Ron Vawter

The true story of gay lovers, Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr. who kidnapped and murdered a child in the early 1920s for kicks. The plot covers the months before the crime, the investigation, trial and final fate of the two men.

Fired from his job for having AIDS and out of legal options, Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks) seeks the help of homophobic lawyer Joe Miller (Denzel Washington) in a courtroom battle for his rights and human dignity.