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Critic Angie Errigo
rated 6

...is to be recommended as a denunciation of intolerence made with understanding, compassion, and some humour.

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Cast & Crew

Jonathan Demme
Director
Roger Corman
As Mr. Laird
Tom Hanks
As Andrew Beckett
Antonio Banderas
As Miguel Alvarez
Tracey Walter
As Librarian
Charles Napier
As Judge Garnett
Jason Robards
As Charles Wheeler

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Philadelphia is a movie that tells the story of Andrew Beckett, a successful lawyer who is fired from his job because he has AIDS. Despite the discrimination he faces, Andrew decides to sue his former employer for wrongful termination. He joins forces with Joe Miller, a homophobic ambulance chaser who agrees to help him with the case. As they work together, they develop an unlikely friendship and their courage helps them overcome the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries. The movie features Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington in the lead roles and was directed by Jonathan Demme. It won two Academy Awards and is considered a landmark film in the history of cinema.

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Philadelphia was released in theaters on January 14, 1994.