<Li> William Hurt as Dr. Ernie Found, Caroline's father and Ellyn's husband </Li> <Li> Garry Chalk as the principal </Li> <P> The film was originally titled Live Like Line . William Hurt and Helen Hunt joined the film in June 2016; Hunt and McNamara previously worked together on the similarly - themed film Soul Surfer . Filming took place in Vancouver, Canada . </P> <P> The Miracle Season premiered at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City, where the film is set, on March 18, 2018 . It was released by LD Entertainment on April 6, 2018 . </P>

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