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 (74 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0030E5NJ6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,322 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

10 of 10 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...

3 of 3 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.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing Special Effects, June 10, 2010

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W. Easley "Opa" (Colorado Rocky Mountains) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Amelia (DVD)

"Amelia", a movie about the famous pilot Amelia Earhart, was not quite what I expected. Miss Earhart was a heroine who fearlessly attacked and conquered numerous flying records in the years before world War II. She was beloved by most in my parents generation.

"Amelia" (played by Hilary Swank) does a good job of telling the story of Earhart's personal and business life. We experience with them the difficulties obtaining financing for flying events. We view the budding romance and marriage of Amelia and George Putnam (Played by Richard Gere). We also learn of Amelia's feminist attitudes and her affair with Gene Vidal (well played by Ewan McGregor). So as a film about Miss Earhart's personal life, Amelia is excellent.

"Amelia" has a great cast, but the characters appear one dimensional.. I have seen movies where each of these main actors were superior in their parts. In this film both Swank and Gere present cardboard characterizations of the people they play. I believe that the script is the problem. The scenes provided to the actors leave little room to demonstrate their acting skills. For example, George Putman does occasionally appear hurt by the actions of his wife, but the scenes are too short to allow Gere to capitalize on the emotions that Putman must have felt.

Amelia" was a bit of a disappointment to me on the way it presented flying. I expected this film to enhance the love of flying by helping the audience feel the joy of solo flight. There were some brief scenes of Amelia flying but they were mostly just a glimpse not a celebration of flight. Amelia Earhart is best known to us as a person who loves flying more than anything.
I believe that much more emphasis needed to be put on the flying itself. With modern special effects, communicating the feeling of flying could easily be done.

Amelia is a decent film that is moderately entertaining. Overall the movie is average.