Dallas Buyers Club

Name: Dallas Buyers Club
Genre: Biographical drama
Released: 2013
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto, Denis O'Hare, Steve Zahn

Executive Producer · 2013

In 1985 Dallas, electrician and rodeo cowboy Ron Woodroof is diagnosed with AIDS and given 30 days to live. Refusing the prognosis, he smuggles unapproved medication into Texas and, with an unlikely partner in Rayon, founds the Dallas Buyers Club to supply treatment to fellow patients while battling the FDA and the medical establishment. Based on a true story.

DirectorJean-Marc Vallée

WritersCraig Borten, Melisa Wallack

CastMatthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto, Denis O'Hare, Steve Zahn

Runtime117 min

GenreBiographical drama

ReferenceIMDb ↗

Honors

Academy Award, Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey
Academy Award, Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto
Academy Award, Best Makeup and Hairstyling
6 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture
Golden Globe, Best Actor in a Drama: Matthew McConaughey
Golden Globe, Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto
SAG Awards, Best Male Actor, Leading and Supporting
Independent Spirit Awards, Best Male Lead and Best Supporting Male

Festivals

World premiere, TIFF 2013Rome Film Festival, Audience AwardRome Film Festival, Best Actor

Press