Here we've displayed a list of the best Aids films : I Am Because We Are(2008), No Easy Way(1996), We Were Here(2011), The Celluloid Closet(1996), The Cure(1995), Philadelphia(1993), The Nomi Song(2004), 1985(2018), Parting Glances(1986), Love! Valour! Compassion!(1997), Second Best(1994), Killing Zoe(1994) ... ...
Documentary
USA
2008
86 Minutes
madonna president bill clinton rev. dr. desmond tutu professor jeffrey sachs filmmaker disheartening passionate uplifting africa malawi united states malawi orphans aids poverty famine outreach transformation sacrifice discovery
A look into the lives of Malawi's 1 million plus orphans in the wake of the AIDS pandemic. It offers hope and real solutions to the challenges that people face living in extreme poverty.
Drama
USA
1996
107 Minutes
Alan Boyce Khandi Alexander Brandon Hammond Jermaine Montell Christina Pickles
pianist single mother teenager son doctor moving emotional tender los angeles hospital street aids unlikely friendship troubled youth dying young poverty discovery transformation 1990s
Matthew, a concert pianist played by Alan Boyce, has kept his HIV positive status secret and refuses help from family and doctors. On the night he loses his job playing mood music in a ... See full summary »
Documentary, Drama, History, Biography, Gay & Lesbian
USA
2011
90 Minutes
Bill Weber Paul Boneberg Ed Wolf Daniel Goldstein Guy Clark
lesbian gay man nurse woman bleak emotional moving sad san francisco aids homosexuality disease death epidemic sexually transmitted diseases transformation fall discovery 2010s
A deep and reflective look at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the occasion during the first years of this unimaginable crisis.
Gay & Lesbian, Documentary
France|UK|Germany|USA
1996
102 Minutes
Jeffrey Friedman Antonio Banderas Susie Bright Quentin Crisp Matt Crowley Tony Curtis Richard Dyer Antonio Fargas Harvey Fierstein Whoopi Goldberg Farley Granger
gay/lesbian hollywood icons engaging profound confident hollywood, calif. hollywood prejudice cinema history homosexuality lesbianism aids love quest transformation underdog 1990s
A documentary surveying the various Hollywood screen depictions of homosexuals and the attitudes behind them throughout the history of North American film.
Drama
USA
1995
99 Minutes
Joseph Mazzello Brad Renfro Annabella Sciorra Diana Scarwid Bruce Davison Nicky Katt Aeryk Egan Renée Humphrey Delphine French
sick person best friend bigot mother neighbor boy emotional sad moving minnesota mississippi river aids friendship voyage running away hope growing up adventure 1990s
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.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
1993
125 Minutes
Tom Hanks Denzel Washington Jason Robards Antonio Banderas Joanne Woodward Mary Steenburgen Ron Vawter Robert Ridgely Charles Napier Roger Corman John Bedford Lloyd
lawyer gay man wife husband homophobe boyfriend tender emotional profound office library courtroom apartment philadelphia homophobia worker's rights law friendship court battles aids
When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.
Documentary
Germany
2004
99 Minutes
Klaus Nomi
singer david bowie musician performance artist homosexual offbeat spectacular new york city berlin stage rock club klaus nomi fame new wave aids punk rock music rise fall 1980s
Having failed to break into professional opera in his native Germany (where, as an usher in West Berlin's Deutsche Oper, he would serenade the staff after the 'real' performances were over)... See full summary »
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
2018
85 Minutes
Jamie Chung Virginia Madsen Michael Chiklis Cory Michael Smith Ryan Piers Williams Bryan Massey Aidan Langford Antonio Drake
closeted homosexual texan aids patient confident emotional melancholy texas new york aids family death transformation 1980s
A closeted young man goes home for the holidays and struggles to reveal his dire circumstances to his conservative family.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
1986
90 Minutes
Richard Ganoung John Bolger Steve Buscemi
gay man boyfriend ex-lover friend brooding witty emotional new york city apartment aids romance love triangle separation homosexuality city life love temptation transformation 1980s
As Michael and Robert, a gay couple in New York, prepare for Robert's departure for a two-year work assignment in Africa, Michael must face Robert's true motives for leaving while dealing ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1997
110 Minutes
Jason Alexander Randy Becker Stephen Bogardus John Glover John Benjamin Hickey Justin Kirk Stephen Spinella
choreographer theater fan composer musician friend twin emotional witty upstate new york house homosexuality aids friendship relationships siblings vacation escape discovery love 1990s
Gregory invites seven friends to spend the summer at his large, secluded 19th-century home in upstate New York. The seven are: Bobby, Gregory's "significant other," who is blind but who ... See full summary »
Drama
UK|USA
1994
105 Minutes
William Hurt Chris Cleary Miles Keith Allen Prunella Scales Jane Horrocks Alan Cumming John Hurt
single father child social worker neighbor uncle prisoner tense powerful emotional wales camp prison house adoption father/son relationship aids parenthood transformation love 1990s
Graham, a lonely Welsh postal worker, adopts James, a troubled ten-year-old boy. Graham always wanted a son, but James loves his biological father too much to give Graham a chance. Will the two be able to accept each other as family?
