The Ryan White Story

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TV-PG

1989

1h 36m

Drama

Biography

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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.

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I watched this at school lol

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/16/25

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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

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John Herzfeld

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Judith Light

Jeanne White

Lukas Haas

Ryan White

George C. Scott

Dr. Kleiman

Nikki Cox

Andrea White

Michael Bowen

Harley

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Director: John Herzfeld
Producer: Linda Otto
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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