MILLION DOLLAR BABY (2004)

 

Directed by: Clint Eastwood

Based on stories from the collection "Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner" by: F.X. Toole

Starring: Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Jay Baruchel, Mike Colter, Lucia Rijker, Brian F. O'Byrne, Anthony Mackie, Margo Martindale, Marcus Chait, Riki Lindhome, Michael Pena, Benito Martinez, Bruce MacVittie, Grant L. Roberts

132 minutes

(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, sports violence)

PLOT:

Wanting to learn from the best, aspiring boxer Maggie Fitzgerald wants Frankie Dunn to train her. At the outset, he flatly refuses saying he has no interest in training a girl. Frankie leads a lonely existence, alienated from his only daughter and having few friends. Maggie's rough around the edges but shows a lot of grit in the ring and he eventually relents. Maggie not only proves to be the boxer he always dreamed of having under his wing, but a friend who fills the great void he's had in his life. Maggie's career skyrockets, but an accident in the ring leads her to ask Frankie for one last favor.

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