TopTenREVIEWS presents the film career and movie reviews of Hilary Swank.

Hilary Swank
Birthdate: July 30, 1974

Hilary Swank

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1990s
1.5610
6
total ranking of 1.5610
2000s
2.8165
11
total ranking of 2.8165
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: Hilary Swank is ranked overall as 2.5016 of of 4 stars2.5016

Hilary Swank Movie Rankings

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Hilary Swank starring in Million Dollar Baby
Hilary Swank scores a combined 3.5316 out of 4 stars for Million Dollar Baby3.5316
A retired boxing trainer reluctantly agrees to train a female fighter after she proves she has the heart and determination to succeed. Along the way a father daughter relationship forms between the two, each filling a gap in their lives they didn't know they had. ...more about Million Dollar Baby
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
  • Boston Society of Film Critics Awards - Best Actress
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actress
  • Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actress
  • Empire Awards, UK - Best Actress
  • Florida Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actress
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
  • Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actress
  • National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA - Best Actress
  • Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Actress
  • Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
  • Sant Jordi Awards - Best Foreign Actress (Mejor Actriz Extranjera)
  • Satellite Awards - Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
  • Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
2
Hilary Swank starring in Insomnia
Hilary Swank scores a combined 3.0340 out of 4 stars for Insomnia3.0340
Sent from the city to investigate the murder of a teenage girl in a small Alaska town, a police detective (Pacino) accidentally shoots his own partner while trying to apprehend a suspect. ...more about Insomnia
Actor Awards
  • Empire Awards, UK - Best Actress
3
Hilary Swank starring in Freedom Writers
Hilary Swank scores a combined 2.9608 out of 4 stars for Freedom Writers2.9608
High-school teacher Erin Gruwell faces the task of uniting her students in racially charged LA. She encourages them to write about their troubled pasts and express their pain and anger through words on a page, not violence toward each other. ...more about Freedom Writers
4
Gift, The (2000)
Hilary Swank scores a combined 2.7443 out of 4 stars for Gift2.7443
In the bayous near Savannah lives Annie, a widow with three young sons and a gift: she's clairvoyant, supporting her family by reading cards. ...more about Gift
Actor Awards
  • Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Supporting Actress
5
11:14 (2003)
Hilary Swank scores a combined 2.6620 out of 4 stars for 11:142.6620
Tells the seemingly random yet vitally connected story of a set of incidents that all converge one evening at 11:14pm. ...more about 11:14
Actor Awards
  • DVD Exclusive Awards - Best Actress (in a DVD Premiere Movie)
6
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
Hilary Swank scores a combined 2.6483 out of 4 stars for Buffy the Vampire Slayer2.6483
Buffy thinks very highly of her keen fashion-sense. In fact, fashion, cheerleading, movies and parties are all she ever thinks about. Then one day, Merrick approaches her; telling her she has a specific mission in life - killing vampires. ...more about Buffy the Vampire Slayer
7
Core, The (2003)
Hilary Swank scores a combined 2.5325 out of 4 stars for Core2.5325
Scientists discover that the Earth's core is about to stop spinning. This will cause tremendous natural disasters, wiping out life as we know it. ...more about Core
8
Black Dahlia, The (2006)
Hilary Swank scores a combined 2.4359 out of 4 stars for Black Dahlia2.4359
The Black Dahlia is set in 1940s Los Angeles. Two cops, Bucky Bleichert (Josh Hartnett) and his partner, Lee Blanchard, investigate the death of Elizabeth Short, a young woman found brutally murdered. ...more about Black Dahlia
9
P.S. I Love You (2007)
Hilary Swank scores a combined 1.9578 out of 4 stars for P.S. I Love You1.9578
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. ...more about P.S. I Love You
10
Next Karate Kid, The (1994)
Hilary Swank scores a combined 1.9380 out of 4 stars for Next Karate Kid1.9380
During a commemoration for japanese soldiers fighting in the US Army during World War II Mr. Miyagi meets the widow of his commanding officer. He gets to know her granddaugther Julie, an angry teenager. ...more about Next Karate Kid
11
Reaping, The (2007)
Hilary Swank scores a combined 1.9249 out of 4 stars for Reaping1.9249
College professor, Katherine Winter (Hilary Swank), travels around the world proving all miracles have a scientific explanation. When Katherine is called upon by a small town that seems to be suffering from the 10 biblical plagues, she soon realizes that some miracles can be treacherous. ...more about Reaping
  • Not Available on DVD
13
Red Dust (2004)
Hilary Swank scores a combined 1.5098 out of 4 stars for Red Dust1.5098
14
Heartwood (1998)
Hilary Swank scores a combined 1.3302 out of 4 stars for Heartwood1.3302
15
Sometimes They Come Back... Again (1996)
Hilary Swank scores a combined 1.2693 out of 4 stars for Sometimes They Come Back... Again1.2693
Jon Porter returns to his hometown after the sudden and bizarre death of his mother. He hopes to leave as soon as the funeral is over but it's too late. The sinister forces that caused his sister's brutal murder 30 years ago are back. ...more about Sometimes They Come Back... Again
16
Quiet Days in Hollywood (1997)
Hilary Swank scores a combined 1.0943 out of 4 stars for Quiet Days in Hollywood1.0943
Lolita, a streetwalker on Hollywood Boulevard, hustles a john named Angel. Next morning he picks up his girlfriend, Julie, for sex in a car wash. She's a waitress and is humiliated by Rich, a customer who assaults her in the men's room. ...more about Quiet Days in Hollywood
17
Kounterfeit (1996)
Hilary Swank scores a combined zero out of 4 stars for Kounterfeit0.0001
Seasoned ex-criminal is drawn into counterfeit money deal that turns into shooting spree. During the incident, undercover cop was killed and his sister is determined to find the killers. ...more about Kounterfeit