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6.9
/10
2,730 Ratings

PHILADELPHIA

Directed by Jonathan Demme
United States, 1993
Drama, LGBTQ+
  • 125125 minutes

Synopsis

Fearing it would compromise 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’s telltale lesions.

Synopsis

Fearing it would compromise 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’s telltale lesions.