Crime, Drama
France|USA
1994
96 Minutes
Eric Stoltz Julie Delpy Jean-Hugues Anglade Gary Kemp Bruce Ramsay Kario Salem Tai Thai Salvator Xuereb Gian Carlo Scandiuzzi Cecilia Peck
safecracker bank robber prostitute bank teller tense thrilling bank paris hotel heist aids friendship armed robbery escape wretched excess 1990s
The cab driver sets American Zed up with Zoe in his Paris hotel. Despite FFR1000 charged, she's an art student with day jobs e.g. bank. Safecracker Zed meets his junkie friend after 11 years to rob a bank.
Musical
France
1998
105 Minutes
Virginie Ledoyen Jacques Martineau Mathieu Demy Jacques Bonnaffé Valérie Bonneton Frédéric Gorny Denis Podalydès
single woman love interest friend lover passionate brooding france household subway hospital single life aids true love romance infidelity social issues love quest 1990s
Jeanne has an appetite for love that can never be satisfied. Lovers at every corner of her life she is still in search of that "one". When a impromptu tryst on the subway with Olivier gives... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
UK
1996
95 Minutes
Jason Flemyng Antony Sher Dorothy Tutin Anthony Higgins Bill Nighy Philip Voss Diane Parish Aiden Waters Natalie Roles Freddy Douglas Kenneth Tharp
dancer therapist emotional moving tender london stage aids love mourning love transformation 1990s
A passionately committed young dancer is forced to re-examine his career and life when faced with death, finding hope through an older man who becomes his lover, mentor and companion.
Drama
Australia
2002
90 Minutes
Vince Colosimo Maria Theodorakis Nathaniel Dean Judi Farr Nic Bishop David Bonney Daniel Roberts Anna Lise Phillips
aids patient business partner best friend mother brother boyfriend touching australia apartment household office aids death grief guilt mother/son relationship transformation rivalry 2000s
After the death of a friend, a household of long time friends and family are tossed into the myopic world of grief, where jealousy, betrayal and desire override more polite reactions to death.
Drama
Canada|USA
2005
125 Minutes
Shawn Ashmore Stockard Channing Tanabadee Chokpikultong Olympia Dukakis Lucy Liu Sandra Oh Ian Roberts Chloë Sevigny
porn star father mother pregnant woman nun farmer intricate emotional moving rural community china montreal apartment south africa plantation aids epidemic terminal illness pornography scam
A three-paneled look at the worldwide A.I.D.S. crisis. Three tragic stories taking place in South Africa, China, and Montréal.
Drama
USA
2003
105 Minutes
Kiefer Sutherland Kyra Sedgwick Stockard Channing Chuck Shamata Hannah Lochner Corey Staden Jason Carter Laura Press Ian Ryan William Colgate Joseph Rutten
photographer brother agent father doctor detective dark emotional sad new york city office boston household party photography siblings reunion childhood aids homosexuality
A dying man must reunite with his sister to face their family's violent past and find peace in their lives.
Drama
Canada|USA
2003
110 Minutes
Parker Posey Olympia Dukakis Don McKellar Sarah Polley Brent Carver Jane Leeves Joanna Adler Christina Zorich Dick Latessa Cynthia Preston
district attorney mother lover best friend investigator sister emotional profound moving manhattan, n.y. apartment law office party government building aids untimely death investigation relationships moral dilemma assisted suicide
Nick is a district attorney investigating several deaths of AIDS sufferers in the gay community of New York City's Chelsea District. Each case suggest the use of assisted suicide, which is illegal in New York.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1998
96 Minutes
Lea Thompson Vincent Spano Danny Nucci Stephen Spinella Michael J. Pollard Lainie Kazan Scott Atkinson Mike Nordike
identical twin ex-wife lover friend gay man brother amusing quirky touching california coast road family home west hollywood, calif. bicycling charity journey self-discovery grief aids
A man's dying wish is for the people in his life to participate in a 450-mile charity bicycle ride through Northern California.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
USA
2017
100 Minutes
Alan Cumming Zachary Booth Sarita Choudhury Patrick Breen Justin Bond Wilson Cruz Everett Quinton Anthony Johnston David Drake Joey Arias
artist activist friend lover aids victim profound cool creative emotional endearing raw artist's studio new york city apartment artistic struggle aids activism dating homosexuality relationships
After Louie explores the contradictions of modern gay life and history through Sam, a man desperate to understand how he and his community got to where they are today.
