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2004 · 132 min · PG-13

Million Dollar Baby

Directed by Clint Eastwood · Drama

Million Dollar Baby (2004) is a Drama film, directed by Clint Eastwood set in Los Angeles during the 2000s. It runs 132 minutes and is rated PG-13.

A sports drama, with a melancholic and bleak tone. Themes of family & loyalty, mortality & aging, and redemption run throughout.

Composer
Clint Eastwood
Cinematography
Tom Stern
Cast
Clint EastwoodHilary SwankMorgan FreemanJay BaruchelMike ColterLucia RijkerBrían F. O'ByrneAnthony Mackie

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Los Angeles
Setting
Urban
When
2000s

Premise & themes

Premise
Sports Drama
Themes
Family & LoyaltyMortality & AgingRedemption
Tone
MelancholicBleak

Shape

Protagonist
Two HanderFemale Led
Pacing
Measured
Dialogue
Balanced
Based on
Pure Fiction

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