The Cure

The Cure

Dexter, age 11, who has AIDS, and his next door neighbor Eric, a little older and much bigger, become best friends. Eric also becomes closer to Dexter's mother than to his own, who is neglectful and bigoted and violently forbids their friendship upon learning of it. Dexter and Erik start the journey to find "The Cure" they had read about in the local newspaper.

Director: Peter Horton

Genre: Drama, Family

Cast: Joseph Mazzello, Brad Renfro, Annabella Sciorra, Diana Scarwid, Bruce Davison, Nicky Katt, Aeryk Egan, Renée Humphrey, Peter Moore, John Carroll Lynch

  • Release date: 1995-04-21
  • Runtime: 97
  • Country: United States of America
IMDb
7.7
11,591 votes
TMDB
7.937
342 votes
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45%
FA
6.6