Digital Copy Year 2014 Video Release 2014-08-26 Studio HBO Home Entertainment Genre Drama MPAA Rating Not Rated Color Color Runtime 128 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis In the early 1980s, Ned Weeks Academy Award R nominee Mark Ruffalo witnesses a mysterious disease claiming the lives of many in the gay community. Determined to expose the truth about this epidemic, Ned co-founds the Gay Men's Health Crisis and begins his crusade alongside Dr. Emma Brookner Academy Award R winner Julia Roberts , a pioneer in HIV-AIDS research. Directed by Emmy R winner Ryan Murphy and written by Academy Award R nominee Larry Kramer, adapting his Tony Award-winning play, this is a story about love, loss and one group's fight to have their voice heard. Director Ryan Murphy Cast Ryan Murphy; Mark Ruffalo; Julia Roberts; Taylor Kitsch; BD Wong; Matt Bomer; Jim Parsons; Frank De Julio; Alfred Molina; Jonathan Groff; John Mainieri