James Franco gives it his all as beat poet Allen Ginsberg, but Howl never develops enough of a focus to do his performance justice.
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Rob Epstein
Director
Jeffrey Friedman
Director
James Franco
Allen Ginsberg
David Strathairn
Ralph McIntosh
Jon Hamm
Jake Ehrlich
Bob Balaban
Judge Clayton Horn
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Movie Info
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Director -
Rob Epstein , Jeffrey Friedman -
Executive Producer -
Gus Van Sant , Jawal Nga -
Screenwriter -
Rob Epstein , Jeffrey Friedman -
Distributor -
Oscilloscope Pictures -
Production Co -
Telling Pictures , RabbitBandini Productions -
Rating -
R (Some Drug Material|Sexual Language|Sexual Images|Strong Sexual Content) -
Genre -
Drama , Biography -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Sep 24, 2010, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Nov 19, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$617.3K