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Philadelphia

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.

Director

Jonathan Demme

Year

Genre

Box Office

$77,446,440

Production

TriStar Pictures,Clinica Estetico

Awards

Won 2 Oscars. 20 wins & 23 nominations total

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Andrew Beckett

Joe Miller

Denzel Washington

Judge Tate

Roberta Maxwell

'Crutches'

Dr. Gillman

Clinic Storyteller

Clinic Patient

Mark Sorensen Jr.

Tyrone

Jeffrey Williamson

Kenneth Killcoyne

Bob Seidman

Anthea Burton

Anna Deavere Smith

Rachel Smilow (as Stephanie Roth)

Stephanie Roth Haberle

Shelby

Sarah Beckett

Joanne Woodward

Charles Wheeler

Walter Kenton

Chandra

Alan

Bruno

Peter / Mona Lisa

Miguel Alvarez

Antonio Banderas

Dr. Klenstein

Jamey Collins

Bradley Whitford

Lisa Miller

Hospital Patient

Hospital Patient

Mr. Finley

Iris

Lydia Glines

Filko

Dr. Armbruster

Santa Claus

Library Guard

Librarian

Young Man in Library

Young Man in Library

Richard Ehrlich

Julius Erving

Jill Beckett

Alexis

The Bronte Sisters

The Bronte Sisters

Meghan

Matt Beckett

John Bedford Lloyd

Bud Beckett

Robert W. Castle

Molly Beckett

Randy Beckett

Elizabeth Beckett

Jill's Husband

Guido Paonessa

Jury Foreman

Daniel von Bargen

The Jury

Melissa Fraser Brown

The Jury

The Jury (as Dodie Demme)

The Jury

Patricia Greenwell

The Jury

Donovan Mannato

The Jury

The Jury

The Jury

Billy Ray Tyson

The Jury

The Jury

The Jury

Lawrence T. Wrentz

Belinda Conine

Mary Steenburgen

Jerome Green

Obba BabatundÃ©

Dexter Smith

James B. Howard

Ralph Peterson

Charles Techman

Judge Garnett

Mr. Roger Laird

'Not Adam and Steve'

Angela Medina

Mayor Edward Rendell (as Mayor Edward Rendell)

Filko's Buddy

Macho Barfly

John T. O'Connell

Cousin Eddie

Edward Kirkland

Bartender

Tony Fitzpatrick

Melissa Benedict

Court Stenographer

Debra H. Ballard

Young Man in Pharmacy

Andrew's Friend

Bailiff

The Flirtations

The Flirtations

The Flirtations

The Flirtations

The Flirtations

Party Singer (as Q Lazzarus)

Robert

'Punchline' (as Lewis Walker)

Miguel's Mom

Carmen Mahiques

Miguel's Dad

JosÃ© Castillo

Younger Sarah Beckett

Child Andrew

Philip Joseph 'PJ' McGee

Hot Dog Stand

Valerio Bevilacqua

Partygoer

PR Director

Guest at Party

Reporter

Emergency Room Doctor

Randy Aaron Fink

Doctor

Guy in Library

Teen in Hallway

Cristina Guzman

Paralegal

Matthew Huffman

Blue Collar Worker

Guest

ER Nurse

Courtroom Observer

Orderly

Student

Susan Wool-Rush

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Andrew Beckett Joe Miller Anthea Burton Librarian Judge Garrett Jamey Collins Bud Beckett Sarah Beckett Charles Wheeler Young Man In Pharmacy Belinda Conine Dr. Armbruster Judge Tate Walter Kenton Bob Seidman Miguel Alvarez

What other homosexual facilities does he go to - Philadelphia

What other homosexual facilities does he go to

It's messy - Philadelphia

Do you like opera - Philadelphia

Do you like opera

[BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN'S
"STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA" PLAYS] - Philadelphia

[BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN'S "STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA"...

♪ I was bruised and battered
I couldn't tell what I felt ♪ - Philadelphia

♪ I was bruised and battered I couldn't tell what I fel...

[JOE AND ANDY SPEAKING
INDISTINCTLY OVERLAPPING] - Philadelphia

[JOE AND ANDY SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVERLAPPING]

- Is that you?
- Yeah, that's me. - Philadelphia

- Is that you? - Yeah, that's me.

I appreciate your faith in my abilities - Philadelphia

I appreciate your faith in my abilities

[HORN HONKING] - Philadelphia

I'm trying to help your partner And you're not a member of his immediate family - Philadelphia

I'm trying to help your partner And you're not a...

