palminteri

Arizona

Chazz Palminteri

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Robin Williams

Charlie Boyd / The Priest

Robin Williams

Sound

Rob Daly

Paul

Rob Daly

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John Doman

Dr. Baron

John Doman

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Billy Porter

Randy

Billy Porter

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Carmen Ejogo

Dr. Batiste

Carmen Ejogo

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Donna Hanover

Debbie Carmichael

Donna Hanover

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Merwin Mondesir

Glenn

Merwin Mondesir

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Una Kay

Helen

Una Kay

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Sonia Benezra

Aunt Sonya

Sonia Benezra

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Marcia Bennett

Nurse Stein

Marcia Bennett

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Howard Rosenstein

ER Doctor

Howard Rosenstein

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Jane Wheeler

Karen

Jane Wheeler

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David Julian Hirsh

Barton

David Julian Hirsh

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Marguerite Kinh

Mrs. Lee

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Arthur Holden

Piano Player

Arthur Holden

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Maurizio Terrazzano

Tom

Maurizio Terrazzano

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Rachelle Lefevre

Holly

Rachelle Lefevre

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Erika Rosenbaum

Merry

Erika Rosenbaum

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Charles Rosenblum

Coffee Vendor

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Victoria Sanchez

Young Mother

Victoria Sanchez

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Scott Faulconbridge

Man in Front Row

Scott Faulconbridge

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Budd Mishkin

NY1 Reporter

Budd Mishkin

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Carmen Echeverria

Young Girl

Carmen Echeverria

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Gianpaolo Venuta

Young Guy

Gianpaolo Venuta

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Nicholas Haze

Waiter

Nicholas Haze

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Ruth Chiang

Nurse Woo

Ruth Chiang

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Kevin Ryder

Bartender

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Andy Bradshaw

Security Guard #1

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Robert Newton Brown

Security Guard #2

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Bill Corday

Meek Man

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Jennifer Seguin

Young Woman

Jennifer Seguin

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Lindsay Owen Pierre

Friend

Lindsay Owen Pierre

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David Schaap

Man with Head Injury

David Schaap

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Lynne Adams

Head ER Nurse

Lynne Adams

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Kathleen Mackey

Heather

Kathleen Mackey

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Donna Giaimo

Singing Nun of the Daughters of St. Paul

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Fay Josephine Pele

Singing Nun of the Daughters of St. Paul

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Bridget Charles Ellis

Singing Nun of the Daughters of St. Paul

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Mary R.G. Grissom

Singing Nun of the Daughters of St. Paul

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Kathryn J. Hermes

Singing Nun of the Daughters of St. Paul

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Bernadette M. Reis

Singing Nun of the Daughters of St. Paul

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Margaret Timothy Sato

Singing Nun of the Daughters of St. Paul

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Patricia C. Shaules

Singing Nun of the Daughters of St. Paul

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Patricia C. Shaules

Singing Nun of the Daughters of St. Paul

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Nancy M. Usselmann

Singing Nun of the Daughters of St. Paul

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Christina M. Wegendt

Singing Nun of the Daughters of St. Paul

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Gabriella Palminteri

Girl in Red Coat

Gabriella Palminteri

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James Callaghan

Extra (uncredited)

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Isabelle Champeau

Party Guest (uncredited)

Isabelle Champeau

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Lucinda Davis

Nurse Gomez (uncredited)

Lucinda Davis

Production

Francesco Giannini

Family member (uncredited)

Francesco Giannini

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Chantal Lonergan

Joy (uncredited)

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Dante Palminteri

Boy in Hospital (uncredited)

Dante Palminteri

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Adrianne Richards

Nurse Kline (uncredited)

Adrianne Richards

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