NOTABLE FILMS DEALING WITH AIDS

Parting Glances (1986) At a going-away party, a group of friends discover a lot more about each other in this classic starring Steve Buscemi as a character with AIDS.

Longtime Companion (1989) A ten-hankie tearjerker chronicling the devastating effect of AIDS on a group of gay friends.

Peter’s Friends (1992) Peter (played by Stephen Fry) reveals he’s HIV-positive to his best friends during a New Years Eve weekend party in England.

Philadelphia (1993) Tom Hanks wins the Oscar for his portrayal of a gay man who loses his job due to his diagnosis and fights back.

A Home At The End Of The World (2004) Based on the Michael Cunningham novel charting a dozen years in the lives of two friends, one played by Colin Farrell.

Rent (2005) Bohemians in the Lower East Side live, love and grieve in this musical starring most of the original cast of the Broadway hit.