Dallas Buyers Club

Dallas Buyers Club

Dare to live.

Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée

Produced by Truth Entertainment, Voltage Pictures

2013117 min7.9 / 10

A gritty, character-driven drama about a man's transformation through illness and social ostracism, grounded in the AIDS crisis of the 1980s.

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.

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  • Is Dallas Buyers Club sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Does Dallas Buyers Club end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

  • Is Dallas Buyers Club violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Dallas Buyers Club easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Dallas Buyers Club scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity62

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise87

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love95

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Dallas Buyers Club

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Dallas Buyers Club, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Dallas Buyers Club, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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