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Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

Based on the life of Ron Woodroof, Dallas Buyers Club follows Matthew Matthew McConaughey as Woodroof, who after being diagnosed with AIDS in the mid-1980s, began smuggling unapproved but effective drugs to treat is disease into Texas and began sharing them with fellow patients he met while in treatment. Jennifer Garner and Jared Leto also star. 

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Dallas Buyers Club
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Director
Jean-Marc Vallee
Release Date
November 17, 2013
Studio(s)
Focus Features
Distributor(s)
Focus Features
Cast
Jared Leto , Matthew McConaughey , Jennifer Garner , Steve Zahn , Dallas Roberts
Writers
Craig Borten , Melisa Wallack
Runtime
117 minutes
Budget
$5 million

Summary

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.

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