Every problem has a solution - Philadelphia

Every problem has a solution

It's good to see you again, counselor.
Judge Tate? Kendall Construction? - Philadelphia

It's good to see you again, counselor. Judge Tate? Kend...

I misplaced an important complaint That's their story - Philadelphia

I misplaced an important complaint That's their story

All traces of it mysteriously gone from my computer - Philadelphia

All traces of it mysteriously gone from my computer

Explain this to me like I'm a six year old - Philadelphia

Explain this to me like I'm a six year old

I have a case - Philadelphia

Have a nice day, Mr. Beckett. - Philadelphia

Have a nice day, Mr. Beckett.

And vaginal secretions - Philadelphia

And vaginal secretions

All right Well hey I admit it okay I'm prejudiced - Philadelphia

All right Well hey I admit it okay I'm prejudiced

Wouldn't you be more comfortable in a study room - Philadelphia

Wouldn't you be more comfortable in a study room

[COUGHS] - Philadelphia

Counselor. - Philadelphia

Who did you get - Philadelphia

Who did you get

Not only because of the physical limitations it imposes - Philadelphia

Not only because of the physical limitations it imposes

[CHEERING] - Philadelphia

Hey Dr J How are you I love you man You're the best - Philadelphia

Hey Dr J How are you I love you man You're the best

Incredibly proud of you - Philadelphia

Incredibly proud of you

Forget everything you've seen on television and in the movies - Philadelphia

Forget everything you've seen on television and in the...

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury - Philadelphia

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury

To often times mediocre - Philadelphia

To often times mediocre

All right. - Philadelphia

We're standing here in Philadelphia - Philadelphia

We're standing here in Philadelphia

Some of these people make me sick - Philadelphia

Some of these people make me sick

That's their story - Philadelphia

That's their story

Have you ever felt discriminated against at Wyatt Wheeler - Philadelphia

Have you ever felt discriminated against at Wyatt Wheeler

Thank you very much - Philadelphia

Thank you very much

I don't pick up people in drugstores every day - Philadelphia

I don't pick up people in drugstores every day

Aren't you - Philadelphia

You want to try and kick my ass - Philadelphia

You want to try and kick my ass

ARE YOU GAY - Philadelphia

Your honor - Philadelphia

JOE How many weeks at a time would you be out to sea - Philadelphia

JOE How many weeks at a time would you be out to sea

What's wrong with your face - Philadelphia

What's wrong with your face

Congratulations counselor - Philadelphia

Congratulations counselor

Can you hear the heartache
in her voice? - Philadelphia

Can you hear the heartache in her voice?

"It was during this sorrow
that love came to me. - Philadelphia

"It was during this sorrow that love came to me.

A voice filled with harmony. - Philadelphia

A voice filled with harmony.

Is everything around you
just the blood and the mud? - Philadelphia

Is everything around you just the blood and the mud?

I am love. - Philadelphia

It's me. - Philadelphia

What do you love about the law - Philadelphia

What do you love about the law

I hate this case - Philadelphia

I hate this case

Andrew, can you see the lesions
on your chest in this mirror? - Philadelphia

Andrew, can you see the lesions on your chest in this mirror...

[COUGHING] - Philadelphia

- Hey, o Joe - Philadelphia

How are you doing? - Philadelphia

How are you doing?

I don't know - Philadelphia

I'll keep it on ice for you. - Philadelphia

I'll keep it on ice for you.

He's a fighter. - Philadelphia

He's a fighter.

God bless you, Andy. - Philadelphia

God bless you, Andy.

Good night, my angel. - Philadelphia

Good night, my angel.

Miguel - Philadelphia

Hello. - Philadelphia

♪ I've got my friends in the world ♪ - Philadelphia

♪ I've got my friends in the world ♪

[CHIRPING] - Philadelphia

♪ City of brotherly love ♪ - Philadelphia

♪ City of brotherly love ♪

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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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Director: Jonathan Demme

Writer: Ron Nyswaner

Production: TriStar Pictures,Clinica Estetico

Genre: drama

Year: 1993

MetaScore: 66/100

ImdbRating: 7.7

BoxOffice: $77,446,440

Released: 14 Jan 1994

Awards: Won 2 Oscars. 20 wins & 23 nominations total

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Also watch: Sleepless in Seattle, The Pelican Brief, Turner & Hooch, Splash, Malcolm X, Crimson Tide, Forrest Gump, Big, Sicko, The Rookie, Joe Versus the Volcano, Remember the Titans, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, The Philadelphia Story, The Taking of Pelham 123, Courage Under Fire, John Q, The Firm, Notes on a Scandal