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Erin Brockovich
2000 131 min United States of America R 18+
★8.3
Drama
Director: Steven Soderbergh
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Description
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.
Budget:
$52M
US Gross:
$125.6M
Worldwide:
$256.27M
Starring
Julia Roberts
Actor
Albert Finney
Actor
David Brisbin
Actor
Awards
BAFTA 2001
— Best Actress
Academy Awards 2001
— Best Actress
Golden Globe 2001
— Best Actress (Drama)
Golden Globe 2001
— Best Director
European Film Awards 2000
— Screen International Award
Academy Awards 2001
— Best Screenplay
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2001
— Best Quote
Academy Awards 2001
— Best Actress
Academy Awards 2001
— Best Picture
Academy Awards 2001
— Best Supporting Actor
Academy Awards 2001
— Best Director
Golden Globe 2001
— Best Actress (Drama)
BAFTA 2001
— Best Original Screenplay
BAFTA 2001
— Best Supporting Actor
BAFTA 2001
— David Lean Award for Direction
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2001
— Best Picture
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2001
— Best Actress
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2001
— Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globe 2001
— Best Picture (Drama)
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2001
— Best Actress
BAFTA 2001
— Best Film Editing
Key opinion
Erin Brockovich is widely regarded as a compelling and emotionally resonant drama driven by a career-defining performance from Julia Roberts. While the film is praised for its tenacity and human-centric storytelling, critics note that it relies on conventional, formulaic narrative structures that occasionally lean into stylized, fairy-tale territory.
| Acting | Julia Roberts delivers a captivating, career-defining performance that serves as the film's primary anchor. | |
| Acting | The ensemble cast, particularly Albert Finney and Aaron Eckhart, provides strong, effective chemistry that complements the lead. | |
| Direction | Steven Soderbergh’s direction maintains a steady, grounded tone that avoids unnecessary sentimentality. | |
| Screenplay | The narrative relies heavily on predictable, formulaic tropes typical of the corporate underdog genre. | |
| Ending | Opinions on the ending are divided: some appreciate the feel-good sense of justice, while others find the closure abrupt or overly simplistic. | |
| Originality | While the film is celebrated as a powerful, true-life story, some critics question its factual accuracy, arguing it prioritizes myth-making over historical truth. |