# Howl (2010) — on MUBI?

- **Director:** Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
- **Cast:** James Franco, Todd Rotondi, Jon Prescott, Aaron Tveit, David Strathairn
- **Genres:** Drama, Biography, LGBTQ+, History
- **Runtime:** 84 min
- **MUBI rating:** 6.6/10 (2644 ratings)

_Not currently on MUBI (left the catalog)._

## 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.

Watch on MUBI: https://mubi.com/films/howl

Page: https://mubimap.com/film/howl/ · Data: MUBI catalog (42 countries) + TMDB · Updated 2026-09-10