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      The Ryan White Story

      TV-PG 1989 1h 36m Drama Biography List
      Reviews 67% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score In Kokomo, Ind., in the early 1980s, an adolescent hemophiliac named Ryan White (Lukas Haas) contracts AIDS through a routine blood transfusion. The fear and misinformation caused by the then-new disease causes his school to bar him from attending due to worries that he may infect his classmates. With the help of a dedicated attorney (George C. Scott) and a kindly nurse (Sarah Jessica Parker), Ryan, his mother (Judith Light) and his sister (Nikki Cox) fight for Ryan's human rights. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Good ole cheesy 80s movies from the Lifetime Movie Network days. But this true story makes me wonder why we haven't come further with a cure for AIDS and other treatment options. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis In Kokomo, Ind., in the early 1980s, an adolescent hemophiliac named Ryan White (Lukas Haas) contracts AIDS through a routine blood transfusion. The fear and misinformation caused by the then-new disease causes his school to bar him from attending due to worries that he may infect his classmates. With the help of a dedicated attorney (George C. Scott) and a kindly nurse (Sarah Jessica Parker), Ryan, his mother (Judith Light) and his sister (Nikki Cox) fight for Ryan's human rights.
      Director
      John Herzfeld
      Producer
      Alan Landsburg, Howard Lipstone
      Screenwriter
      Phil Penningroth, John Herzfeld
      Production Co
      Landsburg Company, Saban International
      Rating
      TV-PG
      Genre
      Drama, Biography
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Feb 6, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 36m
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