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The Best Hilary Swank Movies

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List of the best Hilary Swank movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Hilary Swank's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Hilary Swank movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Hilary Swank movies will be at the top of the list. Hilary Swank has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Hilary Swank movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Hilary Swank films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best Hilary Swank role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Hilary Swank performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

This list features films like The Next Karate Kid and Dying to Belong.

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Boys Don't Cry
Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny
Released: 1999
Directed by: Kimberly Peirce
Boys Don't Cry is a 1999 American independent romantic drama film directed by Kimberly Peirce and co-written by Andy Bienen. The film is a dramatization of the real-life story of Brandon Teena, a... more
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Freedom Writers
Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey
Released: 2007
Directed by: Richard LaGravenese
Freedom Writers is a 2007 drama film starring Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton and Patrick Dempsey. It is based on the book The Freedom Writers Diary by teacher Erin Gruwell who wrote the... more
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Insomnia
Al Pacino, Robin Williams
Released: 2002
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Insomnia is a 2002 American thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan, and starring Al Pacino, Robin Williams and Hilary Swank. It tells the story of two Los Angeles homicide detectives... more
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Conviction
Hilary Swank, Juliette Lewis
Released: 2010
Directed by: Tony Goldwyn
Conviction is a 2010 legal drama film directed by Tony Goldwyn, written by Pamela Gray, and starring Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell. The film premiered on September 11, 2010, at the Toronto... more
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The Gift
Katie Holmes, Cate Blanchett
Released: 2000
Directed by: Sam Raimi
The Gift is a 2000 American supernatural thriller film directed by Sam Raimi, written by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson and based on the alleged psychic experiences of Thornton's mother. Other... more
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Million Dollar Baby
Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman
Released: 2004
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Million Dollar Baby is a 2004 American sports drama film directed, co-produced and scored by Clint Eastwood, and starring Eastwood, Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman. This film is about an... more
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P.S. I Love You
Gerard Butler, Hilary Swank
Released: 2007
Directed by: Richard LaGravenese
P.S. I Love You is a 2007 American drama film directed by Richard LaGravenese. The screenplay by LaGravenese and Steven Rogers is based on the 2004 novel of the same name by Cecelia Ahern. It stars... more
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Amelia
Ewan McGregor, Richard Gere
Released: 2009
Directed by: Mira Nair
Amelia is a 2009 biographical film about the life of Amelia Earhart. The film was directed by Mira Nair and starred Hilary Swank as Earhart and Richard Gere as her husband, George Putnam. The cast... more
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The Next Karate Kid
Hilary Swank, Pat Morita
Released: 1994
Directed by: Christopher Cain
The Next Karate Kid is a 1994 American martial arts drama film starring Pat Morita and Hilary Swank. It is the fourth and final film in the original The Karate Kid series. It was directed by... more
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New Year's Eve
Halle Berry, Jessica Biel
Released: 2011
Directed by: Garry Marshall
New Year's Eve is a 2011 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall. Like Valentine's Day, it depicts a series of holiday vignettes of the state of several romances and features a large... more
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The Black Dahlia
Scarlett Johansson, Rose McGowan
Released: 2006
Directed by: Brian De Palma
The Black Dahlia is a 2006 American neo noir thriller film directed by Brian De Palma. It is drawn from a novel of the same name by James Ellroy, writer of L.A. Confidential and stars Josh Hartnett,... more
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Iron Jawed Angels
Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey
Released: 2004
Directed by: Katja von Garnier
Iron Jawed Angels is a 2004 American historical drama film directed by Katja von Garnier. The film stars Hilary Swank as suffragist leader Alice Paul, Frances O'Connor as activist Lucy Burns, Julia... more
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The Resident
Hilary Swank, Christopher Lee
Released: 2010
Directed by: Antti Jokinen
The Resident is a 2011 British thriller film directed by Antti Jokinen and starring Hilary Swank and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Swank stars as a recently single woman who rents an apartment in New York... more
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Dallas Buyers Club
Jennifer Garner, Matthew McConaughey
Released: 2013
Directed by: Jean-Marc Vallée
Dallas Buyers Club is a 2013 American biographical drama film, co-written by Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack, directed by Jean-Marc Vallée. Ron Woodroof was an AIDS patient diagnosed in the mid 1980s... more
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The Affair of the Necklace
Hayden Panettiere, Christopher Walken
Released: 2001
Directed by: Charles Shyer
The Affair of the Necklace is a 2001 American historical drama film directed by Charles Shyer. The screenplay by John Sweet is based on what became known as the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, an... more
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What They Had
Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon
Released: 2018
Directed by: Elizabeth Chomko
What They Had is a 2018 American drama film directed by Elizabeth Chomko. When her Alzheimer's-suffering mother wanders into a blizzard on Christmas Eve, Bridget Ertz (Hilary Swank) travels back to... more
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The Reaping
Idris Elba, Hilary Swank
Released: 2007
Directed by: Stephen Hopkins
The Reaping is an 2007 American horror film, starring Hilary Swank. The film was directed by Stephen Hopkins for Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures and Dark Castle Entertainment. The... more
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Dying to Belong
Hilary Swank, Sarah Chalke
Released: 1997
Directed by: William A. Graham
Dying to Belong is a 1997 American television film directed by William A. Graham.... more
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11:14
Hilary Swank, Patrick Swayze
Released: 2003
Directed by: Greg Marcks
11:14 is a 2003 American indie thriller. The film was edited in a way that the various scenes of the movie end exactly at 11:14 PM.... more
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Terror in the Family
Hilary Swank, Joanna Kerns
Released: 1996
Directed by: Gregory Goodell
Terror in the Family is a 1996 American television film directed by Gregory Goodell and starring Joanna Kerns, Dan Lauria and Hilary Swank. The film is about a parents' struggle with the raising of... more

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The Hunt
Ike Barinholtz, Betty Gilpin
Released: 2020
Directed by: Craig Zobel
The Hunt is a 2020 American action horror film directed by Craig Zobel. Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing with no idea as to how they got there or why they are there, unbeknownst to them, they... more
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The Audition
Hilary Swank, Brittany Murphy
Released: 2000
Directed by: Chad Lowe
The Audition is a 2000 short film written and directed by Chad Lowe. It features his then wife Hilary Swank. The movie is about a woman's unhealthy addiction towards a young celebrity that she... more
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The Sleepwalker Killing
Hilary Swank, Sean Murray
Released: 1997
Directed by: John Cosgrove
The Sleepwalker Killing is a 1997 film written by Lyle Slack, inspired by the novel "Sleepwaker" by June Callwood and directed by John Cosgrove.... more
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On Native Soil
Kevin Costner, Hilary Swank
Released: 2006
Directed by: Linda Ellman
Almost as frightening as the tragic events it details, ON NATIVE SOIL is essential viewing for anyone seeking to understand how systemic failures in U.S. national security led to the terrorist... more
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Sometimes They Come Back... Again
Hilary Swank, Jennifer Aspen
Released: 1996
Directed by: Adam Grossman
Sometimes They Come Back... Again is the 1996 straight-to-video sequel to the 1991 horror film Sometimes They Come Back. It was directed by Adam Grossman. It stars Michael Gross, Alexis Arquette, and... more

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The Sleepwalker Killing

On Native Soil