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Philadelphia (1993) 7.6
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7.6/10 from 120,348 users
Metascore: 66/100
Reviews: 230 user | 67 critic | 21 from Metacritic.com When a man with AIDS is fired by a conservative law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit. Director:Jonathan DemmeWriter:Ron Nyswaner |
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Judge Tate
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Dr. Gillman
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Charles Glenn | ... |
Kenneth Killcoyne
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Bob Seidman
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Rachel Smilow
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Lisa Talerico | ... |
Shelby
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Andrew Beckett, a gay lawyer infected with AIDS, is fired from his conservative law firm in fear that they might contract AIDS from him. After Andrew is fired, in a last attempt for peace, he sues his former law firm with the help of a homophobic lawyer, Joe Miller. During the court battle, Miller sees that Beckett is no different than anyone else on the gritty streets of the city of brotherly love, sheds his homophobia and helps Beckett with his case before AIDS overcomes him. Written by Geoffrey A. Middleton {gamidd01@morehead-st.edu}
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No one would take on his case... until one man was willing to take on the system.Genres:
DramaMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for some graphic language and thematic material | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
23 December 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
At Risk See more »Box Office
Budget:
$26,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
£9,439,124 (UK) (20 May 1994)Company Credits
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Philadelphia is a truly amazing movie and a touching story. Tom Hanks plays a lawyer who has been stricken with a horrible disease. He plays a convincing role as Andrew Beckett, a man who knows the meaning of justice and knows what exactly his rights are. What Mr. Hanks also accomplishes with this role is he breaks free from the stereotypes society has dictated on the average gay man. Andrew Beckett is not feminine in any way, he does not have a flair for shoe shopping or hold his arms limp-wristed or talk with a lisp. For these reasons, it has been said that Tom Hanks was not believable as a gay man. I strongly disagree. Andrew Beckett is a normal man who enjoys smoking cigars and takes joy in the law. Who would think he was gay? This is precisely the point the movie is trying to make. A gay man may be walking among you, every day you may see him at school, may play raquetball with him at the gym, may work late hours with him at the office... but yet you'd never suspect he is gay because he does not wear loafers decorated with tassels and he has a low-pitched voice. Men are men, whether gay or not, and should be treated as such -- gays do not deserve special treatment but they deserve equal treatment. Because in most areas, gay men are just like straight men. I commend Tom Hanks for showing the world that gay men can be just as manly as any other. His Oscar was well-deserved and the movie was amazingly ground-breaking.