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Milk (2008)

  • Rated R
  • 2hr 8m
  • 83

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  • Trailer 1
  • Clip: This is the most wonderful dinner I have ever had.
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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Gus Van Sant

Producer:

Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen, Michael London

Release Date:

Jan 30, 2009

Runtime:

2hr 8m

Synopsis

The story of Harvey Milk, and his struggles as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official.

Cast

  • Sean Penn
  • Emile Hirsch
  • Josh Brolin
  • Diego Luna
  • James Franco
  • Alison Pill
  • Victor Garber
  • Denis O'Hare
  • Joseph Cross
  • Stephen Spinella

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Metacritic

83
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Based on 39 Critics
7.5

USER SCORE (358)

Generally favorable reviews based on 358 Reviews
90

The film is superbly crafted, covering huge amounts of time, people and the zeitgeist without a moment of lapsed energy or inattention to detail.

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Metacritic review by Kirk Honeycutt
Kirk Honeycutt
The Hollywood Reporter
80

Brolin's work is superlatively expressive of the inchoate impulses roiling inside his sorry character. But good as most of the cast is, the show belongs squarely to Penn.

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Metacritic review by Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
Variety
70

Milk is one of the most heartfelt portraits of a politician ever made--the man himself remains just out of reach.

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Metacritic review by David Edelstein
David Edelstein
New York Magazine (Vulture)
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