Philadelphia
7.7
“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.
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Cast
86 people
Tom Hanks
Andrew Beckett
Known for
Forrest Gump
Toy Story
Denzel Washington
Joe Miller
Known for
The Equalizer
Training Day
Jason Robards
Charles Wheeler
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Day After
Mary Steenburgen
Belinda Conine
Known for
Back to the Future Part III
The Last Man on Earth
Antonio Banderas
Miguel Alvarez
Known for
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
The Skin I Live In
Ron Vawter
Bob Seidman
Known for
The Silence of the Lambs
sex, lies, and videotape
Robert Ridgely
Walter Kenton
Known for
Boogie Nights
Snorks
Charles Napier
Judge Garnett
Known for
Rambo: First Blood Part II
The Incredible Hulk
Lisa Summerour
Lisa Miller
Known for
The Sixth Sense
Obba Babatundé
Jerome Green
Known for
How High
Life
Andre B. Blake
Young Man in Pharmacy
Known for
Stepmom
New Amsterdam
Robert W. Castle
Bud Beckett
Known for
The Addiction
Jonathan Demme Director · Ron Nyswaner Writer Howard Shore Composer
Worldwide gross $207M · Budget $26M · United States release December 22, 1993
Box office
Budget
$26,000,000
Worldwide gross
$206,678,440
Gross vs. budget
7.9×
Production
TriStar Pictures
Production · Studio
Clinica Estetico
Production
A Luta Continua
Production
United States
Produced in
At Risk · People Like Us
Working titles
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 14, 1993
Premiere · Odeon Century Plaza Cinemas
United States · December 22, 1993
Limited theatrical
United States · July 25, 2002
Physical · DVD
United States
December 16, 1993 · Premiere · New York City, New York
January 14, 1994 · Theatrical
May 14, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
November 27, 2018 · Physical · 4K UHD [25th Anniversary Edition]
Australia
March 3, 1994 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 4, 1994 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 10, 1994 · Theatrical
France
March 9, 1994 · Theatrical
January 10, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
Germany
February 15, 1994 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
February 24, 1994 · Theatrical
Greece
March 11, 1994 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 24, 1994 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 4, 1994 · Theatrical
Italy
March 4, 1994 · Theatrical
Japan
April 23, 1994 · Theatrical
Mexico
September 10, 1997 · Physical
Netherlands
March 17, 1994 · Theatrical
June 6, 1998 · Physical · DVD
January 11, 2002 · TV · Nederland 1
June 26, 2013 · Physical · Blu ray
Portugal
February 25, 1994 · Theatrical
Slovakia
March 10, 1994 · Theatrical · English
December 3, 1997 · TV · Czech · Markíza
June 24, 2023 · TV · Czech · DOMA
South Africa
May 16, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Ster-Kinekor Throwback Cinema
South Korea
March 26, 1994 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 18, 1994 · Theatrical
July 1, 1998 · Physical · DVD
August 7, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
December 3, 2018 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
United Kingdom
February 25, 1994 · Theatrical
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