10 Best Films That Deal With the AIDS Epidemic

"The AIDS epidemic of the 1980s was one of the most horrifying and tragic events in modern history. After being completely ignored by the Regan administration, the already marginalized gay community was all but endangered by a nationwide lack of understanding. As always, The Arts fearlessly tackled the epidemic through books, plays, and films. It took a while for studios to get over their skittishness of dealing with such a powerful subject, but Hollywood and the indie film community would go on to produce some excellent AIDS-related films. Steve Buscemi began his career by playing one of the first film characters with the virus and Tom Hanks changed his career by playing a man with AIDS. Here are 10 of the best films to examine the AIDS crisis."

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