Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "hiv-positive"

1. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

R | 159 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A Manhattan doctor embarks on a bizarre, night-long odyssey after his wife's admission of unfulfilled longing.

Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Todd Field, Sydney Pollack

Votes: 376,542 | Gross: $55.69M

2. Kids (1995)

Unrated | 91 min | Drama

A day in the life of a group of teens as they travel around New York City skating, drinking, smoking and deflowering virgins.

Director: Larry Clark | Stars: Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloë Sevigny, Sarah Henderson

Votes: 84,889 | Gross: $7.42M

3. Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

R | 117 min | Biography, Drama

In 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is diagnosed with the disease.

Director: Jean-Marc Vallée | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto, Steve Zahn

Votes: 520,634 | Gross: $27.30M

4. Pride (I) (2014)

R | 119 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

U.K. gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984.

Director: Matthew Warchus | Stars: Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, Paddy Considine

Votes: 61,831

5. tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)

PG-13 | 115 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.

Director: Lin-Manuel Miranda | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesus, Vanessa Hudgens

Votes: 120,006

6. Rent (2005)

PG-13 | 135 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

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.

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Taye Diggs, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Rosario Dawson, Anthony Rapp

Votes: 55,986 | Gross: $29.08M

7. The Orphanage (2007)

R | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend.

Director: J.A. Bayona | Stars: Belén Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Roger Príncep, Mabel Rivera

Votes: 163,858 | Gross: $7.16M

8. Solace (II) (2015)

R | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Psychic John Clancy (Sir Anthony Hopkins) works with the F.B.I. in order to hunt down a serial killer.

Director: Afonso Poyart | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Abbie Cornish, Colin Farrell

Votes: 69,076

9. All About My Mother (1999)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A comedy-drama about a bereaved mother, and overwrought actress, her jealous lover, and a pregnant nun.

Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan

Votes: 103,147 | Gross: $8.26M

10. Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018)

R | 114 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.

Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, Jack Black

Votes: 30,785 | Gross: $1.44M

11. Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo (2016)

Unrated | 97 min | Drama, Romance

Two men meet in a sex club, become entangled in a passionate embrace, and spend the night getting to know each other. As they wander through the empty streets of Paris, they must confront the feelings that are growing between them.

Directors: Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau | Stars: Mario Fanfani, Geoffrey Couët, François Nambot, Bastien Gabriel

Votes: 3,923

12. The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

R | 112 min | Drama

A bus crash in a small town brings a lawyer to defend the families, but he discovers everything isn't what it seems.

Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Caerthan Banks, Tom McCamus

Votes: 36,788 | Gross: $3.25M

13. For a Handful of Kisses (2014)

98 min | Drama, Romance

A girl. A boy. A love story. But also about dreams, fears, life, true love, friendship and how we deal with it. And a secret between them...

Director: David Menkes | Stars: Ana de Armas, Martiño Rivas, Marina Salas, Megan Montaner

Votes: 1,095

14. Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)

PG-13 | 111 min | Drama

An ambitious married woman's temptation by a handsome billionaire leads to betrayal, recklessness, and forever alters the course of her life.

Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Jurnee Smollett, Vanessa Williams, Brandy Norwood, Kim Kardashian

Votes: 12,449 | Gross: $51.98M

15. Holding the Man (2015)

Unrated | 127 min | Biography, Drama, History

The warm, funny and achingly sad story of the 15-year-long love affair between Timothy Conigrave and the boy he fell in love with at high school, John Caleo.

Director: Neil Armfield | Stars: Ryan Corr, Sarah Snook, Francesco Ferdinandi, Craig Stott

Votes: 13,405

16. ReGenesis (2004–2008)

TV-14 | 49 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Geneticist David Sandstrom is the chief scientist at the prestigious virology/micro-biology NORBAC laboratory, a joint enterprise between the USA, Canada and Mexico for countering bio-terrorism.

Stars: Peter Outerbridge, Conrad Pla, Dmitry Chepovetsky, Mayko Nguyen

Votes: 3,461

17. Peter's Friends (1992)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Six former college friends, with two new friends, gather for a New Year's Eve weekend reunion at a large English countryside manor after ten years to reminisce about the good times now long gone.

Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh

Votes: 12,177 | Gross: $4.06M

18. 120 BPM (2017)

Not Rated | 143 min | Drama

Members of the advocacy group ACT UP Paris demand action by the government and pharmaceutical companies to combat the AIDS epidemic in the early 1990s.

Director: Robin Campillo | Stars: Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois, Adèle Haenel, Antoine Reinartz

Votes: 16,784 | Gross: $0.13M

19. The Next Best Thing (2000)

PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Abbie, tired of failed relationships, has a one-night-stand with her gay friend; they agree to raise the resulting baby together.

Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Madonna, Rupert Everett, Benjamin Bratt, Illeana Douglas

Votes: 11,717 | Gross: $14.99M

20. A Home at the End of the World (2004)

R | 97 min | Drama, Romance

A boy who has experienced many losses in his life grows to manhood and enters into a love triangle with a woman and his boyhood friend.

