Philadelphia

Tom Hanks won an Academy Award for Best Actor with his stirring portrayal of Andrew Beckett, a successful attorney stricken with AIDS who sues his powerful Philadelphia firm after they dismiss him. The only lawyer who will help him is ambulance-chaser Joe Miller (Denzel Washington), who agrees to take the case despite his discomfort with Andrew’s illness and homosexuality. With Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, Antonio Banderas, and Joanne Woodward; Jonathan Demme directs. 125 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Surround, Spanish Dolby Digital Surround, French Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: Korean, Spanish.