Fresh
At the moment, it's my favorite movie of the year.
Cole Haddon, Film.com
Overview
The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.
Director and cast
- Gus Van Sant Director
- Sean Penn as Harvey Milk
- Emile Hirsch as Cleve Jones
- James Franco as Scott Smith
- Josh Brolin as Dan White
- Diego Luna as Jack Lira
- Alison Pill as Anne Kronenberg
- Victor Garber as Mayor Moscone
- Denis O'Hare as John Briggs
- Joseph Cross as Dick Pabich
- Stephen Spinella as Rick Stokes
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
93%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Sean Penn gives a meticulously detailed performance as the cagey and charismatic pol, but credit should also go to Dustin Lance Black, whose script squarely locates Milk at the center of his community, his city, and his cause.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Fresh
The story is sad, but the mood is jubilant and the energy relentless.
Dave Calhoun, Time Out
Fresh
Perhaps it is simply an accident of timing that puts Milk in theaters at this moment. But fate or simple fortunate timing, Milk arrives as one of the best films of 2008.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
Penn's performance is a marvelous act of empathy in a movie that, for all its surprisingly conventional style, measures up to its stirring subject.
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
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