Romance
USA
1998
100 Minutes
Salma Hayek Vincent D'Onofrio Thomas Jane Olivia d'Abo Chad Lindberg Lucky Luciano Shawn Michael Howard Khalil Kain Elizabeth D'Onofrio
waitress porn star girlfriend hustler aids victim transvestite offbeat gritty amusing moving new york city apartment nightclub aids love triangle relationships pornography hard times pregnancy love
Ex porn star Valentino and Gary are in love with each other. But Valentino also has a girlfriend. Tragedy hits them, when Valentino collapses and is hospitalized with AIDS.
Biography, Drama
1989
96 Minutes
Judith Light Lukas Haas George C. Scott Nikki Cox Michael Bowen George Dzundza Valerie Landsburg Sarah Jessica Parker Mitchell Ryan Peter Scolari Grace Zabriskie
aids patient teen boy mother lawyer nurse student heartwarming kokomo, ind. family home hospital school courtroom aids court battles mother/son relationship human rights ryan white quest underdog 1980s
A 13-year-old (Lukas Haas) with AIDS goes to court with his mother (Judith Light) to fight for his right to go to school.
Action, Drama
2004
160 Minutes
advertising executive beautiful woman love interest musician lawyer emotional spirited india city hospital office aids one-night stand ambition lawsuit injustice working woman underdog fall quest
A career woman (Shilpa Shetty) receives support from a young man (Abhishek Bachchan) after learning she is HIV-positive.
Drama
1997
96 Minutes
Mario Lopez Michael Murphy Rosemary Dunsmore Jeffrey Meek Megan Leitch Jonathan Scarfe Fulvio Cecere Patrick David Rafael Rojas III Bruce Weitz Andrew Francis
diver manager lover adoptive father coach uplifting emotional uneasy pool college household california montreal seoul, south korea greg louganis diving olympic games aids homosexuality homophobia
Based on the true story of the famed Olympic diver whose public persona masked a personal life filled with turmoil.
Drama
Italy
2007
114 Minutes
Michel Blanc Emmanuelle Béart Sami Bouajila Julie Depardieu Johan Libéreau Constance Dollé Alain Cauchi Lorenzo Balducci Raphaëline Goupilleau Bertrand Soulier Jacques Nolot
writer police chief doctor singer prostitute amusing cheeky sad disheartening paris seaside beach house aids love triangle friendship bisexuality homosexuality discovery forbidden love love
Drama
1991
96 Minutes
Julie Andrews Ann-Margret Hugh Grant Zeljko Ivanek Tony Roberts Hal England Loyda Ramos Anne MacAdams Lisa Blake Richards
businesswoman waitress homosexual son melodramatic uplifting san diego arkansas homophobia aids mother/son relationship acceptance death forbidden love transformation wretched excess 1990s
Two women of different means and minds are the mothers of two gay sons, one of whom is dying from AIDS. As a small town waitress, Luanne Barnes must overcome her own homophobia and learn to love her son Donald unconditionally.
Romance
1988
97 Minutes
Lea Thompson Victoria Jackson Stephen Shellen Jerry Levine Andrew Dice Clay Mary Gross
single woman single man musician staff member boyfriend friend sultry engaging amusing spa los angeles new jersey apartment family home sex single life aids disillusionment settling down friendship
Two single women (Lea Thompson, Victoria Jackson) talk frankly about men while getting in shape at a health resort.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
1993
140 Minutes
Matthew Modine Alan Alda Lily Tomlin Richard Gere Steve Martin Anjelica Huston Swoosie Kurtz Ian McKellen Bud Cort Phil Collins David Dukes
doctor scientist politician gay/lesbian somber sad powerful profound center for disease control and prevention laboratory hospital africa aids science homosexuality death struggle underdog quest 1980s
Fear, rivals and ignorance block a doctor's (Matthew Modine) crusade in the early years of the AIDS epidemic.
Drama
1994
97 Minutes
Sissy Spacek Mary-Louise Parker S. Epatha Merkerson Joan Plowright David Spielberg Richard Gilbert-Hill Stephen Mills Robin Pearson Rose Lauree Berger Linda Carlson Wendy Robie
drug addict nurse teenager baby physician emotional inspiring hospital household child custody hospital aids absolution drug addiction rescue sacrifice love 1990s
A nurse (Sissy Spacek) cares for her adopted HIV-positive infant and the dying mother (Mary-Louise Parker) who abandoned her.
Drama
2003
113 Minutes
Junior Singo Owen Sejake Mary Twala Nolunthando Maleka Dineo Nchabeleng Clive Scott Nthali Moshesh Keketso Semoko
young boy orphan grandmother villager lawyer truck driver emotional inspiring dark johannesburg, south africa street village aids survival journey culture shock death life lessons quest growing up
A Zulu boy (Junior Singo) whose village has been devastated by AIDS goes to Johannesburg to find his long-lost uncle.