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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


  • 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


  • 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


  • Boys Don't Cry
  • Boys Don't Cry review by from North Wales
    Rated - 4.0 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...   Read customer review
  • The Affair Of The Necklace
  • The Affair Of The Necklace review by from ALDERSHOT
    Rated - 4.0 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...   Read customer review
  • The Core
  • The Core review by from Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
    Rated - 4.0 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...   Read customer review

Hilary Swank - filmography


  • Conviction on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Sam Rockwell,  Hilary Swank,  Juliette Lewis
    Director: Tony Goldwyn
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    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.
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 9,191 members
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  • Amelia on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Ewan McGregor,  Hilary Swank,  Richard Gere
    Director: Mira Nair
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    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.
    3 stars out of 5 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
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    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 »
    2.5 stars out of 5 45% from 509 members
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  • Freedom Writers - HD (2007)
    Starring: Hilary Swank,  Imelda Staunton,  Estelle Harris
    Director: Richard LaGravenese
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    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 »
    4 stars out of 5 80% from 42 members
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  • The Reaping - HD (2007)
    Starring: Hilary Swank,  David Morrissey,  Maggie Eldred
    Director: Stephen Hopkins
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    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 »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 488 members
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  • P.S., I Love You on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Hilary Swank,  Gerard Butler,  Lisa Kudrow
    Director: Richard LaGravenese
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    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 »
    3.5 stars out of 5 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: Certificate: 15
    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 »
    3 stars out of 5 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: Certificate: 15
    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.
    3 stars out of 5 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
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    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 »
    2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 30,439 members
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  • Million Dollar Baby on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Hilary Swank,  Clint Eastwood,  Morgan Freeman
    Director: Clint Eastwood
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    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 »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 104,917 members
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  • Red Dust on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Jamie Bartlett,  Chiwetel Ejiofor,  Ian Roberts
    Director: Tom Hooper
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    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 »
    3 stars out of 5 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
    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 »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 194 members
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  • 11:14 on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Barbara Hershey,  Patrick Swayze,  Hilary Swank
    Director: Greg Marcks
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    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 »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 16,963 members
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  • The Core on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Aaron Eckhart,  Hilary Swank,  Delroy Lindo
    Director: Jon Amiel
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    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 »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 11,854 members
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  • Insomnia on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  Robin Williams,  Hilary Swank
    Director: Christopher Nolan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    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 »
    3 stars out of 5 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
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    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 »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 820 members
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  • The Gift on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Cate Blanchett,  Keanu Reeves,  Katie Holmes
    Director: Sam Raimi
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    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 »
    3 stars out of 5 63% 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
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    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 »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 12,762 members
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  • Kounterfeit on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Gil Bernardy,  Corbin Bernsen,  Rob Stewart
    Director: John Mallory Asher
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    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 »
    2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 12 members
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Hilary Swank facts

5 most recent films

The Resident - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
The Resident - 3.0 stars
Conviction - 3.5 stars
Amelia - 3.0 stars
Birds Of America - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Million Dollar Baby - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Freedom Writers - 3.5 stars
Million Dollar Baby - 3.5 stars
Conviction - 3.5 stars
P.S., I Love You - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Kounterfeit - 2.5 stars
Freedom Writers - HD - 4.0 stars
Birds Of America - 2.5 stars
The Black Dahlia - 2.5 stars
Sometimes They Come Back... Again - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Stephen Rea - 4 times - show films
Jeffrey Dean Morgan - 4 times - show films
David Morrissey - 4 times - show films
Idris Elba - 4 times - show films
Maggie Eldred - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Antti Jokinen - 4 times - show films
Stephen Hopkins - 4 times - show films
Richard LaGravenese - 3 times - show films
Sam Raimi - 2 times - show films
Jon Amiel - 2 times - show films