Philosophical without being preachy. Teaches without making an effort to teach. Brilliant movie. Each dialogue is a quotation to cherish. The emotions are so universal, cutting across cultures, nationalities, classes. The incidents so easily relatable. The fears so readily recognisable. The lonliness, the betrayals, the politics so human that one can not blame anyone nor can one forgive anyone. What a brilliant movie - what pity that I am watching it years after its release.

A gripping story of a determined 31 year old girl Maggie Fitzgerald who aspires to become a professional boxer under the tutelage of the hardened trainer Frankie Dunn. Estranged by her family, Maggie seeks solidarity with Frankie and his assistant Scrap in order to achieve her dreams. By the time the movie gets to the end, we find that Frankie has devoted his life to Maggie.

The movie shows any one can achieve their goal at any age, by intense practice . The millon dollar baby the 34y girl gets lessons on boxing ,even after the the coach refuses to coach a girl. But after coach seeing her attitude and pratice in his Gim even at night every day ,he takes her as his fighter , ....