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Dallas Buyers Club

Play trailer Poster for Dallas Buyers Club R Released Nov 1, 2013 1h 57m Drama LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 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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Lara H Matthew was the best preference out of everyone in this movie Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/24/24 Full Review Breno G Special Effects: 1,0/Sound Effects: 1,0/Acting: 1,0/Story: 1,5 Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/25/24 Full Review Kauã M The ability to captivate and build characters in this work is impressive, a round story that made me learn about such a story, leaving this film sad and with a warm heart at the same time is an incredible feeling, great performances and a script come together with good direction for a great work. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/15/24 Full Review Ruthless T Matthew stuns in this flick with top notch acting. Supported by a stellar performance in Jared Leto. The true dark side of the aids epidemic is displayed. Movie makes you grow to love the main character even more. What a great movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/09/24 Full Review Dan R Matthew McConaughey and Jarod Leto really out did themselves in this movie, the raw emotion and character development, paired with intense dialogue throughout the movie really encourages an emotional reaction, top 10 movie of all time for sure. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/08/24 Full Review Nathan M The only watchable part of this film was the part where Jared Leto had AIDS. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/15/24 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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