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Philadelphia
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Rating: PG-13
Duration: 2:05:42
Release: 12/10/1993
Type: Feature Film
Genre: Drama
When a man with AIDS is fired by a law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit. Starring Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington and Antonio Banderas.
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A stereotype demolishing drama so powerful it netted Tom Hanks his first Oscar.
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Cast: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Antonio Banderas, Mary Steenburgen, Ron Vawter, Joanne Woodward, Jason Robards
Director: Jonathan Demme
Writer: Ron Nyswaner
Producers: Jonathan Demme, Edward Saxon
Distributed By: TriStar Pictures
Movie Description:
Tom Hanks, in his Academy Award-winning performance, stars as Andrew Beckett, a successful attorney at a prestigious law firm, who is suddenly fired from his job. The official reason is incompetence, but Andrew suspects the real motive is the fact that he is gay and suffering from the AIDS virus. Andrew decides to fight back, hiring a lawyer of his own, Joe Miller, who must overcome his own homophobic tendencies in order to win his client's wrongful termination suit.
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