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    Silverlake Life: The View from Here 1993 POSTER

    Silverlake Life: The View from Here

    1993

    English

    8.1

    4

    85%

    85%

    Action

    aids

    Documentary

    health

    illness

    Peter Friedman Peter Friedman Director Tom Joslin Tom Joslin as Liane Bonin Liane Bonin as Mark Massi Mark Massi as
    An extraordinary video diary about living with AIDS documenting, with guts and humor, the love and dedication of longtime companions Tom Joslin and Mark Massi, from the emotional challenge of living with a fatal illness to the frustration of maintaining daily routines,.
    Zero Patience 1993 POSTER

    Zero Patience

    1993

    English

    6.2

    2

    50%

    47%

    aids

    musical

    Musical

    science fiction

    John Greyson John Greyson Director Jeremy Podeswa Jeremy Podeswa as AIDS Demonstrator Bernard Behrens Bernard Behrens as Dr. Placebo Michael Callen Michael Callen as Miss HIV Von Flores Von Flores as Ray
    The ghost of "patient zero", who allegedly first brought AIDS to North America - materialises and tries to contact old friends. Meanwhile, the Victorian explorer Sir Richard Burton, who drank from the Fountain of Youth and now works as Chief Taxidermist at the Toronto Natural history Museum, is trying to organise an exhibition about the disease for the museum's "Hall of Contagion".
    How to Survive a Plague 2012 POSTER

    How to Survive a Plague

    2012

    English

    7.6

    6

    98%

    83%

    Action

    activist

    aids

    Documentary

    gay

    gay history

    History

    hiv

    lgbt

    News

    David France David France Director Bill Clinton Bill Clinton as Himself Ed Koch Ed Koch as Himself Charlie Rose Charlie Rose as Himself Ross Perot Ross Perot as Himself
    A 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. Despite having no scientific training, these self-made activists infiltrated the pharmaceutical industry and helped identify promising new drugs, moving them from experimental trials to patients in record time.
    5B 2018 POSTER

    5B

    2018

    English

    7.8

    1

    100%

    97%

    aids

    Documentary

    hiv

    Paul Haggis Paul Haggis Director Steve Williams Steve Williams as Self Mary Asbury Mary Asbury as Self Leah Cleveland Leah Cleveland as Self Hank Plante Hank Plante as Self
    At the heart of the HIV/AIDS crisis and widespread hysteria, a single number and letter designated a ward on the fifth floor of San Francisco General Hospital, the first in the country designed specifically to deal with AIDS patients. The unit's nurses' emphasis on humanity and consideration of holistic well-being was a small miracle amidst a devastating crisis and the ensuing panic about risk and infection.
    In America 2002 POSTER

    In America

    2002

    English

    7.6

    14

    90%

    91%

    Action

    aids

    Drama

    immigration

    new york city

    semi autobiographical

    struggling actor

    tenement

    Jim Sheridan Jim Sheridan Director Nick Dunning Nick Dunning as Gynaecologist Djimon Hounsou Djimon Hounsou as Mateo Frank Wood Frank Wood as Paediatrician Adrian Martinez Adrian Martinez as Shopkeeper
    A family of Irish immigrants adjusts to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.
    Chocolate Babies 1996 POSTER

    Chocolate Babies

    1996

    English

    6.7

    Action

    aids

    Drama

    hiv

    lgbt

    Stephen Winter Stephen Winter Director Bryan Webster Bryan Webster as Councilman Melvin Freeman Michael Hyatt Michael Hyatt as Lauretta Sean Barr Sean Barr as Red Haired Politician Jon Kit Lee Jon Kit Lee as Sam
    Welcome to the front lines of AIDS activism, where the latest enemy raids are being run by a band of unlikely warriors: two drag queens, an HIV-positive man with tiny gemstones dotting his bald head, and his HIV-positive sister.
    Killing Patient Zero 2019 POSTER

    Killing Patient Zero

    2019

    English

    7.5

    2

    100%

    100%

    1980s

    Action

    aids

    Documentary

    History

    hiv/aids epidemic

    lgbt

    Laurie Lynd Laurie Lynd Director Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan as Self Fran Lebowitz Fran Lebowitz as Self Doris Day Doris Day as Self Rock Hudson Rock Hudson as Self
    After the Stonewall riots and at the height of the gay liberation movement in America, an entire generation were busy celebrating their newfound emancipation, unaware of an impending epidemic. A disease that seemed determined to wipe out an entire generation of gay men, was largely ignored by politicians and the mainstream media. Gaetan Dugas was a French-Canadian flight attendant, who offered to help early scientific research into the origins of AIDS. An unfortunate series of events followed and he would be vilified as Patient Zero, the man who gave us AIDS.
    Gia 1998 POSTER

