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Hilary Swank
	Date of Birth: Jul 30, 1974 Country: USA Biography: Hilary Ann Swank is an American actress. Her film career began with a small part in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) and then a major part in The Next Karate Kid (1994), where she played Julie Pierce, the first female protégé of sensei Mr. Miyagi. She has become known for her two Academy Award-winning performances: first as Brandon Teena, a transgender man (FTM) in the movie Boys Don't Cry (1999), and a struggling waitress-turned-boxer, Maggie Fitzgerald, in Million Dollar Baby (2004).(Wikipedia) Total Films at Criticker: 23 - You've Seen 0
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New Year's Eve (2011)

Summary: The lives of several couples and singles in New York intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve. (imdb)

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The Resident (2011)

Summary: When a young doctor suspects she may not be alone in her new Brooklyn loft, she learns that her landlord has formed a frightening obsession with her.

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Conviction (2010)

Summary: Convinced that her brother, Kenneth (Sam Rockwell), has been unjustly convicted of murder and incompetently defended by court-ordered attorneys, high school dropout Betty Anne Waters (Hilary Swank) puts herself through law school in order to represent him in his appeal.

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Amelia (2009)

Summary: 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. (imdb)

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Birds of America (2008)

Summary: A family man has to take care of his special brother and sister he raised as a young kid

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P.S. I Love You (2007)

Summary: Holly Kennedy (Hillary 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 there. Nobody knows Holly better than Gerry. So it's a good thing he planned ahead... (imdb)

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The Reaping (2007)

Summary: Hilary Swank plays a former Christian missionary who lost her faith after her family was tragically killed, and has since become a world renowned expert in disproving religious phenomena. But when she investigates a small Louisiana town that is suffering from what appears to be the Biblical plagues, she realizes that science cannot explain what is happening and she must regain the faith to combat the dark forces threatening the community. (Warner Bros.)

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Freedom Writers (2007)

Summary: Based on a true story and the diaries of real Long Beach teenagers after the L.A. riots, Freedom Writers is an inspirational tale and testimony to courage hope and the human spirit's triumph over intolerance. (Paramount)

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On Native Soil (2006)

Summary: A documentary about September 11, where the 9/11 Commission Report is used to study the attack and the systemic flaws that allowed it to happen. (imdb)

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The Black Dahlia (2006)

Summary: The Black Dahlia weaves a fictionalized tale of obsession, love, corruption, greed and depravity around the brutal murder of a fledgling Hollywood starlet that shocked and fascinated the nation in 1947 and remains unsolved today. (Universal Pictures)

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Million Dollar Baby (2004)

Summary: Frankie Dunn has trained and managed some incredible fighters during a lifetime spent in the ring. The most important lesson he teaches his boxers is the one that rules life: above all, always protect yourself. In the wake of a painful estrangement from his daughter, Frankie has been unwilling to let himself get close to anyone for a very long time... (imdb)

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Iron Jawed Angels (2004)

Summary: Defiant young activists take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote. (imdb)

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Red Dust (2004)

Summary: 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 African-born attorney Sarah Barcant (Swank), meanwhile, returns to her homeland to represent Mpondo, as well as Steve Sizela, Mpondo's friend who arrested along with him and never heard from again. (imdb)

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The Core (2003)

Summary: A wildly diverse team of professionals journey into unknown regions of the earth in the hopes of detonating a nuclear device which they hope will reactivate the earth's core and restore balance to the planet. (Paramount)

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11:14 (2003)

Summary: 11:14 tells the seemingly random yet vitally connected story of a set of incidents that all converge one evening at 11:14pm. It's a sort of musical chairs with a corpse, with the structurally intriguing storytelling style of "Memento" and "Run Lola Run." (Media 8 Entertainment)

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Insomnia (2002)

Summary: The story of Will Dormer, a veteran LAPD detective who travels to a small Alaskan town with his partner Hap to investigate the disturbing murder of a seventeen year-old girl.

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The Affair of the Necklace (2001)

Summary: A romantic drama based on the controversial true story of Jeanne De La Motte Valois, a countess whose name was stripped from her by the Royal Family during the late 18th Century. The story of her fight to restore her name and proper place in society is filled with mystery, intrigue and desire, with an infamous diamond necklace at the center of it all. (Warner Bros.)

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The Gift (2000)

Summary: A haunting psychological thriller, The Gift is ultimately a profound celebration of the human spirit. (Paramount Classics)

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Boys Don't Cry (1999)

Summary: Based on actual events. Brandon Teena is the popular new guy in a tiny Nebraska town. He hangs out with the guys, drinking, cussing, and bumper surfing, and he charms the young women, who've never met a more sensitive and considerate young man. Life is good for Brandon, now that he's one of the guys and dating hometown beauty Lana. However, he's forgotten to mention one important detail... (imdb)

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The Sleepwalker Killing (1997)

Summary: Mark Schall kills his mother-in-law and wounds his father-in-law in the middle of the night, then turns himself in. He claims, however, that he cannot remember the crime itself. His defense team finds evidence that suggests the crimes were committed while Mark was sleep walking. (imdb)

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Sometimes They Come Back... Again (1996)

Summary: A man returns to his hometown only to be haunted by ghostly teenagers. (imdb)

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The Next Karate Kid (1994)

Summary: Mr. Miyagi is back and he takes a new pupil under his wing a troubled teenage girl (imdb)

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)

Summary: A flighty teenage girl learns that she is her generation's destined battler of vampires.

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