Erin Brockovich

“She brought a small town to its feet and a huge company to its knees.”

7.4

2000

2h 11m

Drama

Director: Steven Soderbergh

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Overview

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.

Trailer

Erin Brockovich (2000) Official Trailer - Steven Soderbergh, Julia Roberts

Cast

Erin Brockovich

Julia Roberts

Erin Brockovich

Ed Masry

Albert Finney

Ed Masry

George

Aaron Eckhart

George

Donna Jensen

Marg Helgenberger

Donna Jensen

Pamela Duncan

Cherry Jones

Pamela Duncan

Theresa Dallavale

Veanne Cox

Theresa Dallavale

Brenda

Conchata Ferrell

Brenda

Charles Embry

Tracey Walter

Charles Embry

Kurt Potter

Peter Coyote

Kurt Potter

Pete Jensen

Michael Harney

Pete Jensen

Shanna Jensen

Scarlett Pomers

Shanna Jensen

Matthew Brown

Scotty Leavenworth

Matthew Brown

Reviews

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.

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r96sk

Very good film. Julia Roberts is terrific. It may go on for 10-15 minutes too long, but even so <em>'Erin Brockovich'</em> 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.

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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.

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