The Life of Jesus

1997

French

7.0

♡ 13

63%

interracial relationship

Romance

Bruno Dumont Director

David Douche as Freddy

Kader Chaatouf as Kader

Marjorie Cottreel as Marie

Fu'ad Aït Aattou as Un adolescent

Twenty-something Freddy is becalmed in a podunk French village where the only sign of life is the local amateur brass band and youth aimlessly roaming around the countryside on scooters. He has an intense sexual connection with his girlfriend but has no joy or passion to give her. When she falls for a handsome Arab youth a tragedy unfolds.

Playing by Heart

1998

English

6.9

♡ 44

62%

los angeles, california

relationship

Romance

wedding vows

Willard Carroll Director

Matt Malloy as Desk Clerk

Dennis Quaid as Hugh

Angelina Jolie as Joan

Jay Mohr as Mark

In a vibrant tapestry of love and longing, nine interconnected souls navigate romance and heartbreak in L.A., where passions collide and truths unfold, revealing that the heart's desires often lead us where we least expect.

Closing Numbers

1993

English

6.9

♡ 7

Stephen Whittaker Director

Jane Asher as Anna

Kris Marshall as Fredericks

Tim Woodward as Keith

Jamie Glover as Peter

Keith, Anna and their son Peter are a close, loving family living in a smart suburban street of a provincial city. Anna is a typical middle-class housewife, filling her day with good works, until one day, when she finds a note that leads to a shattering discovery - her husband has been having an affair. Anna's intense shock at finding out Keith's secret is compounded when she arranges to meet his lover. When Steve arrives at the meeting place, Anna is forced to accept the fact that Keith has been leading a double life for the length of their marriage. Steve stresses the risk of AIDS and urges Anna to have an AIDS test. To show her what it can be like to live with the disease, he introduces her to Jim, who needs 24-hour care and has developed a realistic attitude towards his own death. When Keith leaves home suddenly, Anna is forced to tell her son about the threat of HIV, but Peter turns violently against her and runs away.

Life Support

2007

English

6.7

♡ 6

81%

Action

aids

Drama

Nelson George Director

Queen Latifah as Ana

Monique Dupree as Family Member

Tony Rock as Ness

Gloria Reuben as Sandra

The true-life story of a mother who overcame an addiction to crack and became a positive role model and an AIDS activist in the black community.

Aruvi

2016

Tamil

8.3

♡ 15

86%

Arun Prabhu Purushothaman Director

Aditi Balan as Aruvi

Vijayalakshmi as Pushpalatha

Padmashri Mohammad Ali as Shakil Waqaab

Lakshmi Gopalaswamy as Shobha Parthasarathy

A gentle girl born and brought up amidst the ever growing eco-social-consumeristic environment finds it difficult to fit in the society. She decides to take it hard on the people.

Paris Is Burning

1990

English

8.2

♡ 23

98%

Jennie Livingston Director

Freddie Pendavis as

Fran Lebowitz as Self

Geoffrey Holder as Self

Gwen Verdon as Self

Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City's African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, PARIS IS BURNING offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion "houses," from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty. Featuring legendary voguers, drag queens, and trans women — including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza.

And the Band Played On

1993

English

7.8

♡ 15

100%

Roger Spottiswoode Director

Thomas Kopache as Blood Bank Executive

Christian Clemenson as Dr. Dale Lawrence

Magic Johnson as Self

Richard Gere as The Choreographer

The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.

Red Ribbon Blues

4.3

Charles Winkler Director

Lisa Waltz as Bones

Debi Mazar as Darcy RuPaul

RuPaul as Duke

Paul Mercurio as Troy

After attending his 23rd funeral for a friend with AIDS, Troy and his friends hatch a plan to steal the HIV drugs that they need. One sucessful heist leads to another and another until they have so much inventory they decide to begin their own community distribution program.

Gridlock'd

1997

English

6.9

♡ 34

88%

Vondie Curtis-Hall Director

Tim Roth as Alexander 'Stretch' Rawland

Lucy Liu as Cee-Cee

Kasi Lemmons as Madonna

Charles Fleischer as Mr. Woodson

After a friend overdoses, Spoon and Stretch decide to kick their drug habits and attempt to enroll in a government detox program. Their efforts are hampered by seemingly endless red tape, as they are shuffled from one office to another while being chased by drug dealers and the police.

