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poster
Criterion Channel
84
8.2
/20724/
83
/1077/
80
/522/
4.5
/214978/
98
/65/
88
/215/
82
/22/

Paris Is Burning (1991)
Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City's African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, PARIS IS BURNING offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion "houses," from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty. Featuring legendary voguers, drag queens, and trans women — including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza.
poster
MUBI
82
7.6
/4515/
78
/196/
68
/78/
4.0
/7309/
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
fuboTV
82
7.4
/17591/
75
/827/
77
/1371/
4.0
/58606/
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.
poster
HBO Max
82
7.9
/39498/
79
/1544/
77
/903/
3.8
/27034/
94
/49/
88
/380/
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.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
82
7.8
/232313/
77
/11510/
78
/4105/
3.8
/345496/
89
/244/
91
/2593/
72
/41/
cc age 17+

Straight Outta Compton (2015)
In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.
poster
Kanopy
81
7.5
/9133/
72
/388/
71
/157/
4.2
/61641/
95
/145/
64
/18/
91
/34/

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022)
The life of internationally renowned artist and activist Nan Goldin is told through her slideshows, intimate interviews, ground-breaking photography, and rare footage of her personal fight to hold the Sackler family accountable for the overdose crisis.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
81
7.6
/45310/
73
/443/
71
/375/
3.8
/11377/
90
/174/
91
/1662/
76
/41/
cc age 15+

In America (2003)
A family of Irish immigrants adjusts to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.
poster
81
7.9
/544547/
79
/14981/
79
/8888/
4.0
/600600/
92
/264/
91
/4158/
77
/47/
cc age 17+

Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live.
poster
79
7.3
/105145/
72
/2070/
69
/1205/
3.6
/50407/
88
/58/
80
/1197/
79
/24/
cc age 17+

The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his girlie magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for all people.
poster
79
7.3
/155077/
71
/2942/
69
/1658/
3.6
/55703/
83
/189/
82
/7483/
82
/39/
cc age 16+

The Constant Gardener (2005)
Justin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly, not causing any problems. But after his radical wife Tessa is killed he becomes determined to find out why, thrusting himself into the middle of a very dangerous conspiracy.
poster
79
7.3
/120402/
73
/2792/
73
/1726/
3.7
/145570/
92
/239/
76
/21/
78
/36/
cc age 17+

Precious (2009)
In Harlem in 1987, Claireece "Precious" Jones is a 16-year-old African American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father, and at home she must wait hand and foot on her mother, an angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically. School is chaotic and Precious has reached the ninth grade with good marks and a secret – she can't read.
poster
79
7.7
/271962/
77
/6233/
77
/4510/
3.9
/200666/
83
/63/
89
/4674/
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
Kanopy
78
7.5
/146279/
73
/2450/
72
/1834/
3.9
/124652/
79
/194/
84
/4492/
80
/40/
cc age 15+

The Hours (2002)
The story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. Their stories intertwine, and finally come together in a surprising, transcendent moment of shared recognition.
poster
MUBI
77
7.2
/2780/
73
/169/
61
/73/
3.9
/6876/
96
/53/
82
/24/
71
/10/

1985 (2018)
Having been gone for three years, closeted advertising executive Adrian returns to his Texas hometown and struggles to reveal his dire circumstances to his conservative family.
poster
77
7.6
/6490/
69
/99/
67
/73/
3.6
/2411/
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.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
77
7.5
/14083/
76
/711/
77
/454/
3.8
/19285/
81
/26/
81
/86/

Holding the Man (2015)
Tim and John fell in love while teenagers at their all-boys high school. John was captain of the football team, Tim an aspiring actor playing a minor part in Romeo and Juliet. Their romance endured for 15 years in the face of everything life threw at it – the separations, the discrimination, the temptations, the jealousies and the losses – until the only problem that love can't solve tried to destroy them.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
76
6.9
/1474/
72
/54/
70
/31/
3.6
/3528/
89
/37/
57
/3/
85
/9/

Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin (2019)
When Bruce Chatwin was dying of AIDS, his friend Werner Herzog made a final visit. As a parting gift, Chatwin gave him his rucksack. Thirty years later, Herzog sets out on his own journey, inspired by Chatwin’s passion for the nomadic life, uncovering stories of lost tribes, wanderers and dreamers.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
76
6.9
/54156/
72
/1204/
71
/795/
3.8
/174104/
88
/16/
82
/2367/
cc age 17+

Gia (1998)
Gia Carangi meteorically rises to modeling fame in the late 1970s but becomes overconsumed by persistent loneliness and drug addiction.
poster
Kanopy
75
6.8
/335/
72
/27/
60
/6/
3.5
/1159/
90
/80/
88
/8/
77
/18/

Ailey (2021)
Alvin Ailey was a visionary artist who found salvation through dance. Told in his own words and through the creation of a dance inspired by his life, this immersive portrait follows a man who, when confronted by a world that refused to embrace him, determined to build one that would.
poster
83
75
8.1
/4601/
81
/183/
79
/84/
4.0
/5415/
94
/153/

Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway (2008)
Set in New York City's gritty East Village, the revolutionary rock opera RENT tells the story of a group of bohemians struggling to live and pay their rent. "Measuring their lives in love," these starving artists strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic.
poster
75
7.1
/27144/
69
/342/
66
/294/
3.6
/12382/
74
/100/
83
/800/
85
/26/

Before Night Falls (2000)
Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was vilified for his homosexuality in Fidel Castro's Cuba.
poster
74
6.6
/623/
65
/18/
68
/10/
3.8
/7534/
95
/39/
76
/6/

The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (2025)
As an unknown and deadly disease begins to spread, legend has it that it is transmitted between two men, through a simple glance, when they fall in love. While people are accusing her family, Lidia must find out whether this myth is real or not.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
79
74
7.8
/11647/
72
/208/
64
/107/
3.6
/6535/
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.
poster
Starz Apple TV Channel
73
6.9
/17336/
70
/370/
66
/233/
3.5
/6936/
88
/33/
79
/313/

Gridlock'd (1997)
After a friend overdoses, Spoon and Stretch decide to kick their drug habits and attempt to enroll in a government detox program. Their efforts are hampered by seemingly endless red tape, as they are shuffled from one office to another while being chased by drug dealers and the police.
poster
72
6.6
/761/
62
/52/
58
/9/
3.5
/2863/
88
73
/13/
cc age 15+

Fairyland (2025)
A father-daughter relationship evolves through an era of bohemian decadence in 1970s San Francisco to the sober and heartbreaking era of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s.
poster
Kanopy
72
6.8
/4480/
67
/201/
68
/226/
3.6
/10437/
82
/61/
66
/18/
73
/21/

Sorry Angel (2018)
At once an intimate chronicle of a romance and a sprawling portrait of life in early 1990s France following the intertwining journeys of Jacques, a worldly Parisian writer, and Arthur, a curious, carefree and much-younger university student who is just beginning to live. Brought together by chance, the two men find themselves navigating a casual fling that gradually deepens into a tender, transformative bond.
poster
72
7.7
/11758/
77
/315/
79
/342/
4.0
/23385/
50
/10/
84
/438/

The Cure (1995)
Erik, a loner, finds a friend in Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS. They vow to find a cure for AIDS together and save Dexter's life in an eventful summer.
poster
Kanopy
81
71
7.3
/3151/
77
/108/
70
/77/
4.2
/16403/
100
/5/
87
/147/

Blue (1993)
Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of Derek Jarman's experiences with AIDS, both literally and allegorically, together with an exploration of the meanings associated with the colour blue.
poster
Kanopy
83
71
7.9
/2397/
76
/102/
68
/45/
3.9
/1923/
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.
poster
78
70
7.4
/5751/
73
/96/
67
/54/
3.6
/1970/
90
/51/
87
/275/
84
/18/

Darwin's Nightmare (2005)
Africa in the sixties. The Nile perch, a ravenous predator, is introduced into Lake Victoria as a scientific experiment, causing the extinction of many native species. Its meat is exported everywhere in exchange for weapons, creating a globalized evil alliance on the lake shores. An infernal nightmare in the real world that wipes out Darwin's Theory of Evolution.
poster
74
70
7.3
/10736/
71
/230/
73
/583/
3.6
/12404/
74
/35/
89
/132/
69
/16/

His Secret Life (2001)
When Antonia's husband Massimo is killed in a car accident, she accidentally discovers that he has been having a same-sex affair with a produce wholesaler named Michele.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
69
7.1
/70682/
68
/3846/
68
/878/
3.6
/373023/
82
/250/
84
/115/
64
/54/
cc age 16+

The Apprentice (2024)
A young Donald Trump, eager to make his name as a hungry scion of a wealthy family in 1970s New York, comes under the spell of Roy Cohn, the cutthroat attorney who would help create the Donald Trump we know today. Cohn sees in Trump the perfect protégé—someone with raw ambition, a hunger for success, and a willingness to do whatever it takes to win.
poster
69
7.0
/3810/
69
/39/
61
/42/
3.5
/743/
73
/22/
77
/92/
59
/20/

Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997)
A group of gay friends spend summer weekends together at a lakeside house in upstate New York. As the season progresses and secrets begin to surface, the complex relationships within the group are sometimes strained and sometimes strengthened.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
69
6.5
/15856/
69
/399/
64
/247/
3.4
/16610/
73
/112/
69
/560/
60
/18/
cc age 15+

Boys on the Side (1995)
After breaking up with her girlfriend, a nightclub singer, Jane, answers a personal ad from Robin, a real estate agent with AIDS, seeking a cross-country travel partner. On their journey from New York City to Los Angeles, the two stop by Pittsburgh to pick up Jane's friend Holly, who is trying to escape an abusive relationship. With three distinct personalities, the women must overcome their differences to help one another.
poster
67
7.1
/3389/
67
/44/
61
/36/
3.4
/768/
53
/15/
79
/131/

