Philadelphia

Philadelphia1993

Director: Jonathan Demme
Stars: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Roberta Maxwell, Buzz Kilman, Karen Finley
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Runtime: 125 minutes

Philadelphia wasn't the first movie about AIDS (it followed such worthy independent films as Parting Glances and Longtime Companion), but it was the first Hollywood studio picture to take AIDS as its primary subject. In that sense, Philadelphia is a… more »



Joe Miller:
What do you love about the law, Andrew?

Andrew Beckett:
I... many things... uh... uh... What I love the most about the law?

Joe Miller:
Yeah.

Andrew Beckett:
It's that every now and again - not often, but occasionally - you get to be a part of justice being done. That really is quite a thrill when that happens.

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