Erin Brockovich
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
Roberts and Erin Brockovich have Oscar contender written all over them.
Irresistible, hugely satisfying feminist fairy tale.
A first-rate office comedy of prickly exchanges.
Roberts, in her most forceful dramatic performance, allows us to take in every moment through fresh, impassioned eyes.
Outrageously, even shamelessly, entertaining.
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)
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