Philadelphia

"No one would take on his case... until one man was willing to take on the system."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.7/10

4,566 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 2 wins•📋 2 nominations

Won

Best Original Song

Best Actor

Nominated

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Best Writing, Original Screenplay

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$26.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$206.7M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$180.7M

ROI: +695%

Budget Recovery795% of budget

$0|Budget: $26.0M|Revenue: $206.7M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

103.1K

Daily Avg

1.7K

7-Day Trend

-2%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

University of Pennsylvania

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Story Setting

Set In

Philadelphia

Inspired By

Geoffrey Bowers(human)

Themes & Subjects

#homophobia#hiv/aids

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Tak Fujimoto

Film Editing

Craig McKay

Music / Score

Howard Shore

Costume Design

Colleen Atwood

Production Companies

TriStar Pictures

Distributors

InterComNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Philadelphia

Available in 100 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom12	—	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaPG	—	—	JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	Sony Liv, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13

United Kingdom12

AustraliaPG

Germany12

FranceTP

JapanG

Brazil12

CZ15+

+8 more countries

Production

Director

Jonathan Demme

Writer

Ron Nyswaner

Production Companies

TriStar PicturesClinica EsteticoA Luta Continua

Cast

Tom Hanks

Andrew Beckett

Denzel Washington

Joe Miller

Jason Robards

Charles Wheeler

Mary Steenburgen

Belinda Conine

Antonio Banderas

Miguel Alvarez

Ron Vawter

Bob Seidman

Robert Ridgely

Walter Kenton

Charles Napier

Judge Garnett

Lisa Summerour

Lisa Miller

Obba Babatundé

Jerome Green

Andre B. Blake

Young Man in Pharmacy

Robert W. Castle

Bud Beckett

Tags & Keywords

philadelphia, pennsylvaniacourtjurorsaidspennsylvania, usahomophobialawsuitpartnerhivlawyerdyinglgbtdiscriminationjudiciary1980s

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