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Released 12 years ago.
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The Normal Heart
"To win a war, You have to start one"
2014 2h 13m EN
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Synopsis
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The story of the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s, taking an unflinching look at the nation's sexual politics as gay activists and their allies in the medical community fight to expose the truth about the burgeoning epidemic to a city and nation in denial.
“To win a war, You have to start one”
Cast
Mark Ruffalo
Ned Weeks
Matt Bomer
Felix Turner
Taylor Kitsch
Bruce Niles
Jim Parsons
Tommy Boatwright
Alfred Molina
Ben Weeks
Julia Roberts
Dr. Emma Brookner
Joe Mantello
Mickey Marcus
BD Wong
Buzzy
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ryan Murphy
- Writers
- Larry Kramer
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Directed by Ryan Murphy, shot by Daniel Moder. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Cliff Martinez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Adam Penn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Mark Ruffalo and Matt Bomer and Taylor Kitsch carry the top of the cast.
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CAST
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Marketing tagline: "To win a war, You have to start one".
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IMDB entry: tt1684226 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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The take
Ryan Murphy directs. Daniel Moder behind the camera. Cliff Martinez scores. Adam Penn cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 12 years ago.
- 2Directed by Ryan Murphy, shot by Daniel Moder. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Cliff Martinez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Adam Penn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Mark Ruffalo and Matt Bomer and Taylor Kitsch carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "To win a war, You have to start one".
- 7IMDB entry: tt1684226 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 11 themes, including "new york city", "aids", "gay club", "based on play or musical".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Daniel Moder
- Original score
- Cliff Martinez
- Editing
- Adam Penn
- Production design
- Shane Valentino
- Costume design
- Daniel Orlandi
- Makeup / hair
- Nicky Pattison Illum
- VFX supervisor
- Aaron Raff
- Sound
- Joe Earle
- Runtime
- 133 min · 2h 13m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Awards
- Producers Guild Stanley Kramer Award
- Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Movie/Miniseries
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Ryan Murphy
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
HBO Films
US
20th Century Fox Television
US
Ryan Murphy Television
US
Plan B Entertainment
US
Blumhouse Productions
US
Key crew
- Executive ProducerDante Di Loreto
- ProducerAlexis Martin Woodall
- Executive ProducerJason Blum
- Set DecorationAmanda Carroll
- CastingCathy Sandrich Gelfond
- CastingAmanda Mackey
- Art DirectionStephanie Barkley
- Set DecorationAndrew Baseman
- Unit Production ManagerScott Ferguson
- Executive ProducerDede Gardner
- Co-ProducerGina Lamar
- Associate ProducerNed Martel
- Production DesignShane Valentino
- Costume DesignDaniel Orlandi
- Art DirectionCharles E. McCarry
- ProducerScott Ferguson
- Art DirectionAnu Schwartz
- EditorAdam Penn
- Unit Production ManagerErica Kay
- VFX ArtistDerek Serra
- Makeup ArtistNicky Pattison Illum
- Makeup Department HeadEryn Krueger-Mekash
- Makeup ArtistCarla White
- Makeup ArtistLuAnn Claps
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- new york city
- aids
- gay club
- based on play or musical
- hiv
- male homosexuality
- epidemic
- lgbt
- fire island
- 1980s
- gay theme
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2014-10-26· Savannah Film and Video Festival
- Premiere2015-01-12· MoMA - The Contenders
- Digital2020-05-27· HBO Max
- Physical2015-08-26· Blu-ray / DVD
- TV2014-05-25· HBO
Also known as
International titles
- 平常心CN
- 常人之心CN
- Обикновено сърцеBG
- Un coeur normalCA
