Philadelphia
“No one would take on his case... until one man was willing to take on the system.”
1993 · 2 h 5 min
Directed by 
Jonathan Demme
Jonathan DemmeCast
Tom Hanks 
Denzel Washington Roberta Maxwell Buzz Kilman Karen Finley Daniel Chapman
Credits
Written by: Ron Nyswaner
Plot
A Philadelphia lawyer, Andrew Beckett, who is fired from his firm after they discover he has AIDS, sues them for discrimination, with the help of a homophobic lawyer, Joe Miller, in a pioneering Hollywood drama.
Sinekatalog’s take
A moving, pioneering and well-acted drama, which won Tom Hanks the Oscar.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (277,425 votes)
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