The Man I Love (2027)
Director: Ira Sachs · Writers: Ira Sachs, Mauricio Zacharias
In late 1980s New York, Jimmy George, a Downtown performance artist living with AIDS, takes on one possibly last great role.
Director
Ira Sachs
Cast
Rami Malek
Jimmy 
Rebecca Hall
Brenda 
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Gene 
Tom Sturridge
Dennis 
Luther Ford
Vincent 
Maisy Stella
Leslie 
Sasha Lane
Sherri 
Isabel Sandoval
Lizbeth Mackay
Dorothy 
Wesley Han
Laurent
Mohammad Ghaffari
Jimmy and Brenda's father User Reviews (1)
Ordinarily speaking, consistency in filmmaking is viewed as admirable. However, it’s possible to turn that notion around, too, where a director produces works that are consistently underwhelming. And, regrettably, when it comes to that idea, the name that most readily surfaces for me is filmmaker Ira Sachs, an auteur known for his productions in the genre of LGBTQ+ cinema. While I admit to having enjoyed “Passages” (2023), over the years, I have been roundly disappointed by such other undercooked efforts as “Keep the Lights On” (2012), “Love Is Strange” (2014) and “Peter Hujar’s Day” (2025). And now the writer-director’s latest can be added to that list. “The Man I Love” examines the life of actor/performance artist Jimmy George (Rami Malek) in late 1980s New York during the explosion of the AIDS crisis. Jimmy suffers from the disease – and nearly died from it…