Director: Michael Mayer | Stars: Colin Farrell, Dallas Roberts, Robin Wright, Sissy Spacek

Votes: 14,012 | Gross: $1.03M

21. Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake (2022)

TV-MA | 50 min | Documentary

Survivors' firsthand accounts and actual footage fuel this emotional docuseries about the deadly 2015 earthquake that shook Nepal.

Stars: Sara Safari, Shahar Zakai, Arjun Bhandari, Durga Kunwar

Votes: 4,352

22. Ex Drummer (2007)

Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Three handicapped losers who form a band ask famous writer Dries to be their drummer. He joins the band and starts manipulating them.

Director: Koen Mortier | Stars: Dries Vanhegen, Norman Baert, Gunter Lamoot, Sam Louwyck

Votes: 10,997

23. Pornomelancholia (2022)

Unrated | 98 min | Drama

Lalo is a sex-influencer: he posts photos of his naked body and homemade porn videos for his thousands of followers on social networks.

Director: Manuel Abramovich | Stars: Lalo Santos, Adrián Zuki, Chacalito Regio, Diablo

Votes: 294

24. After Porn Ends 2 (2017)

TV-MA | 90 min | Documentary

After Porn Ends 2 turns back the clock to meet the oldest living stars in adult film's history, but goes in depth with some of its most current retirees, and juxtaposes their experiences in a life after porn.

Director: Bryce Wagoner | Stars: Lisa Ann, Georgina Spelvin, Darren James, Ginger Lynn

Votes: 2,804

25. Pushing Dead (2016)

TV-MA | 110 min | Comedy, Drama

When a struggling writer, HIV positive for 20+ years, accidentally deposits a $100 birthday check, he is dropped from his health plan for earning too much. In this new era of sort-of ... See full summary »

Director: Tom E. Brown | Stars: James Roday Rodriguez, Robin Weigert, Danny Glover, Khandi Alexander

Votes: 470

26. The Ignorant Fairies (2001)

R | 106 min | Drama, Romance

After a deathly car accident, Antonia starts dating her husband's friends and finds the truth about his life.

Director: Ferzan Özpetek | Stars: Margherita Buy, Stefano Accorsi, Serra Yilmaz, Gabriel Garko

Votes: 10,069 | Gross: $0.22M

27. It's My Party (1996)

R | 110 min | Drama, Romance

Nick "Eric Roberts", is nearing the end of a 3-year battle with AIDS and makes arrangements to die. He hosts a party to say goodbye to friends and family. His ex-partner, Brandon "Gregory Harrison", attends and things get complicated.

Director: Randal Kleiser | Stars: Eric Roberts, Gregory Harrison, Margaret Cho, Bruce Davison

Votes: 3,226 | Gross: $0.62M

28. Tom of Finland (2017)

Not Rated | 117 min | Biography, Drama

Award-winning filmmaker Dome Karukoski brings to screen the life and work of artist Touko Valio Laaksonen (aka Tom of Finland), one of the most influential and celebrated figures of 20th-century gay culture.

Director: Dome Karukoski | Stars: Pekka Strang, Seumas F. Sargent, Chris Myland, Alf Myreen

Votes: 6,433 | Gross: $0.38M

29. Kalel, 15 (2019)

105 min | Drama

The film addresses several issues at the same time: the stigma surrounding HIV; the carelessness of Filipino youth regarding sex; youth in the Philippines when it comes to sex, the heavy ... See full summary »

Director: Jun Lana | Stars: Eddie Garcia, Jaclyn Jose, Elijah Canlas, Gabby Padilla

Votes: 497

30. Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004)

R | 85 min | Documentary, Biography, News

Two documentary filmmakers chronicle their time in Sonagchi, Calcutta and the relationships they developed with children of prostitutes who work the city's notorious red light district.

Directors: Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman | Stars: Kochi, Avijit Halder, Shanti Das, Manik

Votes: 18,032 | Gross: $3.41M

31. Diary of a Sex Addict (2001 Video)

R | 93 min | Drama

A restaurant owner leads a double life.

Director: Joseph Brutsman | Stars: Michael Des Barres, Rosanna Arquette, Nastassja Kinski, Cole Sprouse

Votes: 1,755

32. Good Luck (2014)

90 min | Drama

João is admitted to a psychiatric clinic by his family. There, he meets Judite and falls in love. The problem is that she does not have much time to live and they know it. This shall not prevent a great romance in the clinic.

Director: Carolina Jabor | Stars: Deborah Secco, João Pedro Zappa, Fernanda Montenegro, Cássia Kis

Votes: 757

33. Clara et moi (2004)

Not Rated | 81 min | Drama, Music, Romance

Antoine has what every young single man could wish: a promising career, true and loyal friends, and an apartment of his own. However, he's a lonely man, until he meets Clara, a beautiful ... See full summary »

Director: Arnaud Viard | Stars: Julien Boisselier, Julie Gayet, Michel Aumont, Sacha Bourdo

Votes: 770

34. The Day Began Yesterday (2020)

31 min | Short, Drama

Orlando and Saul meet by accident. The first one is a self-confident young man, university gymnast who avoids that his HIV-positive status defines him; while Saul, on the opposite, is ... See full summary »

Director: Julián Hernández | Stars: Esteban Caicedo, Hugo Catalán, Cristhian Díaz Cruz, Javier Oliván

Votes: 199

35. Into the Lion's Den (2011 Video)

Unrated | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

When three gay men on a cross-country road trip enter a redneck bar, the culture clash has deadly results.

