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Kanopy
82
7.4
/17563/
75
/823/
77
/1369/
4.0
/57324/
99
/138/
84
/54/
84
/26/

BPM (Beats per Minute) (2017)
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.
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HBO Max
82
7.9
/39396/
79
/1538/
77
/899/
3.8
/26310/
94
/49/
88
/379/
cc age 17+

The Normal Heart (2014)
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.
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MUBI
81
7.6
/4504/
78
/193/
68
/78/
4.0
/7188/
98
/80/
83
/160/
86
/23/
cc age 16+

How to Survive a Plague (2012)
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.
poster
81
7.6
/83335/
75
/2032/
77
/1205/
4.2
/493236/
86
/116/
89
/2801/
74
/32/

Mysterious Skin (2005)
A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.
poster
79
7.7
/271107/
77
/6159/
77
/4484/
3.9
/194326/
83
/63/
89
/4676/
66
/21/
cc age 14+

Philadelphia (1993)
Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.
poster
78
7.6
/6467/
69
/98/
67
/73/
3.6
/2308/
92
/24/
82
/115/

Longtime Companion (1989)
During the summer of 1981, a group of friends in New York are completely unprepared for the onslaught of AIDS. What starts as a rumor about a mysterious "gay cancer" soon turns into a major crisis as, one by one, some of the friends begin to fall ill, leaving the others to panic about who will be next. As death takes its toll, the lives of these friends are forever redefined by an unconditional display of love, hope and courage.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
79
74
7.8
/11601/
72
/206/
64
/107/
3.6
/6215/
100
/12/
88
/251/

And the Band Played On (1993)
The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.
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Kanopy
83
70
7.9
/2392/
76
/102/
68
/44/
3.9
/1876/
100
/45/
86
/92/
94
/11/

We Were Here (2011)
A reflective look at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the occasion during the first years of the crisis.
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Kanopy
76
49
7.5
/984/
72
/31/
82
/53/
4.0
/4809/
100
/11/
50
/3/

Buddies (1985)
David, a naive graduate student, has volunteered to work as a 'buddy' for people dying of AIDS. Assigned to the intensely political Robert, a lifelong activist whose friends and family have abandoned him following his diagnosis, the two men, each with notably different world views, soon discover common bonds, as David's inner activist awakens and Robert's need for emotional release is fulfilled.
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Kanopy
82
46
8.1
/1212/
71
/25/
69
/18/
4.2
/1587/
100
/8/
93
/12/

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989)
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.
poster
68
36
8.0
/2350/
62
/21/
56
/35/
3.5
/627/
74
/23/

An Early Frost (1985)
Successful lawyer Michael Pierson is gay, but he has always hidden this part of his life from his mother, Katherine, father, Nick, and grandmother Beatrice. But when Michael discovers he has AIDS and is dying of complications from the disease, he must open up to his parents and the rest of his family. Though fearful of their reactions, he introduces them to his longtime lover, Peter, and looks to them for support.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
57
34
6.5
/1531/
69
/53/
60
/39/
3.2
/594/
56
/9/
49
/18/
40
/7/

House of Boys (2009)
It is 1984. Frank is a determined English teenager who runs away from high school to find an alternative gay lifestyle in Amsterdam. He finds a home and a job at the "House of Boys", a bar-cum-brothel run by a strict Madame who has an eye for what his punters crave. Frank works his way up from barman to on-stage dancer and falls in love with some of his housemates, Jake. The first intimations of what is described as 'the gay cancer', casts a long shadow over Frank's tight-knit group of friends. Yet despite the troubles that cloud the hopes and dreams of young Frank, his perseverance, along with support from a willing doctor, will carry him through.
poster
64
31
6.6
/894/
60
/15/
45
/10/
86
/7/
66
/18/

Alive and Kicking (1996)
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.
poster
65
28
7.2
/1832/
60
/27/
63
/35/
3.4
/283/

The Man I Love (1997)
This is a combination coming out and first love story. The swimmer and diver Lucard is interested in attractive Martin. The film follows the characters' coming out with all its difficulties, the bitter-sweet pleasures of first love and the dreadful moment when one comes down to reality and realizes that one's beloved friend has a hard way to go yet. The positive message the film tries to transmit is the somewhat common motto "Live each day of your life as if it were your last."
poster
Amazon Prime Video
64
28
6.8
/830/
61
/7/
53
/21/
3.3
/451/
71
/840/

Our Sons (1991)
When James admits to his mother that he is gay it strains her liberal attitude. A San Diego businesswoman, Audrey believes she is a modern, open-minded mother, but the news sends her reeling. However, the real shock comes when James asks her to travel to Arkansas and inform his lover's estranged mom, Luanne, that her son has AIDS. As Audrey and Luanne learn to put aside their prejudice toward each other, they soon discover how to share their thoughts, hopes and fears for their sons.
poster
The Roku Channel
55
20
6.4
/950/
51
/24/
53
/32/
3.2
/329/
46
/15/

Funkytown (2011)
Set in Montreal during the disco phenomenon some 35 years ago, Funkytown follows the life of a group of colorful characters. We follow their lives and tribulations as everyone converges on a regular basis at Montreal's hot disco spot: Starlight. Along the way, several events take place that change these characters' lives. As these characters' lives unfold, the Parti Québécois takes power changing the cultural landscape in Quebec while the disco craze slowly fades. While we keep up with these various characters - it is Bastien who is a central part of this story. His drug addiction, dreams to become an actor and womanizing - make him the "bigger than life" typical 70s character around which the whole story revolves.
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63
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6.8
/85/
77
/4/
41
/7/
3.4
/266/

1985 (2016)
A dying man seeks out a beauty consultant to hide his symptoms.
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Fandango at Home Free
58
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5.6
/165/
60
/7/
60
/3/

Once a Year on Blackpool Sands (2021)
A moving comedy-drama about the love, identity and courage of the LGBTQ community during the first walk towards Gay Pride in 1950s England. Based on the real-life events of Yorkshire coal miners and secret gay lovers, Tommy and Eddy, who spend their annual week holiday at a quirky B & B in Blackpool, along with a few other alternative members of society – the transgender Mr. Elbridge, the ex-show girl Red Ethel and the eccentric owner Gladys and her flirty daughter Maureen.
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Kanopy
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6.9
/81/
61
/6/
44
/7/
71
/2/

The Battle of Amfar (2013)
When AIDS struck in the early 1980s, a scientist and a movie star did not have to respond - but they did. Dr. Mathilde Krim and Elizabeth Taylor joined forces to create amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research. The fight against HIV has never been the same. The Perfect Host reveals how two powerful and very different women came together, and what their combined efforts achieved. With passion and wit, Taylor wielded celebrity as a weapon against government indifference while Krim's commitment to science ensured support for the most promising research areas. Today, the only man cured of AIDS can thank research championed by Mathilde Krim. Visually dazzling and emotionally compelling, this story offers a surprising perspective on the still ongoing fight against AIDS.


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