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Philadelphia (1993)  link to Philadelphia on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 2550

poster Philadelphia

IMDb Rating:
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7.7/10 (195701 votes)

Country: USA, 125 minutes

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Drama

Director(s): Jonathan Demme

Video Codec: Unknown

Storyline:
Andrew Beckett, a gay, HIV positive lawyer, is fired from his law firm in fear that they might contract HIV from him. After Andrew is fired, in a last attempt for peace, he sues his former law firm with the help of a homophobic lawyer, Joe Miller. During the court battle, Miller sees that Beckett is no different than anyone else on the gritty streets of the city of brotherly love, sheds his homophobia and helps Beckett with his case before AIDS overcomes him.

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Cast:

photo Tom Hanks Tom Hanks Andrew Beckett
photo Denzel Washington Denzel Washington Joe Miller
photo Roberta Maxwell Roberta Maxwell Judge Tate
photo Ron Vawter Ron Vawter Bob Seidman
photo Anna Deavere Smith Anna Deavere Smith Anthea Burton

Medium: Unknown,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1