Review of Philadelphia (1993) by Justin S — 04 Jul 2017

Entertaining court battle. Kinda sad ending with video of him as a kid.

This review of Philadelphia (1993) was written by Justin S on 04 Jul 2017.

Philadelphia has generally received very positive reviews.

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