Angels in America

2003
4.7
111 reviews
TV-MA
Rating
Eligible
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The Complete First Season episodes (6)

1 Part 1 - Chapter 1
12/8/03
New York City, 1985. A gay couple's relationship is rocked by the revelation that one has AIDS; a young man named Joe Pitts is offered a job by conservative icon Roy Cohn--who also learns he has AIDS.
2 Part 1 - Chapter 2
12/8/03
Louis abandons a hospitalized Prior; Joe and Roy confide in each other over drinks. Later, Prior hears voices from his hospital bed while Louis solicits sex from strangers, and Joe makes a drunken confession to his mother.
3 Part 1 - Chapter 3
12/8/03
Prior returns home and is visited by a pair of spectral ancestors who herald the arrival of the messenger; a tussle with Joe leaves Roy with the ghost of Ethel Rosenberg. Later, Joe and Louis hook up in Central Park while Prior meets the messenger.
4 Part 2 - Chapter 4
12/15/03
While Joe is being seduced by Louis, Prior is being aroused by the baffled Angel. Meanwhile, Roy's health worsens; Harper's hallucination is interrupted by reality; Prior tells Belize about his divine mission; and Hannah tries to help Harper.
5 Part 2 - Chapter 5
12/15/03
Louis arranges a meeting with Prior; Joe visits Roy in the hospital and gets an unwelcome father's blessing; Prior drags Belize to the courthouse for a surprise meeting with the clerk. High on morphine, Roy paints a different picture of heaven.
6 Part 2 - Chapter 6
12/15/03
A fight with Joe leaves Louis scarred; Roy plays a final practical joke on Ethel; Prior wrestles the Angel and addresses a review board in Heaven; Harper heads out West; Prior pays a visit to his favorite angel and vows to keep living--free of secrets.

About this show

Academy Award(R) winners Al Pacino, Meryl Streep and Emma Thompson lead an all-star cast in this two-part movie event directed by Mike Nichols ('The Graduate') and written by Tony Kushner, based on his Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

Ratings and reviews

4.7
111 reviews
Norma Pedrera
September 6, 2021
One choice of words to describe this masterpiece . Brilliant and I could never say no to see it now or years later. The cast is fabulous and I enjoyed this classic and I definitely recommend to anyone who has understanding and a sense of humor and compassion.
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Delena Sermon
July 6, 2015
I enjoyed this series of topics that is relatable to what is currently going on in America. You could not ask for a better cast. The multiple roles that each character play deserve a standing ovation!!
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Guy Azbell
January 14, 2016
Loved all the differant scenes all the excellant acting, very interesting charactors, this will be a great classic one day.
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