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Howl

Howl (2010)

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

Radar 37Stable signalUS:R1h 24mDrama

The Radar read

A quieter title still finding its audience, though the rating rests on a thin sample, so treat it as provisional.

Synopsis

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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✗ Not for kidsAdults only · US R
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Radar score37/100
Quality signal64/100
Audience rating6.4
Votes counted198
Trust signalStable signal

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