Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians elected to public office; even after his assassination in 1978, he continues to inspire disenfranchised people around the world.
Directed by Rob Epstein
california
assassination
politics
san francisco, california
1970s
mayor
civil rights
politician
biography
double murder
political assassination
political campaign
envy
lgbt
charismatic leader
lgbt activist
neighborhood
stigma
representation
small business
politician death
gay history
gay theme
lgbt activism
lgbt rights
american history
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
4.1 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Harvey Milk
Self (archive footage)
Harvey Fierstein
Narrator (voice)
Jerry Brown
Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter
Self (archive footage)
Dianne Feinstein
Self (archive footage)
Crew
Rob Epstein
Director
Rob Epstein
Writer
Mark Isham
Original Music Composer
Rob Epstein
Editor
Deborah Hoffmann
Editor
Rob Epstein
Producer
Lee Dichter
Other
Jeffrey Friedman
Animation
Vito Russo
Other
Jon Else
Additional Camera
Popular Reviews
75 reviews
Bunski
8.0★ · 03/27/26
The fact that the defense argued that a window was a common way to enter a building is just laughable
The fact that the defense argued that a window was a common way to enter a building is just laughable
Kayli Williams
10.0★ · 02/12/26
Very grateful to attend a school where I get to learn about the singular Harvey Milk. Fort Mill could NEVER.
Very grateful to attend a school where I get to learn about the singular Harvey Milk. Fort Mill could NEVER.
Alyssa Sharrar
8.0★ · 02/12/26
harvey milk, the man you were <3
harvey milk, the man you were <3
PoochieVince
8.0★ · 02/06/26
Really liked this. It's also a huge bummer to see this in 2026 and we are going through the same bullshit.
Really liked this. It's also a huge bummer to see this in 2026 and we are going through the same bullshit.
t
9.0★ · 01/03/26
It is so so sad to look at where we are today and see we haven’t gotten the 50 years worth of progress we could’ve if there were more Harvey Milks out there. The fact that he got so far and changed so much in the 70’ feels like a miracle and so out of reach even for today’s standards.
5 years prison time for TWO obviously premeditated murders is disgusting.
It is so so sad to look at where we are today and see we haven’t gotten the 50 years worth of progress we could’ve if there were more Harvey Milks out there. The fact that he got so far and changed so much in the 70’ feels like a miracle and so out of reach even for today’s standards.
5 years prison time for TWO obviously premeditated murders is disgusting.
