Product Details

• Actors: Hilary Swank, Richard Donat, Christopher Eccleston, Richard Gere, Thomas Hauff
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• DVD Release Date: February 2, 2010
• Run Time: 111 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (72 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0030E5NJ6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,981 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Amelia" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Two-time Academy Award® Winner Hilary Swank delivers an unforgettable performance as Amelia Earhart, the legendary American aviatrix who boldly flew into the annals of history. Richard Gere co-stars as her charismatic business partner and adoring husband George Putnam. Bound by ambition and love, their enduring marriage could not be broken by Amelia's determination to fly -- nor her passionate affair with Gene Vidal (Ewan McGregor). Equal parts gripping drama, stirring romance and epic adventure, Amelia will take your breath away and send your spirit soaring!

• Audio: English: 5.1 Dolby Digital
• Language: Dubbed: English / Subtitled: English, French & Spanish
• Theatrical Aspect Ratio: Widescreen: 2.35:1

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Perfectly competent film..., April 4, 2010

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Mad Collector "horror film buff" (Las Vegas, NV) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Amelia [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

Much negative has been said about this movie. Having a casual interest in this figure's disappearance caused me to check out the film. The cast is strong and the settings are beautiful. When viewed on Blu-ray, the movie really captures in superb detail the landscapes that the aviatrix herself witnessed. I found the film engaging and enjoyed the bit about Amelia's flight with Eleanor Roosevelt. If you are looking for action or something rife with tension, then pass on this. However, this is a well-executed character piece with convincing actors who really bring a time in America's past to life...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Conventional Hollywood Biopic, July 29, 2011

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Scott T. Rivers (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Amelia (DVD)

"Amelia" (2009) takes the remarkable life of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart and turns it into a disappointingly routine film. Hilary Swank and Richard Gere try to enliven the lackluster script, but not even director Mira Nair can sustain viewer interest. Stuart Dryburgh's impressive cinematography is wasted. A two-hour catalog of missed opportunities.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Major Letdown, January 6, 2011

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tryp - See all my reviews

This review is from: Amelia (DVD)

I thought, actually, that this would be a good movie because I love time pieces, biographies, movies about strong women, and in the previews Hillary Swank seemed to nail the part. So I watched it. But I was majorly disappointed.

First, it was such a slow pick up that I lost interest and started to fall asleep. Richard Gere's character is so unremarkable that---. I was annoyed at Hillary's Kansas drawl because it seemed difficult for her to express emotion while keeping a steady accent. But mostly, I was irritated by the whole storyline. Couldn't the writers make her ambitions of flight a little more exciting? It was sickening how much fluff and sentimental lines they threw in the movie (reminded me of August Rush--ick) yet there was no substance. What about the amazing Amelia who captured the interest of millions during the Great Depression? What about her maverick spark that threw controversies and set a new standard for women in America? I think the movie would have fared better without the affair with whats-his-face, which they awkwardly left in the film.

Amelia's character wasn't one I wanted to root for because I thought she was kind of crazy and unrelatable. I mean, not once did she have any doubts, showed any fear, or anything other than courage and yet I was not impressed. I've read a lot of reviews that said Gere's part was flat, uninteresting, etc. but Amelia was the protagonist with only one dimension, and thus gets a lower grade. By the end of the movie I just rolled my eyes at everything Amelia did/said and was sure glad when it was over.