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1. Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

R | 117 min | Biography, Drama

7.9

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77 Metascore

In 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is diagnosed with the disease.

Director: Jean-Marc Vallée | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto, Steve Zahn

Votes: 519,504 | Gross: $27.30M

2. Rent (2005)

PG-13 | 135 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

6.8

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53 Metascore

In New York City's gritty East Village, a group of bohemians strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic.

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Taye Diggs, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Rosario Dawson, Anthony Rapp

Votes: 55,935 | Gross: $29.08M

3. How to Survive a Plague (2012)

Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary, History, News

7.6

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86 Metascore

The story of two coalitions -- ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) -- whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition.

Director: David France | Stars: Peter Staley, Larry Kramer, Iris Long, Bob Rafsky

Votes: 4,358 | Gross: $0.13M

4. We Were Here (I) (2011)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History

7.9

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94 Metascore

A deep and reflective look at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the occasion during the first years of this unimaginable crisis.

Directors: David Weissman, Bill Weber | Stars: Ed Wolf, Daniel Goldstein, Guy Clark, Eileen Glutzer

Votes: 2,280

5. Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop (2004)

98 min | Biography, Drama, Music

6.9

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The life and times of Cazuza, Brazilian singer/poet/enfant terrible, from his start with rock group "Barão Vermelho", to his death from Aids, in 1990, showing his career, love affairs, and involvement with drugs.

Directors: Walter Carvalho, Sandra Werneck | Stars: Daniel de Oliveira, Marieta Severo, Reginaldo Faria, Andrea Beltrão

Votes: 4,211

6. Alive and Kicking (1996)

R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

6.5

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A passionately committed young dancer is forced to re-examine his career and life when faced with death, finding hope through an older man who becomes his lover, mentor and companion.

Director: Nancy Meckler | Stars: Jason Flemyng, Antony Sher, Dorothy Tutin, Anthony Higgins

Votes: 874 | Gross: $0.20M

7. AIDS Inc. (2007 Video)

120 min | Documentary

6.2

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AIDS, Inc. is a film about the multi-billion dollar AIDS industry, and how it profits from continuing fears and misconceptions about the disease. While AIDS grabs the headlines and raises ... See full summary »

Director: Gary Null | Stars: Peter Duesberg, Robert Gallo, Kary B. Mullis, Gary Null

Votes: 38

8. I Am Alive Today: History of an AIDS Drug (2002)

55 min | Documentary

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"I Am Alive Today" confronts the viewpoints of drug industry leaders, scientists, and AIDS activists on the history of AZT.

Directors: Vincent Detours, Dominique Henry

9. Lifestories (1990–1991)
Episode: Steve Burdick (1990)

Drama

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When a gay TV anchorman's lover dies with AIDS, the man decides to tell their story on-air, and to press management for a regular feature on the disease.

Director: Aaron Lipstadt | Stars: Robert Prosky, Kirk Baily, Joyce Hyser, Juanita Jennings