Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "acquired-immune-deficiency-syndrome"

1. Boys on the Side (1995)

R | 115 min | Comedy, Drama

Robin shares a ride in her car with Jane from New York to Los Angeles. They stop at Jane's friend Holly's place in Pittsburgh and take her with them west, making a long stop in Tucson. The three very different women become close friends.

Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Mary-Louise Parker, Drew Barrymore, Matthew McConaughey

Votes: 14,141 | Gross: $23.45M

2. In the Gloaming (1997 TV Movie)

PG | 67 min | Drama

A loving mother, a son in search of peace, four people separated by more than miles. Now, in the twilight of their time together, reconciliation finally begins for a family who never really knew each other until it was almost too late.

Director: Christopher Reeve | Stars: Glenn Close, Bridget Fonda, Whoopi Goldberg, Robert Sean Leonard

Votes: 1,462

3. Buddies (1985)

Not Rated | 81 min | Drama, History, Romance

The film follows a New York City gay man, in a monogamous relationship, becoming a "buddy" or volunteer bedside companion to another gay man dying of AIDS, and the friendship that develops. Restored in 2020.

Director: Arthur J. Bressan Jr. | Stars: Geoff Edholm, David Schachter, Billy Lux, David Rose

Votes: 813

4. Test (I) (2013)

TV-MA | 89 min | Drama, History, Romance

In 1985, a gay dance understudy hopes for his on-stage chance while fearing the growing AIDS epidemic.

Director: Chris Mason Johnson | Stars: Scott Marlowe, Matthew Risch, Evan Boomer, Kevin Clarke

Votes: 1,732 | Gross: $0.02M

5. Chemsex (2015)

83 min | Documentary

In hidden basements, bedrooms and bars across London, "Chemsex" is a documentary that exposes frankly and intimately a dark side to modern gay life. Traversing an underworld of intravenous ... See full summary »

Directors: William Fairman, Max Gogarty | Star: David Stuart

Votes: 719

6. Ethan Mao (2004)

Not Rated | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Kicked out of his house because he's gay, Ethan Mao returns home to steal and ends up holding his family hostage on a fateful Thanksgiving Day.

Director: Quentin Lee | Stars: Jun Hee Lee, Raymond Ma, Julia Nickson, Kevin Kleinberg

Votes: 629 | Gross: $0.01M

7. The Battle of Amfar (2013)

TV-14 | 41 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

When AIDS struck in the early 1980s, a scientist and a movie star did not have to respond - but they did. Dr. Mathilde Krim and Elizabeth Taylor joined forces to create amfAR, the ... See full summary »

Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: Richard Berkowitz, Timothy Ray Brown, Michael Callen, Kenneth Cole

Votes: 79

8. Choose Life: Edinburgh's Battle Against Aids (2019 TV Movie)

Documentary

Documentary examining 1980s Edinburgh and its reputation as 'Aids capital of Europe'. Featuring interviews with those caught up in the epidemic.

Director: Stephen Bennett

9. Before Your Eyes: Angelie's Secret (1995 TV Movie)

Documentary

Documentary chronicling the story of an 11-year-old girl infected at birth with the HIV virus as she reveals to her friends, neighbors and classmates that she has AIDS.

Director: Jonathan Klein | Stars: Julia Roberts, Hydeia Broadbent, Ryan Chedester, Angelie Diya

Votes: 33

10. The Midnight Club (2022)
Episode: The Two Danas (2022)

TV-MA | 54 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Anya brings bitterness to a tense group therapy session, and Ilonka meets a healer on the grounds. A deep cut sends a shaken Spencer to the infirmary.

Director: Mike Flanagan | Stars: Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd, Annarah Cymone

Votes: 1,377

11. The Midnight Club (2022)
Episode: Gimme a Kiss (2022)

TV-MA | 49 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

The club explores a hidden chamber, where Sandra's unsettled by items in the room. A voice calls to Spence through the intercom. Anya sees a dark shadow.

Director: Michael Fimognari | Stars: Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd, Annarah Cymone

Votes: 1,188