Philadelphia

IMDb link: 0107818
IMDb rating: 7.7 (273,573 votes)
Genres: Drama
Director: Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks, Jonathan Demme
Cast: Roberta Maxwell, Buzz Kilman and others

Release date: 14 Jan 1994
Release year: 1993
Runtime: 125 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: aids, homophobia, gay protagonist, death of protagonist, hiv, city name in title, gay hero, gay love, gay couple, gay

Plot:

Fearing compromise to his career, lawyer Andrew Beckett hides his homosexuality and HIV status at a powerful Philadelphia law firm, but his secret is exposed when a colleague spots the illness' telltale lesions. Fired shortly afterwards, Beckett resolves to sue for discrimination, and teams up with Joe Miller (Denzel Washington), the only lawyer willing to help. In court, they face one of his ex-employers' top litigators, Belinda Conine.

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