# Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

> A hard-living Dallas electrician confronts AIDS, prejudice, and the FDA by building an underground medication network for people denied effective treatment.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/94392

## Facts

- Runtime: 117 min
- Genres: Drama, History
- Director: Jean-Marc Vallée
- Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto, Denis O'Hare, Steve Zahn, Michael O'Neill, Dallas Roberts, Griffin Dunne
- TMDB rating: 7.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0790636/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: urgent, angry, compassionate, serious movie night, social justice film night

## Synopsis

A man's fight against a terminal illness leads him to challenge a broken healthcare system.

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