Directors: Dan Lantz, David Smith | Stars: Ronnie Kroell, Jesse Archer, Kristen-Alexzander Griffith, Michael McFadden

Votes: 411

36. Pages of Life (2006–2007)

60 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

After a young woman gives birth to twins and then suddenly dies, her cold-hearted mother keeps her grandson but rejects his sister with Down syndrome, who is adopted by their kind-hearted surgeon.

Stars: Regina Duarte, Lília Cabral, Ana Paula Arósio, José Mayer

Votes: 444

37. Beyond Fantasy (2022–2023)

Documentary

A documentary miniseries that exposes how the mainstream porn industry creates provocative content in a landscape of abuse, coercion, and ethical violation.

Votes: 100

38. Wildside (1998)

95 min | Drama

Charming desperado Ossy, carryng a deadly secret, tracks down his childhood pal Jimmy in Iceland. But Jimmy, now with a family and a regular job, will do anything to hide his past.

Director: Simon Staho | Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Mads Mikkelsen, Nukâka, Pálína Jónsdóttir

Votes: 749

39. It's in the Water (1997)

Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Romance

Residents of the fictional town of Azalea Springs, Texas go into a panic after a gay local says the town's water supply is what made him gay.

Director: Kelli Herd | Stars: Keri Jo Chapman, Teresa Garrett, Derrick Sanders, Timothy Vahle

Votes: 1,771

40. The Witnesses (2007)

Not Rated | 112 min | Drama, Romance

Paris, 1984: A group of friends contend with the first outbreak of the AIDS epidemic.

Director: André Téchiné | Stars: Michel Blanc, Emmanuelle Béart, Sami Bouajila, Julie Depardieu

Votes: 2,845 | Gross: $0.08M

41. Goodbye Mr. Loser (2015)

104 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

After attending a wedding of his high school crush Qiuya, Xia Luo gets drunk embarrassing himself and angers his wife Ma Dongmei.

Directors: Da-Mo Peng, Fei Yan | Stars: Teng Shen, Li Ma, Zheng Yin, Lun Ai

Votes: 3,553 | Gross: $1.29M

42. Dirty Picture: Silk Sakkath Maga (2013)

135 min | Biography, Drama

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Director: Trishul | Stars: Veena Malik, Akshay, Shanoor Sana, Anitha Bhat

43. The Velocity of Gary (1998)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

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.

Director: Dan Ireland | Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Salma Hayek, Thomas Jane, Olivia d'Abo

Votes: 1,878

44. Same Same But Different (2009)

Not Rated | 107 min | Drama

The unexpected, uncertain love story of Sreykeo, a 21-year-old bar girl in Phnom Penh, and Ben, a young German student traveling to Cambodia on a post-graduation summer trip.

Director: Detlev Buck | Stars: Apinya Sakuljaroensuk, David Kross, Jens Harzer, Stefan Konarske

Votes: 2,049

45. 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: 1,735 | Gross: $0.02M

46. Conspiracy of Silence (2003)

Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A Catholic priest's suicide and seminarian's expulsion for homosexuality spark a local journalist's investigation, uncovering celibacy controversies and abuse cover-ups within the Irish Catholic church.

Director: John Deery | Stars: Jonathan Forbes, Brenda Fricker, Niall O'Brien, Catherine Cusack

Votes: 426 | Gross: $0.00M

47. Una noche (2012)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance

In Havana, Raul dreams of escaping to Miami. Accused of assault, he appeals to Elio to help him reach the forbidden world 90 miles across the ocean. One night, full of hope, they face the biggest challenge of their lives.

Director: Lucy Mulloy | Stars: Dariel Arrechaga, Anailín de la Rúa de la Torre, Javier Núñez Florián, María Adelaida Méndez Bonet

Votes: 1,984 | Gross: $0.07M

48. Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989)

79 min | Documentary, Biography, History

A collection of profiles of people dead from AIDS who are remembered in the AIDS Memorial Quilt.

Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: Sara Lewinstein, David Mandell, Suzi Mandell, Sallie Perryman

Votes: 1,094

49. Strangers (1996)

30 min | Drama, Romance

Anthology series of stand alone episodes about Americans in Paris and the sometimes tragic and sometimes uplifting relationships, trysts and loves they find there.

Stars: Bernard Verley, Ben Gazzara, David Keith, Ben Browder

Votes: 44

50. Trail of Lies (2013–2014)

Comedy, Crime, Drama

Jealous of his adoptive sister, an unscrupulous man separates her from her newborn daughter, who is found and adopted by a lovable man.

Stars: Mateus Solano, Paolla Oliveira, Antônio Fagundes, Malvino Salvador

Votes: 801