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Philadelphia
1993
· Movie
· 125 min
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #713
- IMDb #692
- Google retired #454
- Rotten Tomatoes #1082
- Metacritic #1458
- Letterboxd #669
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1979
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #634
- Metacritic Critics #1870
- Metacritic Audience #895
- Criticker #783
- Douban #196
- Kinopoisk #546
- AlloCiné #100
- Trakt #634
Every rating
60–94
out of 100
A brilliant lawyer is fired from his prestigious firm after his employers learn he has contracted AIDS. Believing he was dismissed due to prejudice, he sues the firm for wrongful termination. He hires a small-time, homophobic lawyer who is the only one willing to take his case, and the two must work together to fight for justice.
Details
- Director
- Jonathan Demme
- Writer
- Ron Nyswaner
- Released
- 22 December 1993
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $26.0M
- Box office
- $206.7M
- Awards
- 21 wins, 20 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 41 →8 major awards won · 21 wins from 41 nominations across 15 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1993 | Best Original Song | "Streets of Philadelphia" Music and Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1993 | Best Actor | Tom Hanks | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1993 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Tom Hanks | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1993 | Best Original Song – Motion Picture | "Streets of Philadelphia" Music and Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen | Winner |
| Grammy Awards 1993 | Best Rock Song | "Streets of Philadelphia" – Bruce Springsteen | Winner |
| Grammy Awards 1993 | Song of the Year | "Streets of Philadelphia" – Bruce Springsteen | Winner |
| Grammy Awards 1993 | Best Male Rock Vocal Performance | "Streets of Philadelphia" – Bruce Springsteen | Winner |
| Grammy Awards 1993 | Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television | "Streets of Philadelphia" – Bruce Springsteen | Winner |
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Grammy Awards
5 nominations, 4 won
| Best Male Rock Vocal Performance | "Streets of Philadelphia" – Bruce Springsteen | Winner |
| Best Rock Song | "Streets of Philadelphia" – Bruce Springsteen | Winner |
| Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television | "Streets of Philadelphia" – Bruce Springsteen | Winner |
| Song of the Year | "Streets of Philadelphia" – Bruce Springsteen | Winner |
| Record of the Year | "Streets of Philadelphia" – Bruce Springsteen | Nominee |
Academy Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Tom Hanks | Winner |
| Best Original Song | "Streets of Philadelphia" Music and Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen | Winner |
| Best Makeup | Carl Fullerton and Alan D'Angerio | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | "Philadelphia" Music and Lyrics by Neil Young | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Ron Nyswaner | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Tom Hanks | Winner |
| Best Original Song – Motion Picture | "Streets of Philadelphia" Music and Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen | Winner |
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Ron Nyswaner | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Ron Nyswaner | Nominee |
Awards Circuit Community Awards
7 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Tom Hanks | Winner |
| Best Cast Ensemble | Winner | |
| Best Makeup & Hairstyling | Carl Fullerton and Alan D'Angerio | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture | Jonathan Demme and Edward Saxon | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Ron Nyswaner | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
| Best Director | Jonathan Demme | Nominee |
20/20 Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Tom Hanks | Winner |
| Best Original Song | " Streets of Philadelphia " Music and Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen | Winner |
| Best Director | Jonathan Demme | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Ron Nyswaner | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | "Philadelphia" Music and Lyrics by Neil Young | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Nominee |
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures | "Streets of Philadelphia" – Bruce Springsteen | Winner |
| Top Box Office Films | Howard Shore | Winner |
MTV Movie Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Male Performance | Tom Hanks | Winner |
| Best Movie | Nominee | |
| Best On-Screen Team | Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington | Nominee |
| Best Song from a Movie | Bruce Springsteen – "Streets of Philadelphia" | Nominee |
GLAAD Media Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Film | Winner |
Golden Screen Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Screen | Winner |
MTV Video Music Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Video from a Film | Bruce Springsteen – "Streets of Philadelphia" | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Tom Hanks | Nominee |
| Best Director | Jonathan Demme | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Drama | Howard Feuer | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Ron Nyswaner | Nominee |
Political Film Society Awards
1 nomination
| Human Rights | Nominee |