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Million Dollar Baby
2004 · Director: Clint Eastwood · US
What it is about
An ageing trainer takes on a waitress who wants to box and guides her to title fights.
The fighting in it
Women's boxing is shown here as a full sport rather than a curiosity — not a given in 2004. The film also confronts the risk of cervical spine injury directly.
Martial arts in the film
Who appears in it
- Hilary Swankactor — Maggie Fitzgerald
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