Philadelphia

TriStar Pictures | Release Date: December 23, 1993

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66	METASCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews

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EmpireAngie Errigo

For all its weaker aspects, it is to be recommended as a denunciation of intolerence made with understanding, compassion, and some humour. Read full review

Kenneth Turan

Genuinely moving at times, Philadelphia is trying, perhaps too hard, to break America's heart. [22 Dec 1993, p.1]

Julie Salamon

They have also stripped out almost all complexity, reducing the drama to a familiar match between good and evil. You've heard all the speeches before; only the nouns have been changed. [23 Dec 1993, p.A9]

Mike Clark

Jonathan Demme's Philadelphia labors ambitiously on two socially conscious fronts - relating the story of an AIDS-afflicted lawyer while exploring a much broader issue. Unlike almost any other Demme movie - it's a film where you feel the gears struggling to mesh. [22 Dec 1993, p.1D]

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Even a good performance by Tom Hanks and noble intentions can't save this mainstream look at AIDS from the worst effects of nervous committeethink. Read full review