Review of Philadelphia (1993) by Sindy P — 29 Dec 2009

Great movie! I wanted to cry my eyes out through the entire thing! I can see why Tom Hanks won an award for this movie!

This review of Philadelphia (1993) was written by Sindy P on 29 Dec 2009.

Philadelphia has generally received very positive reviews.

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