    Gia

    1998

    English

    6.9

    66

    88%

    82%

    Action

    addiction

    aids

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    fashion

    mockumentary

    Romance

    top model

    Michael Cristofer Michael Cristofer Director Mila Kunis Mila Kunis as Gia - Age 11 Angelina Jolie Angelina Jolie as Gia Carangi Lombardo Boyar Lombardo Boyar as Hood #2 Mercedes Ruehl Mercedes Ruehl as Kathleen Carangi
    Gia Carangi meteorically rises to modeling fame in the late 1970s but becomes overconsumed by persistent loneliness and drug addiction.
    Yesterday 2004 POSTER

    Yesterday

    2004

    Zulu

    7.5

    9

    93%

    93%

    Action

    aids

    Drama

    dying and death

    johannesburg south africa

    johannesburg, south africa

    mine

    south africa

    Darrell Roodt Darrell Roodt Director Kenneth Khambula Kenneth Khambula as John Khumalo Nandi Nyembe Nandi Nyembe as Sangoma in village Matthew Monika Matthew Monika as Security guard Leleti Khumalo Leleti Khumalo as Yesterday Khumalo
    After falling ill, Yesterday learns that she is HIV positive. With her husband in denial and young daughter to tend to, Yesterday's one goal is to live long enough to see her child go to school.
    An Englishman in New York 2009 POSTER

    An Englishman in New York

    2009

    English

    7.1

    4

    67%

    71%

    aids

    Biography

    Drama

    gay theme

    lgbt

    new york city

    Richard Laxton Richard Laxton Director Leslie Shenkel Leslie Shenkel as Audience Member # 4 Anna Kuchma Anna Kuchma as Beautiful Girl Cynthia Nixon Cynthia Nixon as Penny Arcade John Hurt John Hurt as Quentin Crisp
    Biographical drama based on the last 20 years of Crisp's life. The literary figure and gay iconoclast emigrated to New York in 1981 and lived there until his death. The film observes Crisp in both his public and private lives, from his seemingly cavalier response to the outbreak of AIDS to his tender relationship with his friend Patrick Angus and his own response to growing old.
    One Night Stand 1997 POSTER

    One Night Stand

    1997

    English

    5.9

    8

    34%

    39%

    Action

    aids

    chance

    cheating

    Drama

    friendship

    loss of loved one

    one-night stand

    Romance

    Mike Figgis Mike Figgis Director Chris Bauer Chris Bauer as Bartender Robert Downey Jr. Robert Downey Jr. as Charlie Amanda Donohoe Amanda Donohoe as Margaux Thomas Kopache Thomas Kopache as Merv
    In Los Angeles, Max Carlyle makes a good living directing commercials and has a happy home life with his wife, Mimi, and two children. When Carlyle travels to New York City to visit his friend Charlie, who has been diagnosed with AIDS, he has repeat run-ins with a beautiful woman, Karen, and eventually sleeps with her. Though he goes home the next day and doesn't return until a year later, Carlyle's infidelity still lingers.
    The Real Anthony Fauci 2022 POSTER

    The Real Anthony Fauci

    2022

    English

    6.6

    13

    aids

    biography

    Biography

    corruption

    Crime

    Documentary

    documentary filmmaking

    Fantasy

    History

    Mystery

    News

    pharmaceutical industry

    vaccination

    Kala Mandrake Kala Mandrake Director Bill Gates Bill Gates as Self - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Russell Brand Russell Brand as Self - Political Commentator Mark Crispin Miller Mark Crispin Miller as Self - Professor of Media Studies at the New York University Joe Rogan Joe Rogan as Self - The Joe Rogan Experience
    Different experts make a stand against today's putatively criminal and harmful health system, focusing on Anthony Fauci and his role in the shaping of the AIDS and COVID-19 epidemics.
    Parting Glances 1986 POSTER

    Parting Glances

    1986

    English

    7.1

    3

    90%

    75%

    aids

    Drama

    gay theme

    hiv

    lgbt

    Music

    new york city

    Romance

    Bill Sherwood Bill Sherwood Director Patrick Tull Patrick Tull as Cecil Steve Buscemi Steve Buscemi as Nick John Bolger John Bolger as Robert Bob Koherr Bob Koherr as Sam
    Michael and Robert, two gay men living in Brooklyn, spend their last day together before Robert leaves for Africa on work assignment. Michael still has feelings for his friend Nick, who has AIDS.
    Blue 1993 POSTER

