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Rating: 7.4/10 by 3162 users

Erin Brockovich (2000)

A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work for an attorney and comes across medical records describing illnesses clustered in one nearby town. She starts investigating and soon exposes a monumental cover-up.

Directing:
  • Steven Soderbergh
  • Annie Welles
  • Gregory Jacobs
  • David Hallinan
  • Nicholas Wolfert
  • Michael Risoli
Writing:
  • Susannah Grant
Stars:
Release Date: Fri, Mar 17, 2000

Rating: 7.4/10 by 3162 users

Alternative Title:
Erin Brockovich, una mujer audaz - AR
Una mujer audaz - VE
Erin Brockovich - Eine wahre Geschichte - DE
에린 브로코비치 - KR

Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 02 hour 11 minutes
Budget: $52,000,000
Revenue: $256,271,286

Plot Keyword: biography, based on true story, single mother, water pollution, environmental law, legal drama, corporate negligence, inspirational
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Julia Roberts
Erin Brockovich
Cherry Jones
Pamela Duncan
Veanne Cox
Theresa Dallavale
Tracey Walter
Charles Embry
Peter Coyote
Kurt Potter
Scarlett Pomers
Shanna Jensen
Gina Gallego
Ms. Sanchez
T.J. Thyne
David Foil (1st PG&E Rep)
George Rocky Sullivan
Los Angeles Judge
Pat Skipper
Defending Lawyer
Jack Gill
Defendant
Emily Marks
Beth (8 months)
Julie Marks
Beth (8 months)
Ron Altomare
Biker Friend
Randy Lowell
Brian Frankel
Sarah Ashley
Ashley Jensen
Joe Chrest
Tom Robinson
Meredith Zinner
Mandy Robinson
Mimi Kennedy
Laura Ambrosino
Scott Sowers
Mike Ambrosino
Kristina Malota
Annabelle Daniels
Wade Williams
Ted Daniels
Ashley Pimental
Beth (18 months)
Brittany Pimental
Beth (18 months)
Larry Martinez
Nelson Perez
Don Snell
PG&E Lawyer
Scott Allen
Town Meeting Plaintiff
Sheila Shaw
Ruth Linwood
Jason Cervantes
Check Messenger
Spencer Kayden
Tearful Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Norma Maldonado
Woman #1 (uncredited)
Mike Malone
Baxter (uncredited)
Tom Tangen
Ned (uncredited)
Julie Wagner
E.R. Admitting Nurse (uncredited)

John Chard

For the first time in my life, I got people respecting me. Please, don't ask me to give it up. The film is based on a real case and is about real people so to that ends it is obviously simple in structure, and nagging away as you watch it is the fact that the ending is never in doubt, it "is" all too predictable. However, what made Erin Brockovich the success it was is that the title character is not only interesting but also, importantly, intriguing. A foul mouthed hard bitten, twice divorced mother of three has to fight her corner just to get an honest days pay. It's a fabulous story backed up by a simply incredible performance from Julia Roberts. Here Roberts has let her hair down, puts on a push up bra and a short skirt, she is clearly enjoying the freedom of the role, and the results are real effective. I have no doubt that working alongside Albert Finney helped Roberts no ends, but it is her show all the way, and she alone masks over what really is an ordinary film, there is nothing we haven't seen before here, it's just a more modern take on the good versus evil corporate company scenario. It's steadily directed by Steven Soderbergh, emotional scenes are not overstretched to treacle point, and all in all it's good solid story telling. Repeat viewings prove to dilute the uplift factor of the finale, but Roberts' performance certainly holds firm for evermore. 8/10 for the film, 10/10 for Roberts' ballsy show. If only we could have had more of these performances from her.

r96sk

Very good film. Julia Roberts is terrific. It may go on for 10-15 minutes too long, but even so 'Erin Brockovich' is a fascinating biographical film. The dialogue is pretty sharp, there are a few good lines in there for Roberts. She herself is terrific here, I enjoyed her whole performance. Away from Roberts, you have Albert Finney and Aaron Eckhart involved, as well as a few minor roles for recognisable faces from television - namely Michael Harney and Wade Williams. Finney and Eckhart are more than decent, but Roberts is most definitely the one that keeps the film moving forward. Well worth a watch.

Andre Gonzales

Not that bad of a movie. Honestly there's all kind of plants around the world that pollute a lot of different things that are harmful to us. I wish they would have had trial in this movie and make them sweat. Would have been nice to see.

CinemaSerf

Julia Roberts is at her best here as the eponymously feisty woman who is struggling to keep her three kids fed and watered whilst holding down a decent job. An accident sends her the way of attorney Ed Masry (Albert Finney) who makes some damages promises that don't prove forthcoming - so she decides that she is going to work for him - whether he likes it or not! Admin ensues and during some routine filing she starts to notice a prevalence of medical records contained in property transaction documentation. A little further investigation and a few conversations with some local people soon suggests to her, and her still sceptical boss, that a large corporate enterprise has been systematically poisoning the water supply and misleading the residents about some pretty ghastly illnesses that had befallen them. Needless to say, the lawyers for big business and the system itself lobs quite a few obstacles in their path, but as this true story unravels we receive an entertainingly focussed and well written objective lesson in tenacity and dedication. There's an increasingly effective chemistry here between Roberts and Finney, and with Aaron Eckhart providing the babysitting services - and allowing us all to come up for air now and again, this turns out to be a compelling drama, peppered with some lovely dark humour, that still works well.


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