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Howl (2010)

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

★ 6.5/10 TMDBR1h 24mDrama
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Overview

It's San Francisco in 1957, and an American masterpiece is put on trial. Howl, the film, recounts this dark moment using three interwoven threads: the tumultuous life events that led a young Allen Ginsberg to find his true voice as an artist, society's reaction (the obscenity trial), and mind-expanding animation that echoes the startling originality of the poem itself. All three coalesce in a genre-bending hybrid that brilliantly captures a pivotal moment-the birth of a counterculture.

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Howl Cast

  • James Franco

    James Franco

    as Allen Ginsberg

  • T

    Todd Rotondi

    as Jack Kerouac

  • Jon Prescott

    Jon Prescott

    as Neal Cassady

  • Aaron Tveit

    Aaron Tveit

    as Peter Orlovsky

  • David Strathairn

    David Strathairn

    as Ralph McIntosh

  • Jon Hamm

    Jon Hamm

    as Jake Ehrlich

  • Andrew Rogers

    Andrew Rogers

    as Lawrence Ferlinghetti

  • Bob Balaban

    Bob Balaban

    as Judge Clayton Horn

  • Mary-Louise Parker

    Mary-Louise Parker

    as Gail Potter

  • Treat Williams

    Treat Williams

    as Mark Schorer

  • Jeff Daniels

    Jeff Daniels

    as Professor David Kirk

  • Alessandro Nivola

    Alessandro Nivola

    as Luther Nichols

Howl: Quick Answers

Where can I watch Howl?

Howl is streaming on JustWatch TV Plus, fuboTV, Dekkoo, Chai Flicks, Dekkoo Amazon Channel in the US.

When was Howl released?

Howl came out on August 26, 2010.

Is Howl worth watching?

Howl holds a 6.5/10 average from 201 TMDB user ratings. Viewers generally enjoy it, especially fans of the genre.

How long is Howl?

Howl runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).

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