Critic Shelf
Home
Discover
Sign in
Your rating
Tap a star, half steps count

Howl

The Obscenity Trial That Started a Revolution. The Poem That Rocked a Generation.
Aug 26, 2010 · 1h 24m
No ratings yet
Drama

PLOT

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.

REVIEWS

View reviews

CAST

James Franco
Allen Ginsberg
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
Directed by Rob Epstein

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$5,000,000
Revenue
$1,183,258
Production
Rabbit Bandini Productions, Werc Werk Works, Oscilloscope
Country
US

SIMILAR TITLES

Dead Poets Society
1989
Volver
2006
The Godfather
1972
The Godfather Part II
1974
Dew
2019
War Baby
2019
Critic Shelf
Rate what you watch, show it on shelves, and compare taste with anyone. Film and TV data from TMDB.
ACCOUNT
Sign in
Create account
Delete account
COMPANY
About
Contact
Privacy
Terms
This product uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.
© 2026 Critic Shelf
WATCH · RATE · COMPARE