

Philadelphia
No one would take on his case... until one man was willing to take on the system.
Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops, their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $26M
- Box office
- $206.7M
- Language
- English
- philadelphia, pennsylvania
- court
- jurors
- aids
- pennsylvania, usa
- homophobia
- lawsuit
- partner
- hiv
- lawyer
- dying
- lgbt
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremierePG-13Odeon Century Plaza Cinemas14 Dec 1993
- PremierePG-13New York City, New York16 Dec 1993
- Theatrical (limited)PG-1322 Dec 1993
- TheatricalPG-1314 Jan 1994
- PhysicalPG-13DVD25 Jul 2002
- PhysicalPG-13Blu-ray14 May 2013
- PhysicalPG-134K UHD [25th Anniversary Edition]27 Nov 2018
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1225 Feb 1994
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalPG3 Mar 1994
BrazilBR
- Theatrical124 Mar 1994
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical15+10 Mar 1994
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP9 Mar 1994
- TVCanal+ Grand Écran10 Jan 2026
GermanyDE
- PremiereBerlin International Film Festival15 Feb 1994
- Theatrical1224 Feb 1994
GreeceGR
- Theatrical1311 Mar 1994
HungaryHU
- Theatrical1224 Mar 1994
IrelandIE
- Theatrical154 Mar 1994
ItalyIT
- Theatrical4 Mar 1994
JapanJP
- TheatricalG23 Apr 1994
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Philadelphia was released on 22 December 1993.
Audience reviews
6- J9/10
John Chard
11/11/2019
What do you love about the law, Andrew? Andrew Beckett is a gay lawyer infected with AIDS, who in spite of being his law firm's rising star, is fired on a trumped up charge of negligence. Refusing to accept defeat, Andrew manages to enlist the help of homophobic lawyer Joe Miller, whom it's hoped, can prove that the firm acted disgracefully out of fear of Andrew's illness. But can Joe throw off his own prejudice? …
- P7/10
Peter McGinn
5/8/2021
Yet another of those movies I watched close to when it came out umpteen years ago, and only recently watched again. For entertainment value, it hasn’t aged particularly well for me. I am not sure I can even describe why, except that it seemed to lack energy. There are a lot of good small moments, but its big moments struggle to live up to their potential. The courtroom scenes slow the story down in places, and the…
- T8/10
tmdb15435519
5/20/2021
Compelling performances by both Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington. And to think I almost didn't watch this because the poster doesn't look like Hanks...
- F10/10
Filipe Manuel Neto
12/8/2022
**A dense, disturbing, difficult, but highly relevant film.** Well, those who has the patience and charity to read what I write may have already realized that I'm not a big fan of overly militant films, even if they are causes or ideas that I defend or with which I tend to agree. For me, cinema is above all entertainment and artistic expression, not a political, social or belief manifesto. However, it is really di…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
1/13/2024
It's quite hard to overstate how significant this film was at a time when AIDS-driven homophobia was rife. Right from the outset with Bruce Springsteen's delicate opening ballad, this effectively counters an whole range of prejudices that prevailed not just in the USA but around the world. It's also, easily in my view, Tom Hanks's best performance as he plays hotshot lawyer "Andy" who has been feeling under the weath…
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