| 1 | * CareerResurrection: Creator/MorganFreeman initially struck gold in the late 80's and early 90's with many acclaimed performances, only for his career path to hit a roadblock in 1996 with the consecutive failures of ''Film/ChainReaction'' and ''Literature/MollFlanders''. His UsefulNotes/AcademyAward-winning performance in this 2004 film (along with his supporting role as Main/{{God}} in ''Film/BruceAlmighty'' the year prior) revitalized his career. |
| 2 | * CastTheExpert: Maggie's opponent in her final match was played by Lucia Rijker, a champion female boxer in RealLife. |
| 3 | * CastTheRunnerup: Creator/MorganFreeman originally auditioned for the role of Frankie before being cast as Eddie. |
| 4 | * DuelingMovies: |
| 5 | ** With regards to theme: ''Film/CinderellaMan'', a more conventional OscarBait boxing flick that came out the following year, but ran out of buzz long before the awards season rolled round. |
| 6 | ** It was something of an upstart at the Oscars, as everyone was expecting ''Film/TheAviator'' to be Creator/MartinScorsese's long-awaited triumph. ''Milion Dollar Baby'' strolled in without an ounce of hype and walked away with 4 Oscars (including Best Picture). |
| 7 | * FakeIrish: Averted in case of Frankie Dunn: the actor does have Irish ancestry. Creator/HilarySwank, not so much, but her character doesn't have any connection to Ireland besides the last name Fitzgerald. |
| 8 | * OnSetInjury: Creator/HilarySwank contracted a bacterial infection from a blister she developed on her foot during training. The infection was so serious that she almost had to be hospitalized for three weeks. Catching the infection in the nick of time, she instead chose to take a week off for medicated rest and didn't tell anyone about the injury, because she didn't believe it was in character. |
| 9 | * PlayingAgainstType: Creator/JayBaruchel, a Canadian actor known for playing nerds, playing a mentally disabled redneck. |
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