The movie is about a gay man with the AIDS virus, in a time when it was simply unacceptable to be gay, and the virus was often misunderstood entirely. He is fired from his job in a prominant law office after the firm figures out that he is homosexual, and has AIDS. He decides to sue them for wrongful termination. Tom Hanks pulls off an amazing, brilliant, heart-wrenching performance, and Denzel Washington follows closely behind.

The soundtrack is also nice.. very nice. It features Bruce Springsteen's "Streets of Philadelphia", and the achingly beautiful "Philadelphia" by Neil Young.

This film was a sort of awakening for me.. there are a few scenes that provoked emotions far beyond words. There is a point where Andy is walking down the street and sees his reflection in a window, after being turned down by lawyer after lawyer who wanted nothing to do with him. "Streets of Philadelphia" is playing in the background..

I was bruised and battered and 男生吃 春藥 I couldn't tell
>What I felt
>I was unrecognizable to myself
>I saw my reflection in a window I didn't know
>My own face
>Oh brother are you gonna leave me
>Wastin' away
>On the streets of Philadelphia

>I walked the avenue till my legs felt like stone
>I heard the voices of friends vanished and gone
>At night I could hear the blood in my veins
>Black and whispering as the rain
>On the streets of Philadelphia

>Ain't no angel gonna greet me
>It's just you and I my friend
>My clothes don't fit me no more
>I walked a thousand miles
>Just to slip this skin

>The night has fallen, I'm lyin' awake
>I can feel myself fading away
>So receive me brother with your faithless kiss
>Or will we leave each other alone like this
>On the streets of Philadelphia
>It's a beautiful movie, watch it.