- Film ID:
- 5065
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DVD Available from Shop
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Film cert:
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Running time:
- DVD=120 min.
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Nationality(ies):
- America.
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Primary Language(s):
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English.
PHILADELPHIA
(1993)
Cast
Director(s)
Categories
AIDS Related.
Gay Interest.
Drama.
Weepie / Tear Jerker.
Law/Legal/Solicitors/Trials.
Medical.
Recommended.
Oscar (Best Male Lead).
Review
Hanks deservedly won an Oscar for his portrayal of a brilliant young lawyer with AIDS, is sacked for "incompetence", and sues his bosses. Denzel Washington is superb as the homophobic brief who helps him fight the system. Excellent and thought-provoking.
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