费城故事

安德鲁（汤姆•汉克斯 Tom Hanks 饰）和米勒（丹泽尔•华盛顿 Denzel Washington 饰）认识于法庭上，两人都是年轻有为的律师，各为其主。然而，年轻的安德鲁不久后因为同性恋和身染艾滋病被老板发现，以莫须有理由解雇了。 　　遭解雇后的安德鲁四处寻找律师为他讨回公道。当安德鲁找到米勒时，米勒一开始拒绝了他。因为米勒像普通人一样憎恨同性恋和惧怕艾滋病，但当他看到安德鲁在图书馆搜索“艾滋病歧视”时遭到管理员的白眼，听着妻子缓慢而平静地说出他们的姨妈、朋友有很多也是同性恋时，他决定受理安德鲁的案件。 　　在最后的法庭上，病危的安德鲁毅然出庭……Andrew Beckett, a gay, HIV positive lawyer, is fired from his law firm in fear that they might contract HIV from him. After Andrew is fired, in a last attempt for peace, he sues his former law firm with the help of a homophobic lawyer, Joe Miller. During the court battle, Miller sees that Beckett is no different than anyone else on the gritty streets of the city of brotherly love, sheds his homophobia and helps Beckett with his case before AIDS overcomes him.