Angels in America

Angels in America

76.00% | December 7, 2003 | Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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.

Cast

Justin Kirk
Justin Kirk
Prior Walter / Leatherman in the Park
Ben Shenkman
Ben Shenkman
Louis Ironson / The Angel Oceania
Patrick Wilson
Patrick Wilson
Joe Pitt
Al Pacino
Al Pacino
Roy Cohn
Jeffrey Wright
Jeffrey Wright
Norman "Belize" Ariaga / Mr. Lies / Homeless man / The Angel Europa