Million Dollar Baby

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Million Dollar Baby

PG-13

Released Dec 15, 2004

2h 12m

Drama

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Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood) is a veteran Los Angeles boxing trainer who keeps almost everyone at arm's length, except his old friend and associate Eddie "Scrap Iron" Dupris (Morgan Freeman). When Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank) arrives in Frankie's gym seeking his expertise, he is reluctant to train the young woman, a transplant from working-class Missouri. Eventually, he relents, and the two form a close bond that will irrevocably change them both.

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Critics Consensus

Clint Eastwood's assured direction - combined with knockout performances from Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman - help Million Dollar Baby to transcend its clichés, and the result is deeply heartfelt and moving.

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Namrata Joshi

Outlook

The film does obliquely posit a new model of womanhood, one about risking the all-important beauty for a larger mission. But more than Maggie, the show actually belongs to the guilt-ridden Frankie...

Rated: 3/4

Jan 8, 2019

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

A heartfelt, creditable picture.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 27, 2015

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

I don't think it's his masterpiece, but it's a big, beautiful, sad film with unforgettable performances.

Feb 27, 2015

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Million Dollar Baby is emotionally gut-punching and holds up as one of the best films of the 21st century.

Rated: 5/5

Dec 30, 2024

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Mark Johnson

Awards Daily

An authentically earnest film about desperate and failed characters looking for humanity and salvation from each other, both inside and out of the ring.

Jun 27, 2023

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David Walsh

World Socialist Web Site

The characters Eastwood plays are not answerable to anyone, except themselves. As long as they pull a long face, furrow their brows and look pained after the fact, they are permitted to commit any number of crimes.

Feb 15, 2021

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Over 20 years old and Clint Eastwood has made another one of his masterpieces with genuine awe behind the director's chair, inside the film, Swank and Freeman put on their best peformances a female boxer goes all out proving to her coach she can make it in the big leagues the film evokes such raw emotions from the first frame right up to the-end credits there's almost literally no music throughout the whole film since the drama and intensity is raised so high the film's climax may be a tad depressing and morbid but it fits the story's context Eastwood's no longer the exiciting action, Western filmmaker; the man is a complex, emotional storyteller casting top-notch actors and leaving a huge impact on the viewer all I can say is job well-done

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/15/25

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thiago s

Filme legalzinho, o roteiro é bacana, o elenco é muito bom, e ajuda a melhorar o filme, as cenas das lutas no boxe são legais, gostei da atuação da Hillary swank e do Clint Eastwood, a história é bacana, mas o filme poderia ter mais cenas relevantes, com tudo isso, eu até recomendo esse filme.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/14/25

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Cfunk D

The writing is phenomenal. I love the dialogue. Morgan Freeman and Clint Eastwood banter is great not to mention his arguments with the priest. Prime Hilary Swank and classic amazing Morgan Freeman narrating. The end is very depressing and dark

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/12/25

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Wendel L

Direção: Bom Atuação: Bom Roteiro: Bom Caracterização: Bom Soundtrack: Ok

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/05/25

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Steve S

I really don't think this movie deserves a 90% rating purely because of the subversion of expectations in the plot twist with the stool turning Maggie into a quadriplegic. Everything about the movie was great up until that point, but that ruined it for me, the rest is unwatchable. The story was going in the direction of Maggie becoming the champ and that's what I wanted to see. This movie should have been a slam dunk 10/10 but ended up throwing it all away for a pointless moral dilemma.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/03/25

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Emil P

Amazing masterpiece. It was slow in some parts, but it didn't matter that much.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/25

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Synopsis

Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood) is a veteran Los Angeles boxing trainer who keeps almost everyone at arm's length, except his old friend and associate Eddie "Scrap Iron" Dupris (Morgan Freeman). When Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank) arrives in Frankie's gym seeking his expertise, he is reluctant to train the young woman, a transplant from working-class Missouri. Eventually, he relents, and the two form a close bond that will irrevocably change them both.

Director: Clint Eastwood
Producer: Clint Eastwood, Albert S. Ruddy, Tom Rosenberg, Paul Haggis
Screenwriter: Paul Haggis
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Malpaso Company
Rating: PG-13 (Some Disturbing Images|Language|Thematic Material|Violence)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 15, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 14, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $100.4M
Runtime: 2h 12m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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