4.
Philadelphia
(1993)
Inspired by the real-life case of Philadelphia lawyer Clarence B. Cain, Philadelphia is the story of Andrew Beckett, who is closeted about both his sexuality and his HIV-positive status. When Beckett, played by Tom Hanks, feels he is wrongly fired from his firm because his HIV-positive status is revealed to his bosses, he gets a low-rent lawyer (Denzel Washington) to represent him in court.
The movie was recognized as one of the first big-budget films to talk about HIV or AIDS, and Hanks' performance earned him the 1994 Academy Award for best actor.
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