In mid-1980s Texas, electrician Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey) is stunned to learn that he has AIDS. Though told that he has just 30 days left to live, Woodroof refuses to give in to despair. He seeks out alternative therapies and smuggles unapproved drugs into the U.S. from wherever he can find them. Woodroof joins forces with a fellow AIDS patient (Jared Leto) and begins selling the treatments to the growing number of people who can't wait for the medical establishment to save them.

Release date: November 22, 2013 (USA)

Director: Jean-Marc Vallée

Box office: $55.7 million

Based on: Life of Ron Woodroof

Awards: Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, MORE

Nominations: Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, MORE