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Two separate readings, not parts of the score β the score says how much of it held you, these say what kind of watch it was.
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Read from 31 comments (25 from Metacritic, 6 from TMDB reviews) β 11 of them described how it moves.
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βit seemed to lack energyβ
Peter McGinn Β· TMDB reviews β
βThe courtroom scenes slow the story down in placesβ
Peter McGinn Β· TMDB reviews β
βRight from the outset with Bruce Springsteen's delicate opening ballad, this effectively counters an whole range of prejudicesβ
CinemaSerf Β· TMDB reviews β
βmy interest in this wasn't all that strong throughout, I couldn't shake the feeling of wanting something more from itβ
r96sk Β· TMDB reviews β
βa moving and emotional endingβ
royalguy07 Β· Metacritic β
βI couls barely hold myself when the credits rolled.β
alexandrea Β· Metacritic β
Read 26 Aug 2026 Β· confidence 71% Β· scored on the same 0-100 scale as a community score Β· how this works
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βJonathan Demme's long-awaited Philadelphia is so expertly acted, well-meaning and gutsy that you find yourself constantly pulling for it to be the definitive AIDS movie. [14 Jan 1994, p.13]β
Christopher Matthews, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Β· 91
βAnd yet Philadelphia is quite a good film, on its own terms. And for moviegoers with an antipathy to AIDS but an enthusiasm for stars like Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington, it may help to broaden understanding of the disease.β
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times Β· 88
βThe story is timely and powerful, and the performances of Hanks and Washington assure that the characters will not immediately vanish into obscurity.β
James Berardinelli, ReelViews Β· 88
βThis Hollywood movie about a gay man afflicted with AIDS is evocative, understated and ultimately deeply affecting. Hard-earned tears of truth. [22 Dec 1993, p.C1]β
Rick Groen, The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Β· 88
βOn a scene-by-scene basis, in terms of performance and the grave issues under consideration, the film is quite absorbing.β
Todd McCarthy, Variety Β· 80
Scores from Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes, read 26 Aug 2026. Quotes belong to their publications and link to the full reviews.
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βa moving and emotional endingβ
royalguy07about 75β100% inread it β
βI couls barely hold myself when the credits rolled.β
alexandreaabout 95β100% inread it β
βstarts too fastβ
akshatmahajanabout 0β15% inread it β
βthen slows downβ
akshatmahajanabout 33β66% inread it β
βit seemed to lack energyβ
Peter McGinnabout 0β100% inread it β
βThe courtroom scenes slow the story down in placesβ
Peter McGinnabout 33β66% inread it β
βRight from the outset with Bruce Springsteen's delicate opening ballad, this effectively counters an whole range of prejudicesβ
CinemaSerfabout 0β15% inread it β
βmy interest in this wasn't all that strong throughout, I couldn't shake the feeling of wanting something more from itβ
r96skabout 0β100% inread it β
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