A lot has happened in the 25 years between Rob Epstein’s Oscar-winning 1984 documentary and Gus Van Sant’s biopic, but the subject of the nation’s signal gay rights leader is as relevant as ever.
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02/12/09
The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
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Reviews Counted:16
Fresh:16
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.3/10
Runtime: 90 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
Synopsis: Winner of the 1984 Academy Award for best documentary, this is the moving and ultimately life-affirming portrait of the first openly gay man elected to political office in California. Milk's... [More]
Director: Rob Epstein
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Superb documentary about slain political activist Harvey Milk.
12/08/08
Throughout the film, Epstein keeps Milk's political agenda in mind
11/22/08
...tremendously entertaining and surprisingly moving...
11/05/08
A chronicle of a significant chapter in gay history as well as a portrait of an endearing figure.
01/09/07
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06/24/06
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07/17/05
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06/05/05
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10/23/04
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07/03/04
A richly detailed film that takes the story beyond White to create a vivid impression of a specific time and place.
06/25/04
It’s one thing for a documentary to claim a person great, it’s something else entirely to convince the audience they have an active role in fulfilling his legacy.
06/04/04
Melodramatically one-sided, but compelling -- and indelible just the same. El Presidente could benefit from a look.
01/26/04
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11/07/03
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05/20/03
Top CriticOne of the best, most moving documentaries I've ever seen
10/16/02
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07/26/02
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04/15/02
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