Sean Penn,
Emile Hirsch,
Josh Brolin,
Diego Luna,
James Franco
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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.
DVD Release Date: March 10, 2009
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February 5, 2010A monumental hymn to human rights. Rarely is a movie so poignantly realeased within months of the hateful passing of proposition 8 in California banning equal marriage. We have come far but we still have a long way to go.
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January 30, 2010Simply close to perfection. Beautifuly documented, acted and written plus one of the highlights of the 00's. Sean Penn puts in one of the best performances of his career along with Josh Brolin who was also deeply underated in this film. Definatly one to check out.
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December 13, 2009"Transporting, wrenching, inspirational," here is a film to which all the hyperbole may truly apply. What raises Gus Van Sant's brilliant film above other biopics and docudramas is its scope, and the way it brings sincerity and humanity to what could have easily been a contrived ...( read more)
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November 12, 2009Milk is a well-acted and well-directed movie about about the first openly gay American politician. The first hour leading up to Harvey Milk's election as district supervisor wasn't bad, but the last hour that dealt mostly with combating a proposition that would take squash gay ci...( read more)
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February 8, 2010the very inspiring story of gay rights activist Harvey Milk.
great script and an amazing cast (Penn is fantastic and as usual I ?'d Emile Hirsch and James Franco) make this film a definite must see.
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February 7, 2010Well acted and engaging. However I was unaware of the activist and the controversy...Sean Penn delivers another stellar performance as well as Josh Brolin. Good film.
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February 5, 2010Gus Van Sant's most mainstream film is nothing short of a triumph. Sean Penn disappears into the role of Harvey Milk and performs with sensitivity and a gentleness we have never seen before. Supporting cast is also sensational. Great 70's period flavor. A major achievement in film!
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December 2, 2009Where do you find the rating for males and females? All I see is ratings for flixster community and professional critics.
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March 12, 2009Yeah why did the women rate it so low? I'm a heterosexual woman and I thought it was better than 1 ˝ stars.
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February 24, 2009Excellent film, damn near a perfect portrait. There was not one second in the film that I felt was out of context. The dated footage was seamlessly transitioned into the footage that was shot. Sean, yu did it again and left my mouth on the floor lol. Penn continues to surprise me.
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