Rent Erin Brockovich (2000)
3.8 of 5 from 194 ratings
2h 6min
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- Synopsis:
- Twice-divorced mother Erin (Julia Roberts in her Academy Award-winning performance, Best Actress, 2000) struggles to be taken seriously. When working as a file clerk in a small law firm, she stumbles upon a cover-up involving contaminated water in a nearby town. Through sheer determination, she convinces her boss to investigate, and in the process, uncovers the culprit. Although the local citizens are initially wary of becoming involved, Erin's brash manner and ability to speak to them clearly earns their trust.
- Actors:
- Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, David Brisbin, Dawn Didawick, Valente Rodriguez, Conchata Ferrell, George Rocky Sullivan, Pat Skipper, Jack Gill, Irene Olga López, Emily Marks, Julie Marks, Scotty Leavenworth, Gemmenne de la Peña, Erin Brockovich-Ellis, Adilah Barnes, Irina V. Passmoore, Aaron Eckhart, Ron Altomare, Charles John Bukey
- Directors:
- Steven Soderbergh
- Producers:
- Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher
- Writers:
- Susannah Grant
- Others:
- Danny DeVito, Stacey Sher, Anne V. Coates
- Studio:
- Columbia Tristar
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- Award Winners, BAFTA Nominations Competition 2024, BAFTA Nominations Competition 2025, Films & TV by topic, Films to Watch If You Like..., Oscar Nominations Competition 2024, Oscars: Winners & Losers, The Best Films Based On True Stories, The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Steven Soderbergh, Top 10 Best Picture Follow-Ups, Top Films, What's Next: 10 Films to Watch if You Like Chernobyl
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 01/09/2008
- Run Time:
- 131 minutes
- Languages:
- Brazilian Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby TrueHD 5.1, Latin American Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, Thai Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, Hebrew, Hindi, Icelandic, Korean, Mandarin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- The making of - featurette
- Personality profile: the real Erin Brockovich – featurette
- Deleted scenes
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 18/08/2025
- Run Time:
- 131 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Spanish DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Thai Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
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Reviews (2) of Erin Brockovich
Erin Brockervich - Erin Brockovich review by CP Customer
Great Movie, Julia Roberts at her best. What a pair of legs she has, all the way up to her arm pitts!
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Excellent Drama - Erin Brockovich review by GI
A 'David vs Goliath' story, based on a real one and with an award winning performance by Julia Roberts. She plays the title character, a sassy, street smart single mother who struggles financially while trying desperately to get a job without any qualifications. She eventually finds a job as a clerk in a small LA law firm owned by lawyer Ed (Albert Finney). But unpopular with the other staff because she's very direct and dresses provocatively Ed allows Erin to look into what he sees as a small property case involving a big power company. But Erin, who is extremely smart, uncovers a scandal where the company have dumped a cancer causing poison into a small town's water supply and are trying to hide their culpability. This soon turns into the biggest lawsuit case Ed has ever been involved in much to his consternation. Not only is this a great character piece but it's also a fascinating and uplifting story of fighting a massively rich company whose corruption knows no bounds. There's sadness here and also anger that in the land of the free this casual disregard for human life to secure profit really happened on such a scale. Roberts plays Erin as a larger than life charismatic person but who hides her demons. This is played out at just the right pitch in her new and gentle relationship with biker George (Aaron Eckhart). The film ensures that whilst Erin is the focus of the narrative she never overrides the drama of the victims in the story. In that sense this is a first class story and a film that deserves rediscovering.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.