Philadelphia (1993)
74 %
Reviews Counted: 43 Fresh: 32 Rotten:11 Average Rating: 6.6/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins
Synopsis: Tom Hanks plays Andrew Beckett, a hotshot Philadelphia lawyer who has been keeping his homosexuality, and his AIDS, hidden from his conservative bosses. When he's suddenly and inexplicably fired, Andrew suspects AIDS is the reason, and is determined to fight in court, even as he is losing... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, Antonio Banderas
Director: Jonathan Demme
Screenwriter: Ron Nyswaner
Producer: Jonathan Demme, Edward Saxon
Composer: Howard Shore
Screenwriter: Ron Nyswaner
Producer: Jonathan Demme, Edward Saxon
Composer: Howard Shore
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06/24/06
Wearing its heart on its sleeves, this well-intentioned but soft and compromised AIDS drama may nonetheless perform the same function that Paltoon or Schindler's List have: Change public opinion about an urgent problem.
04/21/06
In the guise of piety, Philadelphia panders to a perceived straight-male majority.
11/06/04
Being under the PC microscope transforms Demme into the bastard offspring of Stanley Kramer and Norman Lear
10/25/04
Manages to be humorous and moving without being too preachy or heavy-handed.
01/05/04
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