    Blue

    1993

    English

    7.3

    5

    aids

    autobiographical

    Biography

    blue

    death

    Drama

    lgbt

    poetry

    Derek Jarman Derek Jarman Director Nigel Terry Nigel Terry as Narrator Tilda Swinton Tilda Swinton as Narrator John Quentin John Quentin as Narrator Derek Jarman Derek Jarman as Self / Narrator
    Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of Derek Jarman's experiences with AIDS, both literally and allegorically, together with an exploration of the meanings associated with the colour blue.
    120 BPM 2017 POSTER

    120 BPM

    2017

    French

    7.4

    27

    99%

    84%

    Action

    aids

    Drama

    europe

    gay interest

    History

    laboratory

    lgbt

    paris, france

    Robin Campillo Robin Campillo Director Samuel Churin Samuel Churin as Gilberti Catherine Vinatier Catherine Vinatier as Hélène Félix Maritaud Félix Maritaud as Max Adèle Haenel Adèle Haenel as Sophie
    Paris, in the early 1990s: a group of young activists is desperately tied to finding the cure against an unknown lethal disease. They target the pharmaceutical labs that are retaining potential cures, and multiply direct actions, with the hope of saving their lives as well as the ones of future generations.
    The Living End 1992 POSTER

    The Living End

    1992

    English

    6.6

    16

    73%

    61%

    Action

    aids

    california

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    hiv

    Mystery

    nihilism

    road trip

    robbery

    Romance

    Gregg Araki Gregg Araki Director Magie Song Magie Song as 7-11 Couple Mary Woronov Mary Woronov as Daisy Chris Mabli Chris Mabli as Melrose NeoNazi Jack Kofman Jack Kofman as Three Stooges
    Two HIV-positive young men — a semi-employed film critic and a hot hustler — tear off on a cross-country crime spree.
    It's My Party 1996 POSTER

    It's My Party

    1996

    English

    7.1

    10

    53%

    79%

    Action

    aids

    assisted suicide

    death

    Drama

    hiv

    lgbt

    Romance

    terminal illness

    Randal Kleiser Randal Kleiser Director Lee Grant Lee Grant as Amalia Stark Margaret Cho Margaret Cho as Charlene Lee Sally Kellerman Sally Kellerman as Sara Hart Joel Polis Joel Polis as Tim Bergen
    Nick, a gay, HIV-positive architect, begins to display severe symptoms of AIDS and makes preparations to kill himself before he is unable to function normally. He arranges a party to reconnect and say goodbye to his closest friends and his confused parents. But when his ex-partner, Brandon, a television director who left Nick when he was diagnosed with HIV, shows up, what was supposed to be a celebratory event becomes much more difficult for everyone.
    Holding the Man 2015 POSTER

    Holding the Man

    2015

    English

    7.4

    67

    81%

    81%

    1970s

    Action

    aids

    australia

    Biography

    Drama

    History

    hiv

    love

    romance

    Romance

    Neil Armfield Neil Armfield Director Jacob Collins-Levy Jacob Collins-Levy as Andrew Geoffrey Rush Geoffrey Rush as Barry Guy Pearce Guy Pearce as Dick Conigrave Marcus Graham Marcus Graham as Doctor Sam
    Tim and John fell in love while teenagers at their all-boys high school. John was captain of the football team, Tim an aspiring actor playing a minor part in Romeo and Juliet. Their romance endured for 15 years in the face of everything life threw at it – the separations, the discrimination, the temptations, the jealousies and the losses – until the only problem that love can't solve tried to destroy them.
    The Constant Gardener 2005 POSTER

    The Constant Gardener

    2005

    English

    7.3

    61

    83%

    82%

    Action

    aids

    diplomat

    Drama

    morgue

    Mystery

    pharmaceutical industry

    politician

    Romance

    rwandan genocide

    Thriller

    Fernando Meirelles Fernando Meirelles Director Ralph Fiennes Ralph Fiennes as Justin Quayle Claire Simpson Claire Simpson as Maude Donohue Bill Nighy Bill Nighy as Sir Bernard Pellegrin Rachel Weisz Rachel Weisz as Tessa Quayle
    Justin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly, not causing any problems. But after his radical wife Tessa is killed he becomes determined to find out why, thrusting himself into the middle of a very dangerous conspiracy.
    The Blackwater Lightship 2004 POSTER

    The Blackwater Lightship

    2004

    English

    6.8

    4

    54%

    54%

    aids

    Drama

    family relationships

    fatal disease

    John Erman John Erman Director Angela Lansbury Angela Lansbury as Dora Ruth McCabe Ruth McCabe as Dr. Louise Dearbhla Molloy Dearbhla Molloy as Essie Kehoe Dianne Wiest Dianne Wiest as Lily
    A man in the final stages of AIDS is cared for by his sister and mother and grandmother.
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