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Dallas Buyers Club

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In mid-1980s Texas, electrician Ron Woodroof 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 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 Jun 14, 2021
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. Go to Full Review Kate Muir The Times (UK) Jan 2, 2018
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. Go to Full Review Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online Sep 6, 2017
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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. Go to Full Review Joe Lipsett The Queer Gaze (Podcast) Jul 16, 2026
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A film that hasn't aged particularly well since its release, relying too little on truth and too much on awards-bait. Jennifer Garner is innocent, though Go to Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson Apr 7, 2024
4/5
It's a shattering performance swinging between power and vulnerability minute-to-minute. Go to Full Review Erick Estrada Cinegarage Feb 7, 2023
... 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] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Ryan T @RT91888008 2 days ago Emotional, heart-filled, and a cast that is just great! See more Life X @Moonlightbae2 Sep 27, 2026 Amazing movie, actors were perfect. Emotional, inspiring. Really surprised me. I cried, I laughed. See more Robert P @Superbad Sep 7, 2026 Dallas Buyers Club = a *4.5* star movie See more Caleb S @review-person-friend77 May 26, 2026 This movie was powerful. I’ve always been a proponent of using medicine through legal means, but this movie made me rethink a lot of my opinion about regulations concerning the terminally ill. I was very impressed with the acting and the storytelling and how it helped the viewer to overcome stereotypes and prejudice towards people with HIV, particularly homosexual and bisexual patients. As a movie, it did its job—it helped change the audience’s paradigm through art. If anything, I am much more compassionate toward those who want to seek alternative treatments. See more Rich L. @Richard810 Jan 21, 2026 Movie was great. The true story was beautiful. See it was sad that the struggle that he had to go through to get to the point to where he is today Matthew McConaughey he yet again doesn’t disappoint. The movie just dragged a little bit, but probably Jarret‘s only good performance ever. See more Karina S @KarinaSK Nov 23, 2025 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💫 See more Read all reviews
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Jean-Marc Vallée

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Matthew McConaughey

Ron Woodroof

Jennifer Garner

Dr. Eve Saks

Jared Leto

Rayon

Denis O'Hare

Dr. Sevard

Steve Zahn

Tucker

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Synopsis In mid-1980s Texas, electrician Ron Woodroof 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 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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