The Miracle of P. Tinto

The Miracle of P. Tinto

Directed by Javier Fesser

Produced by Películas Pendelton, Sogetel

1998102 min6.8 / 10

A surreal, warmly absurdist comedy about unconventional family-building that embraces chaos and strangeness as a path to belonging.

Wafer factory-owner P. Tinto and his wife Olivia want a child of their own more than anything else in the world. Years of trying, however, have left them with nothing but a pair of extraterrestrial midgets living in the spare bedroom. When they decide to try adoption, a series of misroutings and chance encounters results in an escaped adult mental patient arriving at their door with adoption papers in hand. P. Tinto and Olivia accept this without question and welcome him in as their son. Can this family arrangement work?

Questions people ask

  • Is The Miracle of P. Tinto violent? Not especially. Less violent than 74% of films.

  • Is The Miracle of P. Tinto easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is The Miracle of P. Tinto scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does The Miracle of P. Tinto end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

  • Is The Miracle of P. Tinto sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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76/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity91

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Surprise78

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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