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Hilary Swank - news / articles
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Swank donating controversial party funds to charity -
14 October 2011
-Actress Hilary Swank has vowed to hand over the money she received to attend the birthday of controversial Chechnyan president Ramzan Kadyrov to charity following increased pressure from angry human rights activists.-Officials at Human Rights Watch have denounced Swa
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Swank's latest movie goes straight to DVD -
8 January 2011
-Hilary Swank has suffered another movie flop - her latest project The Resident is going straight to DVD.-
-The double Oscar-winner suffered a box office disaster with 2009's Amelia, her movie about missing pilot Amelia Earhart, which grossed just over £12.7 mill
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Swank suffered mercury poisoning for Million Dollar Baby -
4 January 2011
-Hilary Swank was diagnosed with mercury poisoning after gorging on fish to bulk up for her boxer role in Million Dollar Baby and spent "years" struggling to regain her health.-
-The double-Oscar winner, 36, was a strict vegetarian throughout her 20s, but needed a pro
Hilary Swank - what members say
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Hilary Swank - filmography
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Conviction
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Sam Rockwell, Hilary Swank, Juliette Lewis
Director: Tony Goldwyn
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A working mother puts herself through law school in an effort to represent her brother, who has been wrongfully convicted of murder and has exhausted his chances to appeal his conviction through public defenders.
 
71%
from 9,191 members
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Amelia
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Hilary Swank, Richard Gere
Director: Mira Nair
Certificate: 
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.
59%
from 3,981 members
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Birds Of America
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Matthew Perry, Hilary Swank, Lauren Graham
Director: Craig Lucas
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With his daffy neighbor (Hilary Swank) serving as his sole diversion from the daily grind, Morrie (Matthew Perry) feels stifled by his suburban existence. But circumstances change when he's forced to reconcile with his younger brother and sister (Ben Foster and Ginnifer Goodwin). They resented him ..read more »
45%
from 509 members
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Freedom Writers - HD
(2007)
Starring: Hilary Swank, Imelda Staunton, Estelle Harris
Director: Richard LaGravenese
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Based on actual diary accounts of several teenagers following the LA riots, FREEDOM WRITERS is the story of an idealistic teacher’s attempts to make a difference in the lives of her at-risk students. Located in gang-ravaged Long Beach, California, Woodrow Wilson High is a hotbed of violence due to ..read more »
80%
from 42 members
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The Reaping - HD
(2007)
Starring: Hilary Swank, David Morrissey, Maggie Eldred
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
In this thriller from director Stephen Hopkins (LOST IN SPACE, UNDER SUSPICION), Oscar winner Hilary Swank is Katherine Winter, a college professor who refutes mysteries and so-called miracles with scientific evidence. When science teacher Doug Blackwell (David Morrisey) invites Katherine and her ..read more »
58%
from 488 members
Not currently released
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P.S., I Love You
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow
Director: Richard LaGravenese
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Holly Kennedy (Hilary Swank) is beautiful, smart and married to the love of her life - a passionate, funny and impetuous Irishman named Gerry (Gerard Butler). So when Gerry's life is taken by an illness, it takes the life out of Holly. The only one who can help her is the person who is no longer ..read more »
69%
from 63,737 members
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The Reaping - Blu-ray
(2007)
Starring: Hilary Swank, David Morrissey, Maggie Eldred
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
In this thriller from director Stephen Hopkins (LOST IN SPACE, UNDER SUSPICION), Oscar winner Hilary Swank is Katherine Winter, a college professor who refutes mysteries and so-called miracles with scientific evidence. When science teacher Doug Blackwell (David Morrisey) invites Katherine and her ..read more »
59%
from 2,663 members
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The Reaping
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Hilary Swank, David Morrissey, Maggie Eldred
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Thousands of years ago there was a series of bizarre occurrences that many believed to have been the Ten Biblical Plagues. No one thought they could happen again. Until now.
60%
from 18,631 members
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The Black Dahlia
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank, Josh Hartnett
Director: Brian De Palma
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Based on the novel by James Ellroy, Brian De Palma's THE BLACK DAHLIA stars Josh Hartnett and Aaron Eckhart as a pair of LAPD detectives assigned to the most notorious murder in Hollywood history. Director Brian De Palma (THE UNTOUCHABLES, SCARFACE) establishes the relationship between Buddy ..read more »
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from 30,439 members
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Million Dollar Baby
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman
Director: Clint Eastwood
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Released a little over a year after the grand success of his Oscar-winning feature 'Mystic River', Clint Eastwood returns to the director's chair for 'Million Dollar Baby'. Eastwood also stars in the role of Frankie Dunn, a down-on-his-luck former boxing manager who spends the twilight years of his ..read more »
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from 104,917 members
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Red Dust
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Jamie Bartlett, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ian Roberts
Director: Tom Hooper
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Based on the novel by Gillian Slovo, Red Dust is Tom Hooper's debut film.
Police officer Dirk Hendricks (Bartlett) files an amnesty application for Alex Mpondo (Ejiofor), a member of the South African Parliament who can't remember the torture he once endured as a captive political activist. South ..read more »
62%
from 1,158 member
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Iron Jawed Angels
(2004)
Starring: Hilary Swank, Frances O'Connor, Julia Ormond
Director: Katja Von Garnier
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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 »
66%
from 194 members
Not currently released
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11:14
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Barbara Hershey, Patrick Swayze, Hilary Swank
Director: Greg Marcks
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Watch now: £2.49
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 »
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from 16,963 members
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The Core
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Delroy Lindo
Director: Jon Amiel
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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 »
57%
from 11,854 members
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Insomnia
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank
Director: Christopher Nolan
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
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 »
64%
from 20,679 members
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The Affair Of The Necklace
(2001)
Starring: Hilary Swank, Jonathan Pryce, Simon Baker
Director: Charles Shyer
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This tale of intrigue and corruption is based on a true account of 18th Century French noblewoman Jeanne de la Motte-Valois (played by Oscar-winner Hilary Swank), whose family has been dispossessed of status and title by the king. To restore honor to her name, not to mention reclaim her family ..read more »
56%
from 820 members
Not currently released
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The Gift
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Keanu Reeves, Katie Holmes
Director: Sam Raimi
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Watch now: Unavailable
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 neighbours 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 »
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from 5,540 members
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Boys Don't Cry
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Hilary Swank, Chloe Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard
Director: Kimberly Peirce
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Peirce's directorial debut tells the gut-wrenching true story of Teena Brandon, a Midwestern female who disguised herself as a man. Relocating to Falls City, Nebraska, from Lincoln, she managed to convince her newfound group of friends that she was Brandon Teena. The film treats these events with a ..read more »
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from 12,762 members
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Kounterfeit
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Gil Bernardy, Corbin Bernsen, Rob Stewart
Director: John Mallory Asher
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Too much money... and no one to trust. That's the problem Hopscotch (Andrew Hawkes) has after a counterfeiter who gave him three million in funny money is brutally killed. He convinces the street-smart Frankie (Bruce Payne) to set up a trade - one million in real money for the counterfeit cash. But ..read more »
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from 12 members
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Sometimes They Come Back... Again
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Alexis Arquette, Michael Gross, Hilary Swank
Director: Adam Grossman
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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.
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from 310 members
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Victim Of Rage
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Jaclyn Smith, Brad Johnson, Hilary Swank
Director: Armand Mastroianni
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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.
52%
from 103 members
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...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...
