Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "human-immunodeficiency-virus-positive"

1. 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: 55,927 | Gross: $29.08M

2. The Constant Gardener (2005)

R | 129 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A widower's transcontinental quest to find answers about his wife's death leads him to explosive secrets.

Director: Fernando Meirelles | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston, Hubert Koundé

Votes: 148,489 | Gross: $33.58M

3. 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: 163,625 | Gross: $7.16M

4. Angels in America (2003)

TV-MA | 59 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Several disparate but connected individuals go through the AIDS crisis in the mid-1980s.

Stars: Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson, Mary-Louise Parker

Votes: 29,800

5. The Normal Heart (2014 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 132 min | Biography, Drama, History

In the early 1980s, the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York led to an emergence of homosexual activists. With support from the medical community, they try to raise awareness about the disease.

Director: Ryan Murphy | Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Jonathan Groff, Frank De Julio, William DeMeritt

Votes: 37,796

6. 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: 36,741 | Gross: $3.25M

7. Heaven (I) (2002)

R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A woman takes the law into her own hands after police ignore her pleas to arrest the man responsible for her husband's death, and finds herself not only under arrest for murder but falling in love with an officer.

Director: Tom Tykwer | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi, Remo Girone, Stefania Rocca

Votes: 26,487 | Gross: $0.77M

8. 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: 11,698 | Gross: $14.99M

9. The Laramie Project (2002 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 97 min | Crime, Drama, History

The true story of an American town in the wake of the murder of Matthew Shepard.

Director: Moisés Kaufman | Stars: Christina Ricci, Steve Buscemi, Kathleen Chalfant, Laura Linney

Votes: 6,958

10. Princesses (2005)

109 min | Drama

Friendship and love in the world of prostitution in Madrid.

Director: Fernando León de Aranoa | Stars: Candela Peña, Micaela Nevárez, Mariana Cordero, Llum Barrera

Votes: 5,614 | Gross: $0.03M

11. Hooperman (1987–1989)

30 min | Comedy, Drama

San Francisco cop Harry Hooperman inherits a run down apartment building. Not having the time to maintain the building Hooperman hires Susan as the person in charge. They begin a relationship.

Stars: John Ritter, Barbara Bosson, Felton Perry, Sydney Walsh

Votes: 394

12. Yesterday (I) (2004)

R | 90 min | Drama

After falling ill, Yesterday learns that she is HIV positive. With her husband in denial and young daughter to tend to, Yesterday's one goal is to live long enough to see her child go to school.

Director: Darrell Roodt | Stars: Leleti Khumalo, Lihle Mvelase, Pepi Khambule, Harriet Lenabe

Votes: 2,482

13. L'homme que j'aime (1997 TV Movie)

91 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

This is a combination coming out and first love story. The swimmer and diver Lucard is interested in attractive Martin. The film follows the characters' coming out with all its difficulties... See full summary »

Director: Stéphane Giusti | Stars: Jean-Michel Portal, Marcial Di Fonzo Bo, Mathilde Seigner, Vittoria Scognamiglio

Votes: 1,778

14. The Immortals (1995)

R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A seedy night-club owner recruits eight violent gangsters for an elaborate heist. But when they all begin to compare notes, they find they're pawns in a dangerous game of double-cross.

Director: Brian Grant | Stars: Eric Roberts, Joe Pantoliano, Tia Carrere, Tony Curtis

Votes: 1,539

15. Bangkok Love Story (2007)

Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An informant and a hit-man find themselves passionately entwined after double-crossing their crime lord employers.

Director: Poj Arnon | Stars: Rattanaballang Tohssawat, Chaiwat Thongsaeng, Wiradit Srimalai, Chutcha Rujinanon

Votes: 1,517

16. 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: 406

17. Cachorro (2004)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama

Pedro, a gay man with an active social life and many friends, takes in his nephew Bernardo for a couple weeks. When the arrangement becomes permanent , Pedro turns to his friends for guidance as he and Bernardo forge a household together.

Director: Miguel Albaladejo | Stars: José Luis García-Pérez, David Castillo, Empar Ferrer, Elvira Lindo

Votes: 3,686 | Gross: $0.10M

18. Lucky Bastard (2009)

Unrated | 87 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Rusty is a successful architect with the life of his dreams. However, when his boyfriend leaves town, Rusty meets a mysterious drifter names Denny who opens Rusty up to a strange new world.

Director: Everett Lewis | Stars: Patrick Tatten, Dale Dymkoski, Timothy Ryan Cole, Johnny Kostrey

Votes: 654

19. Phir Milenge (2004)

142 min | Drama

Tamanna Sahni (Shilpa Shetty) is a dedicated staff member of a top advertising agency; her ideas and designs have mainly contributed to the agency's success. She leaves for a college ... See full summary »

Director: Revathi | Stars: Salman Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Mita Vashisht

Votes: 2,395 | Gross: $0.09M

20. Close to Leo (2002 TV Movie)

Unrated | 88 min | Drama, Romance

When 21-year-old Leo, the oldest of four brothers, announces to his rural French family that he's HIV+ family bonds are tested. The family decides that 11-year-old Marcel, the youngest, is ... See full summary »

Director: Christophe Honoré | Stars: Yaniss Lespert, Pierre Mignard, Marie Bunel, Rodolphe Pauly

Votes: 1,123

21. You Are My Sunshine (2005)

121 min | Drama, Romance

Seok-joong, a farmer in his mid thirties falls head over heels in love with local tabang delivery girl Eun-ha, but the couple's marital bliss is short lived as Eun-ha tests positive for HIV.

