Movie · Drama · LGBTQ

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 afterwards, Beckett resolves to sue for discrimination, teaming up with Joe Miller (Denzel Washington), the only lawyer willing to help. In court, they face one of his ex-employer's top litigators, Belinda Conine (Mary Steenburgen).

2011 · 2h 5m
Director Jonathan Demme

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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 afterwards, Beckett resolves to sue for discrimination, teaming up with Joe Miller (Denzel Washington), the only lawyer willing to help. In court, they face one of his ex-employer's top litigators, Belinda Conine (Mary Steenburgen).

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Average 6.9
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Fresh 52
Rotten 12

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Studio
Clinica Estetico
Released
2011
Run Time
2 hr 5 min
Rated
18+
Region of Origin
United States
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Original Audio
English (United Kingdom), English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Russian (Russia) (AAC)

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English (United States) (CC), Arabic , Chinese, Traditional , Czech , Danish (Denmark) , Dutch (Netherlands) , Finnish (Finland) , French (France) , German (Germany) , Greek (Greece) , Hebrew , Hindi , Hungarian , Italian (Italy) , Korean , Norwegian (Norway) , Polish (Poland) , Portuguese (Brazil) , Russian (Russia) , Spanish (Spain) , Swedish (Sweden) , Thai (Thailand) , Turkish

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Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.