* EnsembleDarkHorse: Creator/JoshBrolin was given unanimous praise for his role as Dan White, with many critics saying he could have supported an entire movie by himself. In fact, if it wasn't for [[Creator/HeathLedger that OTHER guy]], he probably would've won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar hands-down.
* RetroactiveRecognition: Wait, is that [[Film/RogueOne Captain Cassian Andor]] in a relationship with Harvey Milk?
* TearJerker
** Harvey receives a call from a distraught teenager in Minnesota who is contemplating suicide because his parents are sending him to a hospital [[CureYourGays "to be fixed"]] and the teenager reveals that he is disabled and using a wheelchair, so running off to the nearest big city is practically impossible.
** Harvey's LittleNo when [[spoiler:Dan pulls a gun on him just before being killed]]. True to his character, he sounds more disappointed than scared.
** The spontaneous [[spoiler:candlelight procession]] at the end, letting it be known that, even after his murder, [[spoiler:Harvey]]'s legacy lives on.
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