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64
Viewer score based on 153 votes.

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84
Critics' score based on 39 reviews.
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Ferniedog2u I 100% agree with you on what you had to say. People who stand out are more remembered than the ones who don't.... y Milk had a voice and he used it to stand up to every one, to fight for what he believed in and went place no one thought homosexuals should go or could go. This movie showed and proved that homosexuals are just like every one else just with a different sexual preference. It's sad that he dies in the end but he died standing up for what he believed in. It's because of people like him that give us courage to stand up for things we believe in. Sean Penn is a terrific actor and he did excellent in this movie. It is sad that people didn't like it, but I guess that just means they don't have feelings. And mikemo34 you said it so well. It is sad how F***ed this country is but Homosexuals should get the same respect as the rest of the population does. No one deserves to be treated badly just because they have a different sexual preference than you. And another thing Homosexuals are even sometimes, no make that a lot of times even nicer than most people are, so we need to treat them with respect just like you would any one else you care about or are friends with. Full Review

March 05,2011
TMarie1188

Sean Penn was amazing. The movie was excellent. Must see!

December 25,2010
TwoSides

Very well done movie, but over-rated. Homosexuals get a raw deal in most countries, severely so in Muslim countries. This film exploits that theme.

June 19,2010
drarthurwells

This movie changed my life i am a 13 year gay boy and the movie made me think about how f@#*ed up the U.S.A. is and you can hate us but we can be who... or whatever we want to be. We the homosexuals are not to different from you heteros. We are people too and we have feelings and if you r homophobic well that sucks for you because we are going to be whatever we want to be and you cant change that! THIS MOVIE IS AMAZING BECAUSE IT IS TRUE I <3 harvey MILK<3 Full Review

November 08,2009
mikemo34

Milk was an amazing movie and extraordinary because of what it depicts. Racism, Hatred, Anger just overwhelms society and very few people stand... st it and you know what, those are the people that matter. Not the millions that go with the flow and that don't stand out in the crowd, they'll soon be forgotten and lives wasted. But moreso, Harvey Milk wasn't a hero in essence he just encouraged people to "Stand out" in many aspects. Take your pic Full Review

August 12,2009
Ferniedog2u
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Critic Reviews

Harvey Milk was an intriguing, inspiring figure. Milk is a marvel.Full Review

A.O. Scott
The New York Times

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.Full Review

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times

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.Full Review

Ann Hornaday
Washington Post

Gus Van Sant and screenwriter Dustin Lance Black pull off something very close to magic. They make a film that's both historically precise and as graceful, unpredictable, and moving as a good fiction film--that is to say, a work of art.Full Review

Dana Stevens
Slate

With Milk, a great San Francisco story becomes a great American story.Full Review

Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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