Search

Episode Detail: Philadelphia - Movies That Shook the World

A look at Jonathan Demme's 1993 drama “Philadelphia,” the first major Hollywood film to address the AIDS crisis. Tom Hanks won an Oscar for his portrayal of a lawyer with AIDS who is fired from his firm. Jeff Goldblum narrates.
Advertisement
Premiered: September 09, 2005, on AMC
Rating: None
User Rating: (7 ratings)
Add Your Rating: 1 stars2 stars3 stars4 stars5 stars
Premise: A nine-part series examining the impact on society of controversial films includes remarks by critics, actors, directors, producers and scholars, who comment on the content and context of films such as D.W. Griffith's `The Birth of a Nation' (1915) and Spike Lee's `Do the Right Thing' (1989).

Movies That Shook the World Cast

Advertisement