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Million Dollar Baby
2004 132 min Switzerland, United States of America PG-13 12+
★8.8
Drama
Director: Clint Eastwood
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Description
Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help her.
Budget:
$30M
US Gross:
$100.49M
Worldwide:
$216.76M
Starring
Hilary Swank
Actor
Clint Eastwood
Actor
Morgan Freeman
Actor
Awards
Academy Awards 2005
— Best Picture
Academy Awards 2005
— Best Actress
Academy Awards 2005
— Best Director
Golden Globe 2005
— Best Actress (Drama)
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2005
— Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globe 2005
— Best Supporting Actor
Academy Awards 2005
— Best Film Editing
Golden Globe 2005
— Best Original Score
Academy Awards 2005
— Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globe 2005
— Best Director
Golden Globe 2005
— Best Picture (Drama)
César Awards 2006
— Best International Feature Film
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2005
— Best Actress
Academy Awards 2005
— Best Adapted Screenplay
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2005
— Best Cast Ensemble
Academy Awards 2005
— Best Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2005
— Best Actress
Key opinion
Million Dollar Baby is widely regarded as a deeply moving and masterfully performed drama that transcends the sports genre to explore profound themes of family and sacrifice. While most viewers praise its emotional intensity and acting, a subset of critics finds the narrative shift in the final act jarring or overly melodramatic.
| Acting | Hilary Swank delivers a powerful, Oscar-worthy performance that anchors the film with physical and emotional realism. | |
| Direction | Clint Eastwood's direction utilizes a restrained, mature style that effectively captures the evolving intimacy between the central characters. | |
| Acting | Morgan Freeman provides a vital, stabilizing presence as both a supporting character and the film’s narrator. | |
| Ending | The film’s unexpected, tragic tonal shift in the final act divides audiences between those who find it a poignant, ethically provocative departure and those who feel it ruins the narrative arc established in the first half. | |
| Screenplay | The writing approach toward supporting characters is viewed by some as an effective exploration of working-class struggle, while others criticize it as relying on idealized or binary characterizations. |