Milk

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  • Opened November 26, 2008 
  • 1 hr 42 min
  • R | language, some sexual content and brief violence

  • His life changed history. His courage changed lives. In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man to be voted into public office in America. His victory was not just a victory for gay rights; he forged coalitions across the political spectrum. From senior citizens to union workers, Harvey Milk changed the very nature of what it means to be a fighter for human rights and became, before his untimely death in 1978, a hero for all Americans. Sean Penn stars as Harvey Milk under the direction of Gus Van Sant in Milk, filmed on location in San Francisco from an original screenplay by Dustin Lance Black, and produced by Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, James Franco
  • Director: Gus Van Sant
  • Genres: Drama

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Rolling Stone
| Peter Travers

It's a total triumph, brimming with humor, heart, sexual heat, political provocation and a crying need to stir things up, just like Harvey did. If there's a better movie around this year, with more bristling purpose, I sure as hell haven't seen it. Read full review

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San Francisco Chronicle
| Mick LaSalle

With Milk, a great San Francisco story becomes a great American story. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Wesley Morris

By nearly every measure, Milk is a beautifully made, far less conventional movie biography than most. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

A fascinating film -- more docudrama than biopic. Read full review

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Sean Penn as Harvey Milk and Diego Luna as Jack Lira in "Milk."