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Hilary Swank - news / articles


  • Swank's pilot dreams dashed by aviator movie - 22 October 2009
    -Playing iconic aviator Amelia Earhart on the big screen kept actress Hilary Swank's high-flying dreams to become a pilot on the ground - because the film's insurance company bosses wouldn't let the Oscar winner take off.- -Swank reveals she was well on her way to lan


  • Swank upsets psychologist with nudity remarks - 20 October 2009
    -Hilary Swank has sparked a storm of controversy in the U.S. by confessing she's often nude in front of her boyfriend's six-year-old son in a new magazine article.- -The actress tells the new Marie Claire that she never wears anything to bed and that means her lover's


  • Hilary to take flight in swanky biopic - 8 February 2008
    Million Dollar Baby star Hilary Swank is set to swap her boxing gloves for pilot's goggles as she takes on the role of Amelia Earhart in a new biopic, according to industry newspaper Variety. -Swank, whose also appears in current hit PS I Love You and school drama Fre

Hilary Swank - what members say


  • Boys Don't Cry
  • Boys Don't Cry review by from North Wales
    Rated - 4 stars Worth the Wait 22 July 2004
    ...e this film for a long time, partly intrigued by the story and partly to see if Hilary Swank deserved her best actress Oscar. There is no doubt that she did. Her portraya...  
  • The Affair Of The Necklace
  • The Affair Of The Necklace review by from ALDERSHOT
    Rated - 4 stars 21 November 2003
    ...The main actress, Hilary Swank is as classy as ever, trying to revive her family name against the intricacies of the French court under the whims of Marie-Antionette. Thi...  
  • The Core
  • The Core review by from Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
    Rated - 4 stars Hard Core Sci-Fi 21 November 2003
    ...rise, a character driven plot!! With realistic performances from Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Delroy Lindo, Bruce Greenwood, and Stanley Tucci, you really start to care for...  

Hilary Swank - filmography


  • Amelia (2009)
    Starring: Ewan McGregor,  Hilary Swank,  Richard Gere
    Director: Mira Nair
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 5 members
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  • Iron Jawed Angels on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Hilary Swank,  Frances O'Connor,  Julia Ormond
    Director: Katja Von Garnier
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Directed by Katja von Garnier, IRON JAWED ANGELS tells the inspiring true story behind the women's rights movement in America. Hilary Swank (BOYS DON'T CRY) stars as Alice Paul, a fiery female who is determined to see the day when women are granted the right to vote. Of course, her bold efforts ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 150 members
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  • Red Dust on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Jamie Bartlett,  Chiwetel Ejiofor,  Ian Roberts
    Director: Tom Hooper
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Attorney Sarah Barcant returns to South Africa to represent Alex Mpondo, once a political activist who cannot remember the torture that he endured whilst in captivity, and the family of missing activist Steve Sizela. Based on the novel by Gillian Slovo.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 1,088 member
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  • The Core on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Aaron Eckhart,  Hilary Swank,  Stanley Tucci
    Director: Jon Amiel
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    Weird phenomena lead a brilliant geophysics professor, Dr. Josh Keyes (Aaron Eckhart), to the discovery that the Earth's core has stopped revolving, ultimately resulting in severe natural disasters and radiation akin to that of a microwave--and the end of the world. Keyes' worst fears are confirmed ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 10,471 members
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  • 11:14 on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Barbara Hershey,  Patrick Swayze,  Hilary Swank
    Director: Greg Marcks
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    At 11:14 PM on one fatal evening, previously unconnected lives connect for the first time, with fatal consequences for some. This is the premise behind director Greg Marcks's inventive drama, 11:14, which draws on an impressive cast that includes Hilary Swank (BOYS DON'T CRY), Patrick Swayze (..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 14,902 members
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  • Insomnia on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  Robin Williams,  Hilary Swank
    Director: Christopher Nolan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In a remote Alaskan town called Nightmute, the murder of a teenage girl has shocked the tight-knit community. The Los Angeles Police Department sends two of its cops--both under investigation by Internal Affairs--to try to solve the crime in Christopher Nolan's film based on Erik Skjoldbjaerg's ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 17,125 members
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  • The Gift on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Cate Blanchett,  Keanu Reeves,  Katie Holmes
    Director: Sam Raimi
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Annie Wilson (Cate Blanchett) is a young widow living in Brixton, Georgia, who does psychic readings. She has a power that allows her to see things her neighbors don't see, and she talks about the things that they try to keep quiet. She eventually stirs up trouble by advising Valerie Barksdale (..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 4,589 members
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  • Sometimes They Come Back... Again on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Alexis Arquette,  Michael Gross,  Hilary Swank
    Director: Adam Grossman
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A man returning to his hometown to attend his mother's funeral gets caught up in trying to rid the town of the evil forces responsible for his sister's death 30 years earlier. If he doesn't succeed, the demons will take over his teenage daughter. Based on a Stephen King story.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 277 members
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  • Victim Of Rage on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Jaclyn Smith,  Brad Johnson,  Hilary Swank
    Director: Armand Mastroianni
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Jaclyn Smith plays an abused wife in this made-for-TV drama, based on a true story. When her husband (Brad Johnson) becomes increasingly violent, Donna Yaklich (Smith) must resort of extreme measures.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 82 members
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Hilary Swank - watch online


  • The Core to Watch Now (2003)
    Starring: Aaron Eckhart,  Hilary Swank,  Delroy Lindo
    Director: Jon Amiel
    Certificate: Certificate: 12 (TBC)
    Watch now: £2.49
    Run time: 135 minutes
    The Earth has stopped rotating because of a change in the planet's core temperature. To restore the normal temperature, astronauts must travel to the center and detonate a nuclear bomb before the core superheats and destroys all life on the surface.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 56% from 74 members
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  • 11:14 to Watch Now (2003)
    Starring: Rachael Leigh Cook,  Barbara Hershey,  Patrick Swayze
    Director: Greg Marcks
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
    Watch now: £2.49
    Run time: 86 minutes
    At 11:14 PM on one fatal evening, previously unconnected lives connect for the first time, with fatal consequences for some. This is the premise behind director Greg Marcks's inventive drama, 11:14, which draws on an impressive cast that includes Hilary Swank (BOYS DON'T CRY), Patrick Swayze (..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 7 members
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Hilary Swank facts

5 most recent films

Amelia - 3.5 stars
Reaping, The - HD DVD Version - 3.0 stars
Freedom Writers - 3.5 stars
P.S., I Love You - 3.5 stars
Freedom Writers - HD DVD Version - 4.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Iron Man - 4.0 stars
Million Dollar Baby - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Freedom Writers - 3.5 stars
Million Dollar Baby - 3.5 stars
P.S., I Love You - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Kounterfeit - 2.5 stars
Amelia - 3.5 stars
Freedom Writers - HD DVD Version - 4.0 stars
The Black Dahlia - 2.5 stars
Victim Of Rage - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Stephen Rea - 3 times - show films
David Morrissey - 3 times - show films
Patrick Dempsey - 3 times - show films
Idris Elba - 3 times - show films
Aaron Eckhart - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Stephen Hopkins - 3 times - show films
Richard LaGravenese - 3 times - show films
Clint Eastwood - 2 times - show films
Greg Marcks - 2 times - show films
Jon Amiel - 2 times - show films