
Never blend in.
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.
- 7.2
- 2008
- Released
- 2h 8m

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 Moscone
Denis O'Hare
John Briggs
Joseph Cross
Dick Pabich
Stephen Spinella
Rick Stokes
Boyd Holbrook
Denton Smith
Lucas Grabeel
Danny Nicoletta
Jeff Koons
Art Agnos
Brent Corrigan
Telephone Tree #3
Dave Franco
Telephone Tree #5
Elias McConnell
Telephone Tree #8
Ashlee Temple
Dianne Feinstein
Kelvin Yu
Michael Wong
Cleve Jones
Don Amador
Joshua Grannell
Peaches Christ
Blake Cooper Griffin
Castro Man
Tim Halpin
SFPD Motor Cop
Richard Gross
Riot Cop
Drew Kuhse
Pizza Delivery Man
Catherine Cook
Opera Performer - Tosca
Joe Meyers
Opera Performer - Spoletta
Ryan Hellquist
Law Student (uncredited)
Anita Bryant
Self (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite
Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
Harvey Milk
Self (archive footage)
Dan White
Self (archive footage)
Lynn McRee
Moscone's Secretary
Jerry Brown
Self (archive footage)
Ted Jan Roberts
Dennis Peron


















Released
en
$20,000,000.00
$54,600,000.00
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- #lgbt
- #candlelight vigil
- #lgbt activist
- #mayoral campaign
- #gay history
- #gay theme
- #gay rights
- #cautionary
- #intense
- #antagonistic
- #enraged
- #inflammatory
Reviews

A brilliantly informed piece of history. I learnt more than I thought I would and enjoyed it even more. Enjoyed probably isn’t the word as it’s a disgrace that any of this had to happen but overall it’s an empowering film of right over wrong. I feel slightly more informed about LGBT history now than I did before the film, ready for LGBT history month (every February). The acting is really g

Milk shakes its nutrient-rich substance to produce a delectably important biopic. No fat free milk. No semi-skimmed froth encrusting the top layer. Lactose is included. Just whole Harvey Milk dairy, freshly pasteurised by superlative direction and sharp writing. Much like fine wine, Milk tastes exquisitely with age, consistently complementing current democratic strands of chaos. Highlighting the s











