Milk (2008)

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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.

Released: 2008-11-05
Genres: History, Drama
Runtime: 2h 8m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 2,494 votes

Directed by Gus Van Sant.

Top cast

Sean Penn as Harvey Milk
Emile Hirsch as Cleve Jones
Josh Brolin as Dan White
Diego Luna as Jack Lira
James Franco as Scott Smith
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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Milk

United States: stream on History Vault; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
India: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
Canada: stream on Sundance Now Amazon Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Sundance Now Apple TV channel
Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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