Erin Brockovich

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

2000 2h 11m EN

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 3,787

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Synopsis

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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.

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

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Cast

Julia Roberts
Erin Brockovich
Albert Finney
Ed Masry
Aaron Eckhart
George
Marg Helgenberger
Donna Jensen
Cherry Jones
Pamela Duncan
Veanne Cox
Theresa Dallavale
Conchata Ferrell
Brenda
Tracey Walter
Charles Embry

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Steven Soderbergh
Writers: Susannah Grant
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $52M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.9× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Steven Soderbergh, shot by Edward Lachman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Thomas Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Anne V. Coates shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Julia Roberts and Albert Finney and Aaron Eckhart carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She brought a small town to its feet and a huge company to its knees.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Steven Soderbergh directs. Edward Lachman behind the camera. Thomas Newman scores. Anne V. Coates cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Mid-budget at $52M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Made its money back 4.9× over at the box office.
326 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Directed by Steven Soderbergh, shot by Edward Lachman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Thomas Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Anne V. Coates shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Julia Roberts and Albert Finney and Aaron Eckhart carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "She brought a small town to its feet and a huge company to its knees.".
9IMDB entry: tt0195685 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "biography", "based on true story", "female protagonist", "single mother".

The technical file

Cinematography: Edward Lachman
Original score: Thomas Newman
Editing: Anne V. Coates
Production design: Philip Messina
Costume design: Jeffrey Kurland
Makeup / hair: Richard Dean
VFX supervisor: Thomas J. Smith
Sound: Larry Blake
Stunt coordinator: John Robotham
Runtime: 131 min · 2h 11m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $52,000,000
Box office: $256,271,286
Return: 493% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Erin Brockovich (2000)

Awards

Academy Award for Best Actress

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John Chard2015-07-25
★ 8/10
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.
r96sk2020-10-22
★ 8/10
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.
Andre Gonzales2023-08-01
★ 6/10
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.