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2 days ago · It starred Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington, both delivering powerful performances that brought widespread attention to the issue. Hanks' portrayal of a lawyer fired due to his AIDS diagnosis won him an Oscar. This film was a significant moment in Hollywood for its portrayal of LGBTQ+ issues and discrimination in the workplace.
1 day ago · Philadelphia – Hitting The Right Notes. Finally, “Philadelphia” hit the screens in 1993 amidst a storm of praise. The movie bravely tackled issues like HIV/AIDS, homophobia, and discrimination. Tom Hanks played Andrew Beckett, a lawyer wrongfully fired due to his HIV-positive status.
2 days ago · In 1993, Hanks starred with Meg Ryan in the Nora Ephron-directed romantic comedy, Sleepless in Seattle. Later that year, he starred in the drama Philadelphia as a gay lawyer with AIDS fighting discrimination in his law firm. For his performance, Hanks earned his first Academy Award for Best Actor.
5 days ago · In “Philadelphia,” Tom Hanks portrays Andrew Beckett, a lawyer who is wrongfully dismissed from his firm due to his HIV status. Beckett decides to sue for discrimination, and the film follows his legal battle and personal struggles.
6 hours ago · 16. It was widely believed that Robin Wright 's Jenny died of HIV/AIDs, though the exact disease she ultimately succumbs to goes unnamed in the film. In Groom's 1995 sequel novel, Gump & Co ...
4 days ago · Tom Hanks's next film, Here, is set in the far future, the distant past, and every time period in between. Directed by Robert Zemeckis and adapted from Richard McGuire's graphic novel of the same ...
5 days ago · In 1993 he acted in Harold Pinter's British legal film The Trial opposite Kyle MacLachlan and Anthony Hopkins and the AIDs legal thriller Philadelphia starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington. Robards portrayed three presidents in films.
