Philadelphia

Hotshot lawyer Andrew Beckett takes his firm to court when he is sacked shortly after the partners discover he has AIDS., Tom Hanks is a young attorney with AIDS who must retain a small-time lawyer to lead a wrongful termination suit against his former employer., Hotshot lawyer Andrew Beckett takes his firm to court when he is sacked shortly after the partners discover he has AIDS. Drama., Jonathan Demme brought the subject of AIDS into the Hollywood mainstream with the story of attorney Andrew Beckett, whose fast-track career is ended when his employers discover that he is HIV-positive. When Beckett decides to sue his former employers, the only other lawyer willing to take on the case is a homophobe played by Denzel Washington., Oscar-winning drama about a young lawyer’s fight against unlawful dismissal by his homophobic employers. Forced to lead a double life because of the bigoted views held by his law firm, he discovers he is HIV-positive during a routine medical examination, and soon afterwards is fired for ‘incompetence’. But the only man willing to take on his case is a sharp, ambulance-chasing lawyer., Up and coming young lawyer Andrew Beckett has just been fired by his prestigious law firm. His former colleagues claim he’s just not good enough; Andrew says he’s been fired because he’s got AIDS. Determined to defend his professional reputation, Andrew hires fierce, brilliant personal injury attorney Joe Miller to represent him as he sues his former firm for wrongful termination., After a successful gay lawyer is fired from his prestigious law firm due to the fact that he has AIDS, he teams up with an attorney to sue the partners for discrimination., A gay lawyer with AIDS fights for his rights after being fired from his law firm., Oscar-winning drama about a gay, HIV-positive lawyer’s fight against unlawful dismissal by his homophobic employers and his search for someone to represent him in court., When a man with AIDS is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.