Dallas Buyers Club

An imperfect man fights for survival during an uncertain time in America.

Inspired by true events. A son of Texas, Ron Woodroof is an electrician and rodeo cowboy. In 1985, he is well into a devil-may-care lifestyle. Suddenly, Ron is diagnosed as H.I.V.-positive and given 30 days to live, but he does not accept a death sentence. His crash course of research reveals a lack of approved treatments and medications in the U.S., so Ron crosses the border into Mexico. There, he learns about alternative treatments and begins smuggling them into the U.S., challenging the medical and scientific community including his concerned physician. An outsider to the gay community, Ron finds an unlikely ally in fellow AIDS patient Rayon, a transsexual who shares Ron’s lust for life. Rayon also shares Ron’s entrepreneurial spirit: seeking to avoid government sanctions against selling non-approved medicines and supplements, they establish a “buyers club,” where H.I.V.-positive people pay monthly dues for access to the newly acquired supplies. With a growing community of friends and clients, Ron fights for dignity, education, and acceptance.

Director: Jean-Marc Vallée.

Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner and Jared Leto.

Rated: R.

Time: 1:57.

August: Osage County

A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Oklahoma house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.

Director: John Wells.

Cast: Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Juliette Lewis, Ewan McGregor, Abigail Breslin.

Rated: R.

Time: 1:59.

Lovely Molly

Newlywed Molly moves into her deceased father’s house in the countryside, where painful memories soon begin to haunt her.

Director: Eduardo Sanchez.

Cast: Gretchen Lodge, Johnny Lewis, Alexandra Holden, Field Blauvelt, Tara Garwood.

Rated: R.

Time: 1:40.