Erin Brockovich

2000 Drama

Julia Roberts stars in this legal drama based on the true story of a woman who helped win the largest settlement ever paid in a direct-action lawsuit. Erin Brockovich (Roberts) is a single mother of three who, after losing a personal injury lawsuit, asks her lawyer, Ed Masry (Albert Finney), if he can help her find a job. Ed gives her work as a file clerk in his office, and she runs across some information on a little-known case filed against Pacific Gas and Electric. Erin begins digging into the particulars of the case, convinced that the facts simply don't add up, and persuades Ed to allow her to do further research; in time, she discovers a systematic cover-up of the industrial poisoning of a city's water supply, which threatens the health of the entire community. Erin Brockovich was directed by Steven Soderbergh; Julia Roberts earned a $20 million payday for her work on the film, the highest salary paid to a female film star up to that time. more..

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Starring: Julia Roberts, Aaron Eckhart,Albert Finney, Marg Helgenberger, Cherry Jones

Reviews

  • Roberts and Erin Brockovich have Oscar contender written all over them.

    Jay Carr - The Boston Globe

    19 January 2013

  • Irresistible, hugely satisfying feminist fairy tale.

    Kenneth Turan - Los Angeles Times

    19 January 2013

  • A first-rate office comedy of prickly exchanges.

    Staff [Not Credited] - USA Today

    19 January 2013

  • Roberts, in her most forceful dramatic performance, allows us to take in every moment through fresh, impassioned eyes.

    Owen Gleiberman - Entertainment Weekly

    19 January 2013

  • Outrageously, even shamelessly, entertaining.

    Peter Travers - Rolling Stone

    19 January 2013

Awards

  • Movie of the Year

    AFI Awards (2001)

  • Best Actress in a Leading Role

    Academy Awards (2001)

  • Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske kinofilm)

    Amanda Awards, Norway (2000)

     
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

    BAFTA Awards (2001)

  • Thomas Newman

    BMI Film & TV Awards (2000)