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Dallas Buyers Club

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In mid-1980s Texas, electrician Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey) is stunned to learn that he has AIDS. Though told that he has just 30 days left to live, Woodroof refuses to give in to despair. He seeks out alternative therapies and smuggles unapproved drugs into the U.S. from wherever he can find them. Woodroof joins forces with a fellow AIDS patient (Jared Leto) and begins selling the treatments to the growing number of people who can't wait for the medical establishment to save them.
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Dallas Buyers Club rests squarely on Matthew McConaughey's scrawny shoulders, and he carries the burden gracefully with what might be a career-best performance.

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Eleven Autostraddle The film fails to break the pattern of transphobic narratives in cinema, perhaps because it doesn't understand that trans people are not the same as cis gay people. Jun 14, 2021 Full Review Kate Muir The Times (UK) Sometimes a character punches through the screen, beyond the film containing him. Matthew McConaughey's performance as an HIV-positive cowboy in Dallas Buyers Club is one of those moments. Jan 2, 2018 Full Review Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online Though Jean-Marc Valle's direction is sometimes indistinct, it does allow the actors to come off more inhibited in their performances and each scene is that much more authentic. Rated: A Sep 6, 2017 Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson It's a shattering performance swinging between power and vulnerability minute-to-minute. Rated: 4/5 Apr 7, 2024 Full Review Erick Estrada Cinegarage ... At times, the film feels like a pharmaceutical road movie, at others, like a gritty urban Western and an escape/chase movie like Catch Me If You Can (2002), without Spielberg's charms but with Vallée's denunciations. [Full review in Spanish] Feb 7, 2023 Full Review Kaleem Aftab Filmmaker Magazine As a movie it’s a little haphazard and it takes the misstep of trying too hard to create a strong dramatic arc by overegging his wild days that led to him catching the virus. Dec 5, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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GABRIELY The movie is awesome. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/15/25 Full Review Adrian C To preface this review, I'll mention why I watched this movie in the first place. I had never heard of it, until I wondered how DiCaprio didn't win an Oscar for the Wolf. McConaughey stole it from him with his performance in Dallas Buyers Club. I was perplexed because I had never seen such a performance as DiCaprio's in the Wolf and couldn't believe he fell short of McConaughey. The movie starts off with a "bang", literally. McConaughey has intercourse with a prostitute which is fairly unknown to the audience at the time. And that's where he is exposed to HIV which is the centerpiece of the entire movie. The start to the movie is filled with guilt, sin, and negligence which is a common theme throughout the movie. Subtitles help to understand not only the southern accent, but the poor speech and mumbling displayed by the uneducated characters. My favorite particular aspect of the movie is the evolution of McConaughey's character as he is forced to expose himself to people much different than him. He goes to being a radical homophobe to being accepting and defensive for them. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/14/25 Full Review Stephen C Pride in 1 hour and 57 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Nudity, Drug Use, Pervasive Language and Some Strong Sexual Content!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/11/25 Full Review Nadine R I loved this movie as the acting was awesome with all the actors & actress' as I loved the drama the compassion. I recommend this movie 🎥 🍿 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/28/25 Full Review Audience Member Sakto lang. As expected, mahusay un pag ganap ng bida at mga support. Oks din un kwento na gagawin mo lahat pag desperado at bilang na mga araw mo Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/15/25 Full Review Landon J What I liked most about this was McConaughey's character arc and relationship with Leto's character for sure. I'm not sure about any realism or lack thereof in terms of representation/historical accuracy, so I can't comment on that. Entertaining, daring, and doesn't waste time for a 2+ hour picture, very watchable and engaging. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/14/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In mid-1980s Texas, electrician Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey) is stunned to learn that he has AIDS. Though told that he has just 30 days left to live, Woodroof refuses to give in to despair. He seeks out alternative therapies and smuggles unapproved drugs into the U.S. from wherever he can find them. Woodroof joins forces with a fellow AIDS patient (Jared Leto) and begins selling the treatments to the growing number of people who can't wait for the medical establishment to save them.
Director
Jean-Marc Vallée
Producer
Rachel Winter, Robbie Brenner
Screenwriter
Craig Borten, Melisa Wallack
Distributor
Focus Features
Production Co
Voltage Pictures, Evolution Independent, R2 Films
Rating
R (Nudity|Drug Use|Pervasive Language|Some Strong Sexual Content)
Genre
Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 1, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 4, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$27.3M
Runtime
1h 57m
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