No one would take on his case... until one man was willing to take on the system.
Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops, their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.
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Character
Earnest, classical in form, grave and resolved.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
- sparerichly built
Who loves it, who doesn't
66 profiled raters. Loved most by The Sinceres; disliked most by The Ironists.
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Cast
- Tom HanksAndrew Beckett
- Denzel WashingtonJoe Miller
- Jason RobardsCharles Wheeler
- Mary SteenburgenBelinda Conine
- Antonio BanderasMiguel Alvarez
- Ron VawterBob Seidman
- Robert RidgelyWalter Kenton
- Charles NapierJudge Garnett
- Lisa SummerourLisa Miller
- Obba BabatundéJerome Green
Crew
- Jonathan DemmeDirector
- Ron NyswanerWriter
- Tak FujimotoDirector of Photography
- Howard ShoreOriginal Music Composer
- Craig McKayEditor
- Jonathan DemmeProducer
- Edward SaxonProducer
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Pairings
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