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Philadelphia is a 1993 American legal drama film directed and produced by Jonathan Demme, written by Ron Nyswaner, and starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington. [2] Filmed on location in its namesake city, it tells the story of attorney Andrew Beckett (Hanks) who comes to ask a personal injury attorney, Joe Miller (Washington), to help him sue ...
Philadelphia: Directed by Jonathan Demme. With Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Roberta Maxwell, Buzz Kilman. When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small-time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.
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- Drama
- Jonathan Demme
- 1994-01-14
Fearing it would compromise his career, lawyer Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks) hides his homosexuality and HIV status at a powerful Philadelphia law firm.
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- Jonathan Demme
- PG-13
- Tom Hanks
When a gay Philadelphia lawyer is fired, he suspects AIDS is the reason and takes his fight to court - even as he is losing his battle against the disease. 5,318. IMDb 7.7 2 h 5 min 1994 X-Ray HDR UHD R. LGBTQ • Drama • Serious • Intense. Rent.
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Jan 14, 1994 · Philadelphia. Drama. 119 minutes ‧ PG-13 ‧ 1994. Roger Ebert. January 14, 1994. 4 min read. More than a decade after AIDS was first identified as a disease, “Philadelphia” marks the first time Hollywood has risked a big-budget film on the subject.
Fearing compromise to his career, lawyer Andrew Beckett hides his homosexuality and HIV status at a powerful Philadelphia law firm, but his secret is exposed when a colleague spots the illness' telltale lesions.
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