Director: Park Jin-Pyo | Stars: Jeon Do-yeon, Hwang Jung-min, Na Moon-hee, Ryu Seung-su

Votes: 910

22. Don't Forget You're Going to Die (1995)

R | 118 min | Drama

Benoit has planned out his life. Unfortunately he has forgotten the military duty. After he is called to duty he tries everything to get around. The story gets even worse as he is told by a military doctor that he is HIV positive.

Director: Xavier Beauvois | Stars: Xavier Beauvois, Chiara Mastroianni, Roschdy Zem, Bulle Ogier

Votes: 586

23. Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story (1997 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 95 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

Breaking the Surface is about the tough times Greg Louganis had on his way to becoming one of the world's top Olympic divers. Some topics discussed were Greg's childhood problems, his homosexuality, and him contracting the HIV virus.

Director: Steven Hilliard Stern | Stars: Mario Lopez, Michael Murphy, Jeffrey Meek, Rosemary Dunsmore

Votes: 716

24. My Brother's Keeper (1995 TV Movie)

Unrated | 94 min | Biography, Drama

A man and his HIV-positive twin take an insurance company to court over a possibly life-saving bone marrow transplant.

Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: John Lithgow, Annette O'Toole, Veronica Cartwright, Zeljko Ivanek

Votes: 142

25. Nine Lives (2004)

Unrated | 74 min | Drama, Romance

One person's life leads to another in this web of tales about drugs, sex, gay life, aging and being HIV+. Each is played out in a series of steamy, telling monologues.

Director: Dean Howell | Stars: Michael Kearns, Ethan Mechare, Matt Crabtree, David Bauman

Votes: 411

26. The Gift (II) (2003)

62 min | Documentary

Controversial documentary about gay men purposely contracting the AIDS virus.

Director: Louise Hogarth | Star: Doug Hitzel

Votes: 251

27. Punks (2000)

R | 91 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

The tale of 4 gay African-American friends in L.A: shy, virginal photographer Marcus, outgoing Lothario Hill, hot-to-trot rich kid newbie Dante, and fabulous drag diva Crystal.

Director: Patrik-Ian Polk | Stars: Seth Gilliam, Dwight Ewell, Andre Johnson, Rockmond Dunbar

Votes: 294 | Gross: $0.15M

28. Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street (2000)

Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary, Biography

This documentary follows the lives of a number of heroin addicts in the U.S.A. It shows their heroin life stories.

Director: Steven Okazaki | Stars: Tracey Helton, Alice McMunn, Jessica Snow

Votes: 1,073

29. Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (1998)

122 min | Drama, Romance

Friends of a recently deceased minor painter Jean-Baptiste take a train in Paris for Limoges, where he wished to be buried, and all the people on the train have their problems.

Director: Patrice Chéreau | Stars: Pascal Greggory, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Charles Berling, Jean-Louis Trintignant

Votes: 1,999 | Gross: $0.06M

30. Trembling Before G-d (2001)

Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary

A cinematic portrait of various gay Orthodox Jews who struggle to reconcile their faith and their sexual orientation.

Director: Sandi Simcha Dubowski | Stars: Shlomo Ashkinazy, Steve Greenberg, Nathan Lopes Cardozo, Naomi Mark

Votes: 948 | Gross: $0.62M

31. Der alte Affe Angst (2003)

92 min | Drama, Romance

Angst is the story of a sensitive stage director, Robert, and his beautiful girlfriend Marie, a doctor in a children's clinic. Their different attitudes toward life lead the two to constant... See full summary »

Director: Oskar Roehler | Stars: André Hennicke, Marie Bäumer, Vadim Glowna, Hilde Van Mieghem

Votes: 508

32. Hollywood, je t'aime (2009)

Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A gay Parisian shows up in Hollywood at Christmastime, ready for his close-up.

Director: Jason Bushman | Stars: Eric Debets, Chad Allen, Jonathan Blanc, Diarra Kilpatrick

Votes: 472

33. Kambyo (2008)

102 min | Drama

Story about a group of 4 friends going on a road trip, in search for goals and inner-self.

Director: Joselito Altarejos | Stars: Kenjie Garcia, Ray An Dulay, Harold Macasero, Gabz Del Rosario

Votes: 59

34. Silverlake Life: The View from Here (1993)

99 min | Documentary

A documentary about two gay men as they live through their last months of life with AIDS.

Directors: Peter Friedman, Tom Joslin | Stars: Liane Bonin, Tom Joslin, Mark Massi

Votes: 523

35. One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room (1994)

79 min | Documentary

A group of AIDS patients share their stories in the doctor's office.

