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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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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Alix Turner

Ready Steady Cut

Million Dollar Baby boasts wonderful acting and character writing, but a frustrating treatment of themes within a plot adapted from two short stories.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 2, 2021

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David H

Contrived tearjerker but so well done that you don't care about that

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/21/24

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Mary S

A stellar cast acting a serious take on death resulting from ambition to be more than a backwoods waitress. Beautifully balanced by the grasping family, who offer no reward to a doomed daughter for her risk taking. I doubt that the Catholic church loved the wimpy priest and his lack of counsel for a tormented soul.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/20/24

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Bill W

Finally got around to watching this movie and it was very good and very depressing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/12/24

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Wyatt E

One of the best boxing movies I have ever seen

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/12/24

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Graham M

It's a must see and Clint is terrific in it, as well as all the others.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/01/24

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Brian H

This movie made me die inside

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/21/24

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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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