Philadelphia (1993)

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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.

• Released: 1993-12-22
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 2h 6m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.7/10 from 4,758 votes

Directed by Jonathan Demme.

Top cast

• Tom Hanks as Andrew Beckett
• Denzel Washington as Joe Miller
• Jason Robards as Charles Wheeler
• Mary Steenburgen as Belinda Conine
• Antonio Banderas as Miguel Alvarez
• Ron Vawter as Bob Seidman
• Robert Ridgely as Walter Kenton
• Charles Napier as Judge Garnett
• Lisa Summerour as Lisa Miller
• Obba Babatundé as Jerome Green

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Where to watch Philadelphia

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store
• India: stream on Sony Liv, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; watch free on 10; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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