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Erin Brockovich
She brought a small town to its feet and a huge company to its knees.
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.
- Original title
- Erin Brockovich
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $52,000,000
- Revenue
- $256,271,286
CinemaSerf
Jan 26, 2024 · via TMDB
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.
Andre Gonzales
Aug 1, 2023 · via TMDB
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.
r96sk
Oct 22, 2020 · via TMDB
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.
John Chard
Jul 25, 2015 · via TMDB
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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Julia Roberts
Erin Brockovich
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Ed Masry
Aaron Eckhart
George
Marg Helgenberger
Donna Jensen
Cherry Jones
Pamela Duncan
Veanne Cox
Theresa Dallavale
Conchata Ferrell
Brenda
Tracey Walter
Charles Embry
Peter Coyote
Kurt Potter
Michael Harney
Pete Jensen
Scarlett Pomers
Shanna Jensen
Scotty Leavenworth
Matthew Brown
Gina Gallego
Ms. Sanchez
T.J. Thyne
David Foil (1st PG&E Rep)
Valente Rodriguez
Donald
Erin Brockovich
Waitress
David Brisbin
Dr. Jaffe
Dawn Didawick
Rosalind
Pat Skipper
Defending Lawyer
Jack Gill
Defendant
Gemmenne de la Peña
Katie
Adilah Barnes
Anna
Ron Altomare
Biker Friend
Randy Lowell
Brian Frankel
Jamie Harrold
Scott
Joe Chrest
Tom Robinson
Meredith Zinner
Mandy Robinson
William Lucking
Bob Linwood
Mimi Kennedy
Laura Ambrosino
Scott Sowers
Mike Ambrosino
Kristina Malota
Annabelle Daniels
Wade Williams
Ted Daniels
Cordelia Richards
Rita Daniels
Michael Shamberg
PG&E Lawyer
Sheila Shaw
Ruth Linwood
Matthew Kimbrough
Bartender
Spencer Kayden
Tearful Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Norma Maldonado
Woman #1 (uncredited)
Julie Wagner
E.R. Admitting Nurse (uncredited)
Philip Messina
Production Design
Edward Lachman
Director of Photography
Barry Idoine
First Assistant Camera
Jeffrey Kurland
Costume Design
Gary Archer
Prosthetics
Ken Diaz
Tattoo Designer
Carla Meyer
Dialect Coach
John Robotham
Stunt Coordinator
Rick Avery
Stunt Driver
Steve Kelso
Stunt Driver
Joni Avery
Stunts
Gregory Jacobs
Assistant Director
Steven Soderbergh
Director
John Axelrad
Assistant Editor
Anne V. Coates
Editor
Margery Simkin
Casting
Carmen Cuba
Casting Associate
Gail Lyon
Co-Producer
Carla Santos Shamberg
Executive Producer
Danny DeVito
Producer
Michael Shamberg
Producer
Stacey Sher
Producer
Aaron Glascock
Dialogue Editor
Alicia Stevenson
Foley
Dawn Fintor
Foley
Dawn Fintor
Foley Artist
Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer
Dennis Sands
Scoring Mixer
Larry Blake
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Keller
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Larry Blake
Supervising Sound Editor
Susannah Grant
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Mar 17, 2000
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Dec 1, 2000
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Nov 30, 2002
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Jan 1, 2005
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Aug 14, 2007
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Jun 5, 2012
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