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Dallas Buyers Club
2013
· Movie
· 117 min
A
MEANRANK
82/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #336
- IMDb #406
- Google retired #740
- Rotten Tomatoes #384
- Metacritic #621
- Letterboxd #536
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #726
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #425
- Metacritic Critics #852
- Metacritic Audience #382
- Criticker #624
- Douban #123
- Kinopoisk #360
- AlloCiné #114
- Trakt #327
Every rating
62–92
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 62, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 92.
See the most agreed on films →In the mid-1980s, a homophobic electrician is diagnosed with HIV and given just weeks to live. After finding approved pharmaceutical treatments ineffective, he seeks out alternative therapies from around the world. Defying the medical and legal establishment, he begins smuggling these unapproved drugs into the U.S. and establishes a "buyers club" where fellow patients can access them, challenging the system in place.
Details
- Director
- Jean-Marc Vallée
- Writers
- Craig Borten, Melisa Wallack
- Released
- 1 November 2013
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Japanese
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $5.0M
- Box office
- $55.7M
- Awards
- 28 wins, 20 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 48 →28 wins from 48 nominations across 41 ceremonies
| Studio or Independent Drama 2015 | Studio or Independent Drama | Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee, Rich Delia, Tracy Kilpatrick | Winner |
| Best Actor 2014 | Best Actor | Matthew McConaughey | Winner |
| Best Actor – International 2014 | Best Actor – International | Matthew McConaughey | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Motion Picture 2014 | Best Actor – Motion Picture | Matthew McConaughey | Winner |
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama 2014 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Matthew McConaughey | Winner |
| Best Film 2014 | Best Film | Dallas Buyers Club | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing 2014 | Best Film Editing | John Mac McMurphy and Martin Pensa | Nominee |
| Best International Actor 2014 | Best International Actor | Matthew McConaughey | Winner |
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Best Actor
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Matthew McConaughey | Winner |
| Best Actor | Matthew McConaughey | Winner |
Best Supporting Actor
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Jared Leto | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jared Leto | Winner |
Best On-Screen Transformation
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best On-Screen Transformation | Jared Leto | Winner |
| Best On-Screen Transformation | Matthew McConaughey | Nominee |
Film Performance of the Year – Actor
2 nominations, 1 won
| Film Performance of the Year – Actor | Matthew McConaughey | Winner |
| Film Performance of the Year – Actor | Jared Leto | Nominee |
Audience Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award | Dallas Buyers Club | Winner |
Best Actor – Motion Picture
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor – Motion Picture | Matthew McConaughey | Winner |
Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Matthew McConaughey | Winner |
Best Cinematography
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Yves Bélanger | Winner |
Best Films of 2013
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Films of 2013 | Dallas Buyers Club | Winner |
Best International Actor
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Actor | Matthew McConaughey | Winner |
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews | Winner |
Best Male Lead
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Male Lead | Matthew McConaughey | Winner |
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Jared Leto | Winner |
Best Supporting Male
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Male | Jared Leto | Winner |
Breakout Performance
1 nomination, 1 won
| Breakout Performance | Jared Leto | Winner |
Desert Palm Achievement Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Desert Palm Achievement Award | Matthew McConaughey | Winner |
Golden Butterfly
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Butterfly | Dallas Buyers Club | Winner |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Matthew McConaughey | Winner |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Jared Leto | Winner |
Sebastiane Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Sebastiane Award | Dallas Buyers Club | Winner |
Spotlight Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Spotlight Award | Jared Leto | Winner |
Studio or Independent Drama
1 nomination, 1 won
| Studio or Independent Drama | Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee, Rich Delia, Tracy Kilpatrick | Winner |
Top Independent Films
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Independent Films | Dallas Buyers Club | Winner |
Top Ten Films
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Films | Dallas Buyers Club | Winner |
Vanity Fair International Award for Cinematic Excellence
1 nomination, 1 won
| Vanity Fair International Award for Cinematic Excellence | Dallas Buyers Club | Winner |
Virtuosos Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Virtuosos Award | Jared Leto | Winner |
Best Film
2 nominations
| Best Film | Dallas Buyers Club | Nominee |
| Best Film | Dallas Buyers Club | Nominee |
Best Original Screenplay
2 nominations
| Best Original Screenplay | Craig Borten, and Melisa Wallack | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack | Nominee |
Best Picture
2 nominations
| Best Picture | Robbie Brenner and Rachel Winter | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Dallas Buyers Club | Nominee |
Best Actor – International
1 nomination
| Best Actor – International | Matthew McConaughey | Nominee |
Best Film Editing
1 nomination
| Best Film Editing | John Mac McMurphy and Martin Pensa | Nominee |
Best Male Performance
1 nomination
| Best Male Performance | Matthew McConaughey | Nominee |
Best On-Screen Duo
1 nomination
| Best On-Screen Duo | Matthew McConaughey, and Jared Leto | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actor – International
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor – International | Jared Leto | Nominee |
Best Theatrical Motion Picture
1 nomination
| Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Robbie Brenner and Rachel Winter | Nominee |
Excellence in Period Film
1 nomination
| Excellence in Period Film | Kurt & Bart | Nominee |
Film of the Year
1 nomination
| Film of the Year | Dallas Buyers Club | Nominee |
LGBT Film of the Year
1 nomination
| LGBT Film of the Year | Dallas Buyers Club | Nominee |
Outstanding Film – Wide Release
1 nomination
| Outstanding Film – Wide Release | Dallas Buyers Club | Nominee |
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
1 nomination
| Outstanding Independent Motion Picture | Dallas Buyers Club | Nominee |
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto, Matthew McConaughey, Denis O'Hare, Dallas Roberts, and Steve Zahn | Nominee |