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  • Philadelphia
  • Opened December 23, 1993
  • PG-13
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 14+. Read More
  • Fearing it would compromise his career, lawyer Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks) 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. Fired shortly Read More
  • Cast: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards, Jr., Mary Steenburgen, Antonio Banderas, Ron Vawter, Joanne Woodward
  • Director: Jonathan Demme
  • Genres: Courtroom Drama, Medical Drama, Message Movie, Gay & Lesbian Films, Drama

Philadelphia Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 88
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    And yet Philadelphia is quite a good film, on its own terms. And for moviegoers...

  • 80
    Variety | Todd McCarthy

    On a scene-by-scene basis, in terms of performance and the grave issues under...

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Peter Stack

    Forgiving its moments of melodrama, Philadelphia makes emotional power punches...

  • 70
    Washington Post | Rita Kempley

    It's less like a film by Demme than the best of Frank Capra. It is not just...

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