A Place for Annie

1994

English

7.2

♡ 7

68%

hallmark hall of fame

nurse

John Gray Director

Richard Gilbert-Hill as Dr. Scott

Robin Pearson Rose as Edna

Mary-Louise Parker as Linda

Sissy Spacek as Susan Lansing

Baby Annie is HIV positive and has been left in the clinic by her drug addicted mother. To prevent her from being placed in a home where they'd just wait for her to die, nurse Susan takes charge of Annie at her home. Two years later, she plans to adopt her -- but suddenly Annie's mother reappears and demands her back. And under the law, Susan, as foster-mother, has no claim to the child.

Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin

2019

English

6.9

♡ 1

89%

social & cultural documentary

Werner Herzog Director

Shaun Angeles Penange as Self

Peter Bartlett as Self

Marcus Wheeler as Self

Werner Herzog as Self - Interviewer and Narrator

When Bruce Chatwin was dying of AIDS, his friend Werner Herzog made a final visit. As a parting gift, Chatwin gave him his rucksack. Thirty years later, Herzog sets out on his own journey, inspired by Chatwin’s passion for the nomadic life, uncovering stories of lost tribes, wanderers and dreamers.

Before Night Falls

2000

English

7.1

♡ 36

74%

Julian Schnabel Director

Johnny Depp as Bon Bon / Lieutenant Victor

Diego Luna as Carlos

Vincent Laresca as Jose Abreu

Javier Bardem as Reinaldo Arenas

Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was vilified for his homosexuality in Fidel Castro's Cuba.

The Night Listener

2006

English

5.9

♡ 29

40%

35%

Action

aids

based on novel or book

Patrick Stettner Director

Toni Collette as Donna D. Logand

Robin Williams as Gabriel Noone

Bobby Cannavale as Jess

Rory Culkin as Pete D. Logand

In the midst of his crumbling relationship, a radio show host begins speaking to his biggest fan—a young boy—via the telephone. But when questions about the boy's identity come up, the host's life is thrown into chaos.

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

1989

English

8.1

♡ 4

100%

Rob Epstein Director

Julie Harris as Frankie Addams

Dustin Hoffman as Narrator

Eddie Murphy as Self

Tom Brokaw as Self - News Reporter

On the eve of 1987's Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, surviving families and friends of people who have died of AIDS prepare panels to be added to a large-scale memorial quilt project. Drawing from the sea of names memorialized, director Robert Epstein focuses on the lives of six people. Alongside the intimate profiles offered, through news footage and interviews, Epstein puts the AIDS crisis in the larger context of social and government response to the disease.

Freedom Uncut

2022

English

8.1

♡ 14

78%

George Michael Director

Stevie Wonder as Self

Nile Rodgers as Self

Tony Bennett as Self

Ricky Gervais as Self

Freedom Uncut chronicles the tumultuous — yet creatively fruitful — period of George Michael’s life and career following the release of his 1987 solo debut, Faith, then through the creation and release of his 1990 follow-up Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1. Along with documenting his creative efforts during this period, the doc will also explore his relationship with Anselmo Feleppa — who died from AIDS-related complications — as well as the death of Michael’s mother.

Ailey

2021

English

6.8

♡ 3

90%

Jamila Wignot Director

Harry Belafonte as Self

Carmen De Lavallade as Self

Cicely Tyson as Self

Hope Clarke as Self

Alvin Ailey was a visionary artist who found salvation through dance. Told in his own words and through the creation of a dance inspired by his life, this immersive portrait follows a man who, when confronted by a world that refused to embrace him, determined to build one that would.

L.627

1992

French

7.2

♡ 8

84%

Bertrand Tavernier Director

John Arnold as Addict L.627

Luc Palun as Brigadier

Jean-Roger Milo as Manuel

Frédéric Pierrot as Réné

In Paris, Lulu, a passionate policeman, works with the faith of a rookie, despite the sclerotic bureaucracy and the incompetence or negligence of some of his colleagues. In his new position as a narcotics inspector, he tries to keep his sanity as he witnesses the worst of the human condition.

Silverlake Life: The View from Here

1993

English

8.1

♡ 4

85%

Peter Friedman Director

Tom Joslin as

Liane Bonin as

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

English

6.2

♡ 2

50%

John Greyson Director

Jeremy Podeswa as AIDS Demonstrator

Bernard Behrens as Dr. Placebo

Michael Callen as Miss HIV

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

English

7.6

♡ 6

98%

David France Director

Bill Clinton as Himself Ed Koch

Ed Koch as Himself

Charlie Rose as Himself

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.

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Red Ribbon Blues

Gridlock'd

A Place for Annie

Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin

Before Night Falls

The Night Listener

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

Freedom Uncut

Ailey

L.627

Silverlake Life: The View from Here

Zero Patience

How to Survive a Plague