Milk
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- Synopsis
- 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.... - Read Full Synopsis
- Starring
- Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, James Franco
- Director(s)
- Gus Van Sant
- Distributor(s)
- Focus Features
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 127 min.
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The New York Times | A.O. ScottAdd Critic to Favorites
Harvey Milk was an intriguing, inspiring figure. Milk is a marvel.Read the full review
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
Sean Penn never tries to show Harvey Milk as a hero, and never needs to. He shows him as an ordinary man, kind, funny, flawed, shrewd, idealistic, yearning for a better world.Read the full review
Washington Post | Ann HornadayAdd Critic to Favorites
What makes Milk extraordinary isn't just that it's a nuanced, stirring portrait of one of the 20th century's most pivotal figures, but that it's also a nuanced, stirring portrait of the thousands of people he energized.Read the full review