Philadelphia

Released Year: 1993

Certificate: UA

Runtime: 125 minutes

Genre: Drama

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 66

Director: Jonathan Demme

Stars: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Roberta Maxwell, Buzz Kilman

No of Votes: 224169

Gross: 77324422

Overview: When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.

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