Howl

"The Obscenity Trial That Started a Revolution. The Poem That Rocked a Generation."

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Ratings & Reviews

6.6/10

13,633 votes

64/100

Fresh

63/100

Metascore

6.4/10

192 votes

Great

Average

Poor

Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

2 wins & 8 nominations total

Source: OMDB

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$5.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$1.2M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$617,334

United States

Loss

$-3,816,742

ROI: -76%

Budget Recovery24% of budget

$0|Budget: $5.0M|Revenue: $1.2M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

5.4K

Daily Avg

7-Day Trend

-2%

30 days agoToday

Wikipedia

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

San Francisco

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Story Setting

Set In

San FranciscoNew York City

Themes & Subjects

#howl#howlandotherpoems

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Edward Lachman

Music / Score

Carter Burwell

Distributors

NetflixFandangoHulu

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Howl

Available in 18 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	fuboTV	Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel, Fawesome	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Canada	—	Hoopla	—	—
Australia	—	Beamafilm	Apple TV Store, Fetch TV, Beamafilm	Apple TV Store, Fetch TV

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

FinlandK 11

Netherlands12

Production

Directors

Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman

Writers

Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman

Production Companies

Rabbit Bandini ProductionsWerc Werk WorksOscilloscope

Cast

James Franco

Allen Ginsberg

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Todd Rotondi

Jack Kerouac

Jon Prescott

Neal Cassady

Aaron Tveit

Peter Orlovsky

David Strathairn

Ralph McIntosh

Jon Hamm

Jake Ehrlich

Andrew Rogers

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Bob Balaban

Judge Clayton Horn

Mary-Louise Parker

Gail Potter

Treat Williams

Mark Schorer

Jeff Daniels

Professor David Kirk

Alessandro Nivola

Luther Nichols

Tags & Keywords

freedompoetryliteraturepsychiatric hospitalmale homosexualitycounter-culture1950sgay theme

External Links

IMDb Official Website Wikidata

Frequently Asked Questions

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