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The Normal Heart

  • TV Movie
  • 20142014
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 2h 12m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
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The Normal Heart (2014)
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A gay activist attempts to raise H.I.V. and A.I.D.S. awareness during the early 1980s.A gay activist attempts to raise H.I.V. and A.I.D.S. awareness during the early 1980s.A gay activist attempts to raise H.I.V. and A.I.D.S. awareness during the early 1980s.

IMDb RATING
7.8/10
36K
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POPULARITY
3,204
40
  • Director
    • Ryan Murphy
  • Writers
    • Larry Kramer(screenplay by)
    • Ryan Murphy(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Mark Ruffalo
    • Jonathan Groff
    • Frank De Julio
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ryan Murphy
  • Writers
    • Larry Kramer(screenplay by)
    • Ryan Murphy(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Mark Ruffalo
    • Jonathan Groff
    • Frank De Julio
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 85User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 29 wins & 55 nominations total

    Videos1

    Trailer
    Trailer 1:31
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    Photos76

    Joe Mantello and Mark Ruffalo in The Normal Heart (2014)
    Mark Ruffalo in The Normal Heart (2014)
    Matt Bomer and Mark Ruffalo in The Normal Heart (2014)
    Jim Parsons and Taylor Kitsch in The Normal Heart (2014)
    Mark Ruffalo and Taylor Kitsch in The Normal Heart (2014)
    Joe Mantello and Jim Parsons in The Normal Heart (2014)
    Mark Ruffalo in The Normal Heart (2014)
    Mark Ruffalo, Sean Meehan, and Taylor Kitsch in The Normal Heart (2014)
    Matt Bomer and Mark Ruffalo in The Normal Heart (2014)
    Mark Ruffalo and Taylor Kitsch in The Normal Heart (2014)
    Mark Ruffalo in The Normal Heart (2014)
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    Mark Ruffalo
    Mark Ruffalo
    • Ned Weeksas Ned Weeks
    Jonathan Groff
    Jonathan Groff
    • Craigas Craig
    Frank De Julio
    Frank De Julio
    • Nickas Nick
    William DeMeritt
    William DeMeritt
    • Ninoas Nino
    Taylor Kitsch
    Taylor Kitsch
    • Bruce Nilesas Bruce Niles
    Joe Mantello
    Joe Mantello
    • Mickey Marcusas Mickey Marcus
    Sean Meehan
    Sean Meehan
    • Mortonas Morton
    Stephen Spinella
    Stephen Spinella
    • Sanfordas Sanford
    Jill Melanie Wirth
    • Receptionistas Receptionist
    BD Wong
    BD Wong
    • Buzzyas Buzzy
    Julia Roberts
    Julia Roberts
    • Dr. Emma Brookneras Dr. Emma Brookner
    Jim Parsons
    Jim Parsons
    • Tommy Boatwrightas Tommy Boatwright
    Adam B. Shapiro
    Adam B. Shapiro
    • Bellaas Bella
    • (as Adam Shapiro)
    John Mainieri
    John Mainieri
    • Johnas John
    Matt Bomer
    Matt Bomer
    • Felix Turneras Felix Turner
    Alfred Molina
    Alfred Molina
    • Ben Weeksas Ben Weeks
    Will Bradley
    Will Bradley
    • Marioas Mario
    Chris Sullivan
    Chris Sullivan
    • Mike the Techas Mike the Tech
    • Director
      • Ryan Murphy
    • Writers
      • Larry Kramer(screenplay by) (based on his play)
      • Ryan Murphy(uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    The story of the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s, taking an unflinching look at the nation's sexual politics as gay activists and their allies in the medical community fight to expose the truth about the burgeoning epidemic to a city and nation in denial. —Home Box Office
    • gay
    • gay men's health crisis
    • hiv
    • aids epidemic
    • new york city
    • 288 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • To win a war, you have to start one.
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      • Biography
      • Drama
      • History
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • TV-MA
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    • Trivia
      Jim Parsons, who plays Tommy, also played the part in the 2011 Broadway revival, making him the only actor to reprise his role. His co-stars included Ellen Barkin, Lee Pace, John Benjamin Hickey, and Luke Macfarlane.
    • Goofs
      When Felix is riding the subway while observing a rider with lesions, the subway car is immaculately clean and graffiti free. During the early-1980s (the time this film takes place), New York City subway cars were notoriously gritty looking with graffiti covering the inside and outside of the cars. Police officers were also a common sight as crime on the subway was at an all time high. During the late 1980s, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) which oversaw the city's subway services purchased a newer model from Canadian manufacturer Bombardier that was made of graffiti-proof alloys and had a different seat layout from previous trains. This model is the one used in this film.
    • Quotes

      Felix Turner: Men do not naturally not love. They learn not to.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Seth Rogen/Matt Bomer/Coldplay (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Angel Eyes
      Written by Andy Mackay, Bryan Ferry

      Performed by Roxy Music

      Courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd.

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews85

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    "We are all walking time-bombs..."
    Heart-rending, gut-wrenching adaptation by Larry Kramer of his own successful play about the foundation and formation in 1982 of the Gay Men's Health Crisis in New York City in the wake of what was then-called the Gay Cancer (now HIV/AIDS). Dramatization of events, with Mark Ruffalo's screenwriter Ned Weeks substituting for Kramer, is necessarily a no-holds-barred examination of gay sex in the '80s and its consequences, with the gay community themselves their own worst enemy (by being asked to abstain in the wake of more information on the disease, they felt oppressed as a modern culture and rebelled). In spite of an agonizingly long gestation period for this material (which Barbra Streisand optioned years ago, but was unable to finance), director Ryan Murphy has crafted an immediate and powerful document, alternately angry, sexy, tough, moving and thoughtful. Though "Longtime Companion" and the cable-film "And The Band Played On" have covered the AIDS epidemic (and done it extremely well), that does not lessen the impact of this HBO film, which packs an emotional wallop. Performances from Ruffalo, Julia Roberts, Alfred Molina, Matt Bomer, Jim Parsons and the entire cast are superlative.
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    • moonspinner55
    • May 25, 2014

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    • Release date
      • May 25, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 血熱之心
    • Filming locations
      • New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • HBO Films
      • Plan B Entertainment
      • Blumhouse Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 12 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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