Films like Philadelphia

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1. 1

   And the Band Played On

   Film · 1993 · also drama

   The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.

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   The Rainmaker

   Film · 1997 · also drama

   Fresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company accused of denying a dying boy’s claim. Teaming up wit...

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   It's My Party

   Film · 1996 · also drama

   Nick, a gay, HIV-positive architect, begins to display severe symptoms of AIDS and makes preparations to kill himself before he is unable to function normally. He arrange...

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   Buddies

   Film · 1985 · also drama

   David, a naive graduate student, has volunteered to work as a 'buddy' for people dying of AIDS. Assigned to the intensely political Robert, a lifelong activist whose frie...

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   Inherit the Wind

   Film · 1960 · also drama

   Schoolteacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching his students Darwin's theory of evolution. The case receives national attention and one of the newspaper reporters, E...

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6. 6

   Holding the Man

   Film · 2015 · also drama

   Tim and John fell in love while teenagers at their all-boys high school. John was captain of the football team, Tim an aspiring actor playing a minor part in Romeo and Ju...

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   The Verdict

   Film · 1982 · also drama

   Frank Galvin is a down-on-his-luck lawyer and reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing, when a former associate reminds him of his obligations in a medical malpractice s...

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   tick, tick... BOOM!

   Film · 2021 · also drama

   On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.

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   Inherit the Wind

   Film · 1999 · also drama

   Two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.

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10. 10

    Creed III

    Film · 2023 · also drama

    After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed has thrived in his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian Anderson, resurfaces...

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