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Angels in America

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Angels in America is a 2003 American HBO miniseries directed by Mike Nichols and based on the Pulitzer Prize–winning 1991 play of the same name by Tony Kushner. Set in 1985, the film revolves around six New Yorkers whose lives intersect. At its core, it is the fantastical story of Prior Walter, a gay man living with AIDS who is visited by an angel. The film explores a wide variety of themes, including Reagan era politics, the spreading AIDS epidemic, and a rapidly changing social and political climate.

Date: 12/07/2003
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Al Pacino, Mary-Louise Parker, Justin Kirk, Ben Shenkman, Patrick Wilson, Jeffrey Wright, Emma Thompson, Meryl Streep, Brian Markinson

Al Pacino as Roy Cohn in Angels in America Al Pacino

Mary-Louise Parker as Harper Pitt in Angels in America Mary-Louise Parker

Justin Kirk as Prior Walter / Leatherman in the Park in Angels in America Justin Kirk

Ben Shenkman as Louis Ironson / The Angel Oceania in Angels in America Ben Shenkman

Patrick Wilson as Joe Pitt in Angels in America Patrick Wilson

Jeffrey Wright as Norman "Belize" Ariaga / Mr. Lies / Homeless man / The Angel Europa in Angels in America Jeffrey Wright

Emma Thompson as Nurse Emily / Homeless Woman / The Angel in Angels in America Emma Thompson

Meryl Streep as Hannah Pitt / Ethel Rosenberg / The Rabbi / The Angel Australia in Angels in America Meryl Streep

Brian Markinson as Martin Heller in Angels in America Brian Markinson