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7.9Erik, a loner, finds a friend in Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS. They vow to find a cure for AIDS together and save Dexter's life in an eventful summer.
Released: 1995-04-2197 minDir: Peter HortonDrama, FamilyBox office: $2.6M
Cast
- Joseph Mazzello as Dexter
- Brad Renfro as Erik
- Annabella Sciorra as Linda
- Diana Scarwid as Gail
- Bruce Davison as Dr. Stevens
- Nicky Katt as Pony
Themes
- aids
- mississippi river
- minnesota
- male friendship
- hiv
- sick child
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Ratings
IMDb
7.7/10
11,258 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
50%
- Year
- 1995
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 99
- FilmAffinity ID
- 623732
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- publication date
- 1996-02-15
- title
- The Cure
- review score
- 45%
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Connections
HIV/AIDS
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Turner Classic Movies
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San Francisco Chronicle
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Japan
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New Orleans
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Mississippi River
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Steven Spielberg
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IMDb
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The New York Times
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drama
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HIV
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DVD
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International Standard Serial Number
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homophobia
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Universal Pictures
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Associated Press
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blood transfusion
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Billboard
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Sydney Pollack
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Categories
1990s buddy drama films1990s coming-of-age drama films1995 American films1995 directorial debut films1995 drama films1995 English-language films1995 filmsAmerican buddy drama filmsAmerican drama filmsEnglish-language buddy drama filmsFilms about child abuseFilms about child deathFilms about childrenFilms about deathFilms about familiesFilms about friendshipFilms about mother–son relationshipsFilms scored by Dave GrusinFilms set in MinnesotaFilms shot in MinnesotaHIV/AIDS in American filmsRotten Tomatoes ID different from WikidataTemplate film date with 1 release dateUniversal Pictures films