Milk
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.
- Director
- Gus Van Sant
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $55M
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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.
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Box Office & Release
Milk returned 2.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $20M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $55M
- Release date
- Nov 5, 2008
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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