Directors: Juan Botas, Lucas Platt | Stars: Jonathan Demme, Juan Botas, Bernard Morisset, Daniel Chapman

Votes: 56

36. 68 Pages (2007)

Not Rated | 92 min | Drama

Coming from a country like India that is still in denial, where being HIV+ is still a curse, '68 Pages' rips open the underbelly of its society to reveal how it stigmatizes and shuns those ... See full summary »

Director: Sridhar Rangayan | Stars: Mouli Ganguly, Joy Sengupta, Jayati Bhatia, Zafar Karachiwala

Votes: 39

37. Crocodile Tears (1997)

Not Rated | 84 min | Comedy, Drama

A bitter stand-up comic who discovers that he's HIV positive makes a deal with the devil to perform three deeds in exchange for becoming HIV negative again.

Director: Ann Coppel | Stars: Kathleen Lisa Clarke, Mark Finley, Joanne Klein, Wade Madsen

Votes: 89

38. Absolutely Positive (1991)

87 min | Documentary

A look at how 11 men and women are living with being HIV positive.

Director: Peter Adair | Stars: Peter Adair, Marlon Riggs

Votes: 49

39. Fotos del alma (1995)

80 min | Drama

Pablo and Mariana, a young creative couple expecting their first child, discover Pablo is HIV positive. The news forces their separation. Pablo turns inward towards an ever increasing ... See full summary »

Director: Diego Musiak | Stars: Jorge Díez, María Laura León, China Zorrilla, Ulises Dumont

Votes: 24

40. Two Men and a Baby (1994)

7 min | Documentary, Short

Ray and Tyrone are raising Ray's nephew Eric, whose mother died of AIDS-related illness. When Eric contracts pneumonia, they discover that he is HIV positive. A poignant story of living with AIDS and family love.

Director: Juanita Mohammed

41. World and Time Enough (1994)

90 min | Drama, Romance

HIV-positive artist Mark and his lover, Joey, struggle with relationship issues and the difficulty of maintaining a monogamous union, while Joey - who was adopted - searches for his biological parents.

Director: Eric Mueller | Stars: Matt Guidry, Gregory Gifford Giles, Kraig Swartz, Peter Macon

Votes: 260 | Gross: $0.07M

42. Mensonge (1993)

89 min | Drama, Romance

Emma is pregnant and during a routine examination the doctors discover that she has AIDS. As she never took drugs, never had had a blood transfer and never betrayed her husband Charles, ... See full summary »

Director: François Margolin | Stars: Nathalie Baye, Didier Sandre, Hélène Lapiower, Marc Citti

Votes: 73

43. No Sad Songs (1985)

63 min | Documentary

Jim Black, a 37-year-old Canadian talks about the AIDS that is killing him. He talks about his life and his friends and how his brother's family has rejected him. Catherine Hunt is a ... See full summary »

Director: Nik Sheehan | Stars: Martha Cronen, David MacLean, David Roche, David Sereda

Votes: 22

44. The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter (1993)

60 min | Documentary, Biography

An intimate, first-person story documenting the last two years in the life of a young doctor with AIDS.

Director: David Paperny | Star: Peter Jepson-Young

Votes: 53

45. Fast Trip, Long Drop (1994)

54 min | Documentary, Biography

A gay jewish man speaks out about living with and dying from AIDS. He also discusses how being gay has affected his identity as a jew and his relationship with his parents.

Director: Gregg Bordowitz | Stars: Gregg Bordowitz, Peter Staley

Votes: 37

46. Pilules bleues (2014 TV Movie)

102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The shy comic book writer JB meets the newly divorced young mother Laura at a party. Love magic rises. But Laura and her son Oscar are both HIV positive.

Director: Jean-Philippe Amar | Stars: Guillaume Gouix, Florence Loiret Caille, Benjamin Bellecour, Émilie Caen

Votes: 78

47. inter.m@tes (2004)

94 min | Drama

A group of gay friends who meet through the internet become frenzied when a closeted gay actor sleeps with one of the men's new boyfriends. An outing ensues and a death. Was it murder or suicide?

Director: Hamilton McLeod | Stars: Ian Veneracion, Raymond Bagatsing, Simon Ibarra, Migui Moreno

Votes: 21

48. Bright Eyes (1984)

85 min | Documentary

One of the earliest documentaries to deal with AIDS.

Director: Tony Harrild | Stars: Michael Callen, Stuart Marshall, Linda Semple, Tony Whitehead

49. FIX: The Story of an Addicted City (2002)

92 min | Documentary

Dean Wilson, a drug user and safety advocate, and Ann Livingston, a community organizer driven by her religious convictions, partner together to establish North America's first safe injection site and advocate for reforms.

Director: Nettie Wild | Stars: Ann Livingston, Phillip Owen, Dean Wilson

Votes: 102

50. Non, je ne regrette rien (1993)

Not Rated | 38 min | Short

Five HIV positive gay black men discuss their struggles with the disease.

Director: Marlon Riggs | Stars: Michael Lee, Joseph Long, Assoto Saint, Reggie Williams

Votes: 158