Let me give y'all a little news flash. There ain't nothing' out there can kill f*ckin' Ron Woodroof in 30 days.

Rating: 8/10 (23 February 2014)

Matthew McConaughey is amazing as Ron Woodruff, a foul-mouthed Texan electrician and rodeo rider who is addicted to drugs and sex. When injured on a job, he is taken to the hospital in 1985 where he learns from two doctors (Denis O'Hare and Jennifer Garner) that he has contracted HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. They estimate that he has 30 days to live and tell him to get his affairs in order. Woodroof cannot believe he could have that disease. He storms out of the hospital convinced that they screwed up his blood tests.
Ron buys AZT from a hospital orderly, and when that dries up he heads to Mexico. He is advised that AZT is toxic and is put on a regimen of supplements. He finds that this alternative treatment helps him, and he returns to Texas with a car load of the supplements. He partners with Rayon (Jared Leto), a drug-addicted transsexual he met in the hospital, and soon they are recruiting AIDS patients in support groups. To avoid being accused of selling non-FDA approved treatments, they set up the "Dallas Buyer's Club." Members pay $400 for all of the treatments they need. Before long, Ron is traveling the world for experimental drugs to add to his offerings.
The government comes down on him like a ton of bricks - the FDA, the IRS, Big Pharma - everybody wants to shut him down.
This movie is based upon a true story, and it is fascinating. McConaughey and Leto give Oscar-worthy performances.