Million Dollar Baby
Beyond his silence, there is a past. Beyond her dreams, there is a feeling. Beyond hope, there is a memory. Beyond their journey, there is a love.
2004 • 132 min • Drama
Synopsis
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.
Our family guide
Best from age 13- 75 Reviewers · 4 · 60%
- 80 Audience · 10474 · 40%
An experienced boxing trainer reluctantly takes on a determined female boxer, forming an unexpected bond. Their journey in the ring brings both triumphs and devastating challenges, testing their courage and resolve. The film explores themes of family, ambition, and the difficult choices faced in life.
- Violence & peril
- 7/10
- Language
- 5/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 3/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- Boxing violence and injuries
- Mature themes of loss and despair
- Some strong language
- Brief scenes of drinking and smoking
What it models well
- Perseverance and determination
- Unconventional family bonds
- Pursuit of dreams
- Compassion and care
Talk about it after
- The ethics of end-of-life decisions
- Coping with irreversible injury or illness
- What makes a life meaningful?
- The sacrifices made for personal goals
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Top billed cast
Director: Clint Eastwood • Crew: Paul Haggis
Clint Eastwood
Frankie Dunn
Hilary Swank
Maggie Fitzgerald
Morgan Freeman
Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris
Jay Baruchel
Danger Barch
Mike Colter
Big Willie Little
Lucia Rijker
Billie 'The Blue Bear'
Brían F. O'Byrne
Father Horvak
Anthony Mackie
Shawrelle Berry
Margo Martindale
Earline Fitzgerald
Riki Lindhome
Mardell Fitzgerald
Trailers & clips
Million Dollar Baby (2004) Official Trailer - Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwood Movie HD
Million Dollar Baby Trailer
Reviewer notes
RecommendedThe curmudgeonly “Frankie” (Clint Eastwood) runs a boxing gym with his stalwart “Eddie” (Morgan Freeman) that’s full of testosterone-charged no-hopers like “Berry” (Anthony Mackie) all going through the motions. The only exception is the young “Barch” (Jay Baruchel) who fancies himself as the best welterweight in the world, but who clearly couldn’t pull a pint let alone a punch. One afternoon, they notice a girl.…
Not recommended**Million Dollar Baby is an extremely well-done film that takes an abrupt turn to deal with incredibly sobering subjects that are definitely not what I thought I signed up for.** I know it’s supposedly a masterpiece, and I will lose some cred for saying this, but Million Dollar Baby was a dreadful movie.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersUnreal! I didn't expect <em>'Million Dollar Baby'</em> to be so astonishingly brilliant. I've said it many a time before but for full context, I do not read up about films before watching them - aside from making sure the film isn't part of a franchise, checking the run time and seeing the genre - so I was expecting this to be a cliché-filled, but still great, sports flick. It's so much more than that.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers***Female “Rocky” with a downbeat and contradictory close*** Released in 2004 and directed by Clint Eastwood, “Million Dollar Baby” stars Eastwood as a cantankerous boxing trainer who owns a working class gym in Los Angeles, which is maintained by one of his former boxers, the narrator of the story (Morgan Freeman).…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 8.0/10 (10,474)
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $30,000,000
- Box office
- $216,763,646
- IMDb
- tt0405159
