The Cure

About The Cure

Erik, 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.

The Cure is a 1995 drama family film directed by Peter Horton. At 97 minutes long, it arrived in April 1995.

Its themes are male friendship, AIDS, HIV, and minnesota.

Joseph Mazzello appears as Dexter, Brad Renfro as Erik, Annabella Sciorra as Linda, and Diana Scarwid as Gail. The screenplay is by Robert Kuhn. Produced by Island World.

Buddies, Holding Trevor, and Bohemian Rhapsody make useful companions to The Cure. TMDB voters put it at 7.9 out of 10 across 377 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.