Milk

"Never blend in."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.2/10

2,353 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 2 wins•📋 6 nominations

Won

Best Actor

Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Nominated

Best Costume Design

Best Film Editing

Best Original Score

Best Picture

Best Director

Best Supporting Actor

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Other Awards

🏆 2 wins

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Producers Guild Stanley Kramer

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$20.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$54.6M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$34.6M

ROI: +173%

Budget Recovery273% of budget

$0|Budget: $20.0M|Revenue: $54.6M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

70.4K

Daily Avg

1.2K

7-Day Trend

+2%

30 days agoToday

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

San Francisco

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

San FranciscoNew York City

Themes & Subjects

#harveymilk

Characters

Dianne Feinstein

Scott Smith

John Briggs

Sylvester

Dan White

Phillip Burton

Cleve Jones

Castro clone

Anne Kronenberg

Art Agnos

Tom Ammiano

Bill Kraus

Carol Ruth Silver

George Moscone

Daniel Nicoletta

Dennis Peron

Gordon Lau

Frank M. Robinson

David B. Goodstein

Jimmy Carter

Don Amador

Dick Pabich

Harvey Milk

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Haris Savides

Film Editing

Elliot Graham

Music / Score

Danny Elfman

Costume Design

Danny Glicker

Production Design

Bill Groom

Production Companies

Focus Features

Distributors

NetflixBudapest FilmFocus Features

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Milk

Available in 45 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	History Vault	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	—	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	Sundance Now Amazon Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Sundance Now Apple TV Channel	—	—	—
AustraliaMA15+	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	—	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

AustraliaMA15+

Germany12

France12

Austria12

Switzerland12

Spain12

+7 more countries

Production

Director

Gus Van Sant

Writer

Dustin Lance Black

Production Companies

Focus FeaturesAxon FilmsGroundswell ProductionsJinks/Cohen Company

Cast

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

Tags & Keywords

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External Links

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