PHILADELPHIA (1993)
JONATHAN DEMME
AIDS RelatedLGBTQI+DramaWeepie / Tear JerkerLaw/Legal/Solicitors/TrialsMedicalRecommendedOscar Winners
Plot
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.