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22 December 2008 (Israel) moreTagline:
His life changed history. His courage changed lives. morePlot:
The story of California's first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk, a San Francisco supervisor who was assassinated along with Mayor George Moscone by San Francisco Supervisor Dan White. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 8 wins & 21 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(422 articles)
Allen Lands 19th Screenplay Nomination (From WENN. 7 January 2009, 11:16 PM, PST)
Final pundits' predix for Directors Guild of America nominations
(From Gold Derby. 7 January 2009, 9:34 PM, PST)
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Great man, Great film, Great performance by Sean Penn moreUS Showtimes:
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sean Penn | ... | Harvey Milk |
 | Emile Hirsch | ... | Cleve Jones |
 | Josh Brolin | ... | Dan White |
 | Diego Luna | ... | Jack Lira |
 | James Franco | ... | Scott Smith |
 | Alison Pill | ... | Anne Kronenberg |
 | Victor Garber | ... | Mayor George Moscone |
 | Denis O'Hare | ... | State Senator John Briggs |
 | Joseph Cross | ... | Dick Pabich |
 | Stephen Spinella | ... | Rick Stokes |
 | Lucas Grabeel | ... | Danny Nicoletta |
 | Brandon Boyce | ... | Jim Rivaldo |
| Howard Rosenman | ... | David Goodstein |
 | Kelvin Yu | ... | Michael Wong |
| Jeff Koons | ... | Art Agnos |
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Rated R for language, some sexual content and brief violence.Parents Guide:
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128 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreMOVIEmeter: 
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Director Gus Van Sant has been involved with the making of Harvey Milk projects for over fifteen years. For his unsuccessful attempt to film The Mayor of Castro Street (2009) in the early 1990s, many actors were under consideration for the role of Harvey Milk including Robin Williams, Richard Gere, Daniel Day-Lewis, and James Woods. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: While the parking meters on Castro Street were appropriately changed, the more modern painted T-lines (to define each parking space) were not covered up. moreFAQ
The tape recorded "Will" - real, or a plot device?Why wasn't this released in time to influence the vote on California's Prop 8 (banning same sex marriages)?
What's the Bowie-esque song in the new trailer?
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"Milk" is the best film of 2008, hands down. Anyone unfamiliar with the story of Harvey Milk and his murder needs to know it. Those of us who have already read a ton of books and articles about Harvey Milk, and seen the award-winning documentary "The Times of Harvey Milk" will find a side of Harvey we had not seen before in this movie so the film really is a must-see whoever you are.
The performances by the entire cast are perfection... a notch better than even the best of films. I believe this is due to the story of Harvey Milk, who inspired so many of us and changed the lives of millions of us for the better. Harvey himself surely inspired these great performances. Once you have seen Harvey's smile, and heard Harvey's words, and seen Harvey in action (as we all can do by watching "The Times of Harvey Milk" documentary) you can never see the world the same way again.
Sean Penn's performance as Harvey could not be bettered by any actor living today, so we owe him a great debt for making this movie, and giving his heart and soul to the role. I believe it is Penn's most mature yet also most lovable role ever. I wanted the movie to go on and on, because I felt like I was actually there in San Francisco in 1978-79. Gus Van Sant recreated that world perfectly, and Sean Penn showed us the potential of this very real man with this unique ability to inspire and transform us. Gus and Sean have each earned a very special chamber in Heaven for giving us this beautiful tribute.