Dallas Buyers Club poster
7.9

Dallas Buyers Club

Sometimes it takes a hustler to change the world

8,004 votes
2013
1h 57m
Released
EN
Genres
DramaHistory
Synopsis

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.

Production
Truth Entertainment, Voltage Pictures, CE, Evolution Independent, R² Films, Rainmaker Films, Focus Features
Box Office
Budget: $5,000,000
Revenue: $55,736,588
Languages
English, Japanese
Countries
United States of America

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Popularity Score

20
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Content Rating

Family Friendly
Suitable for general audiences

Community Engagement

8,004
Number of votes received from users

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