Philadelphia
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"Philadelphia" is a 1993 film directed by Jonathan Demme about a lawyer who sues his firm after being fired, with the case touching on discrimination related to AIDS. The film was significant for bringing the topic of AIDS to mainstream audiences and for its serious treatment of LGBTQ+ issues during that era.
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Film · TMDB
7.7Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops, their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.
Released: 1993-12-22126 minDir: Jonathan DemmeDrama
Cast
- Tom Hanks as Andrew Beckett
- Denzel Washington as Joe Miller
- Jason Robards as Charles Wheeler
- Mary Steenburgen as Belinda Conine
- Antonio Banderas as Miguel Alvarez
- Ron Vawter as Bob Seidman
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7.7/10
272,691 votes
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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. 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 his former law firm, who fired him after discovering he was gay and that he had AIDS. The cast also features Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, Antonio Banderas, and Joanne Woodward.
Philadelphia is one of the first mainstream Hollywood films not only to explicitly address HIV/AIDS and homophobia, but also to portray gay people in a positive light. It premiered in Los Angeles on December 14, 1993, in a benefit for the AIDS Project, and opened in limited release on December 22, before expanding into wide release by TriStar Pictures on January 14, 1994. It grossed $206.7 million worldwide, becoming the 9th highest-grossing film of 1993.