It's My Party (1996)
Nick, a gay, HIV-positive architect, begins to display severe symptoms of AIDS and makes preparations to kill himself before he is unable to function normally. He arranges a party to reconnect and say goodbye to his closest friends and his confused parents. But when his ex-partner, Brandon, a television director who left Nick when he was diagnosed with HIV, shows up, what was supposed to be a celebratory event becomes much more difficult for everyone.
poster
71
66
6.9
/5915/
65
/147/
67
/85/
3.9
/11194/
74
/31/
82
/182/
64
/13/

Princesses (2005)
Caye is a young prostitute whose family is unaware of her profession. She meets her striking Dominican neighbour Zulema, an illegal immigrant, after she finds her in the bathroom, badly beaten up. They strike up a close friendship unbeknownst to Caye's xenophobic co-workers.
poster
AMC+
66
6.4
/2483/
61
/61/
54
/48/
3.5
/5752/
75
/20/
63
/55/

Habit (1997)
It's autumn in New York. Sam has broken up with his girlfriend and his father has recently died. World-weary and sloppy drunk, he finds temporary solace in the arms of Anna, a mysterious vampire who draws him away from his friends and into a web of addiction and madness.
poster
AMC+ Amazon Channel
70
66
6.3
/6378/
66
/188/
62
/140/
3.4
/3161/
85
/26/
67
/172/
81
/4/

Red White & Blue (2010)
A woman attracts the attention of a psychotic former Army interrogator and an emotionally fragile young man caring for his ailing mother.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
65
6.8
/7130/
71
/179/
62
/67/
3.4
/3009/
71
/31/
67
/131/

Jeffrey (1995)
Jeffrey, a gay man living in New York City with an overwhelming fear of contracting AIDS, concludes that being celibate is the only option to protect himself. As fate would have it, shortly after his declaration of a sex-free existence, he meets the handsome Steve Howard, his dream man -- except for his HIV-positive status. Facing this dilemma, Jeffrey turns to his best friend and an outrageous priest for guidance.
poster
65
6.6
/14326/
66
/240/
63
/171/
3.3
/4566/
50
/117/
67
/676/
59
/34/
cc age 18+

A Home at the End of the World (2004)
Three friends form a bond over the year, Johnathan is gay, Clare is straight and Bobby is neither, instead he loves the people he loves. As their lives go on there is tension and tears which culminate in a strong yet fragile friendship between the three.
poster
Hoopla
65
6.9
/20937/
69
/350/
65
/243/
3.2
/5661/
62
/50/
79
/758/
55
/26/
cc age 10+

Playing by Heart (1998)
In a vibrant tapestry of love and longing, nine interconnected souls navigate romance and heartbreak in L.A., where passions collide and truths unfold, revealing that the heart's desires often lead us where we least expect.
poster
Kanopy
65
6.8
/57902/
73
/1602/
68
/588/
3.4
/84670/
46
/175/
83
/19685/
53
/35/
cc age 14+

Rent (2005)
In New York City's gritty East Village, a group of bohemians strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
64
7.9
/638556/
80
/32435/
79
/17509/
3.5
/1683477/
60
/418/
85
/6737/
49
/50/
cc age 13+

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs become instant classics. When Mercury's increasingly wild lifestyle starts to spiral out of control, Queen soon faces its greatest challenge yet – finding a way to keep the band together amid the success and excess.
poster
Kanopy
74
64
7.2
/3410/
67
/68/
68
/54/
3.8
/5661/
90
/10/
75
/52/

Parting Glances (1986)
Michael and Robert, two gay men living in Brooklyn, spend their last day together before Robert leaves for Africa on work assignment. Michael still has feelings for his friend Nick, who has AIDS.
poster
MUBI
67
62
6.6
/4454/
66
/149/
67
/85/
3.8
/37572/
73
/11/
61
/72/
65
/15/

The Living End (1992)
Two HIV-positive young men — a semi-employed film critic and a hot hustler — tear off on a cross-country crime spree.
poster
69
62
6.9
/4649/
72
/212/
70
/242/
3.4
/19851/

Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop (2004)
Inspired by the moving book “Só as Mães São Felizes”, by Lucinha Araújo, Cazuza's mother, the film covers a little more than 10 years of the singer’s crazy and brief life – from the beginning of his career in the Circo Voador venue, in 1981, to the huge success and the apotheosis of his shows with the Barão Vermelho band, his solo career, his relations with his parents, friends, lovers and passions, and the courage he had to face his final years, with HIV, until his death, in 1990.
poster
58
6.4
/22381/
67
/507/
61
/361/
3.2
/9760/
36
/28/
65
/524/
49
/22/

Killing Zoe (1993)
Zed is an American vault-cracker who travels to Paris to meet up with his old friend Eric. Eric and his gang have planned to raid the only bank in the city which is open on Bastille day. After offering his services, Zed soon finds himself trapped in a situation beyond his control when heroin abuse, poor planning and a call-girl named Zoe all conspire to turn the robbery into a very bloody siege.
poster
79
58
8.3
/15019/
77
/130/
74
/60/
3.8
/5050/
86
/10/

Aruvi (2017)
A gentle girl born and brought up amidst the ever growing eco-social-consumeristic environment finds it difficult to fit in the society. She decides to take it hard on the people.


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