Erin Brockovich (2000)
86%RT Audience Score: 81%
Awards & Nominations: Won 1 Oscar
33 wins & 59 nominations total
Taking full advantage of Julia Roberts’s considerable talent and appeal, Erin Brockovich overcomes a few character and plot issues to deliver a smart, thoughtful, and funny legal drama
Erin Brockovich is the ultimate girl power movie that will make you want to stand up and fight for what’s right. Julia Roberts is a total boss as the titular character, taking on a corrupt corporation and proving that one person can make a difference. The story is based on true events, but it’s anything but boring. With plenty of humor and heart, Erin Brockovich is a must-watch for anyone who loves a good underdog story. Plus, who doesn’t love seeing a woman kick butt and take names?
Production Company(ies)
El Deseo Antena 3 Televisión Good Machine
Distributor
Columbia Tristar, Universal Pictures
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Hinkley, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for language
Year of Release
2000
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:DTS Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:2h 11m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Mar 17, 2000 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 15, 2000
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart, Marg Helgenberger, Cherry Jones, Veanne Cox, Erin Brockovich, directed by Steven Soderbergh, written by Susannah Grant, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Jack Mathews, Nell Minow, Mick LaSalle, Steven D Greydanus, Peter Travers, Paul Clinton, Hannah Brown, Tony Black, Mark Jackson, Richard Propes, Keeva Stratton, MPAA rating R, legal drama, contaminated water, medical records, cover-up, whistleblowing, law firm, real estate files, groundwater poisoning, hexavalent chromium, Pacific Gas and Electric, Columbia Tristar, Universal Pictures, Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, produced by
Worldwide gross: $256,271,286
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $444,480,961
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 338
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 48,471,206
US/Canada gross: $125,595,205
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $217,834,305
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 310
US/Canada opening weekend: $28,138,465
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $48,803,798
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 240
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $52,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $90,189,620
Production budget ranking: 458
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $48,567,111
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $305,724,230
ROI to date (est.): 220%
ROI ranking: 591
Albert Finney – Ed Masry
Aaron Eckhart – George
Marg Helgenberger – Donna Jensen
Cherry Jones – Pamela Duncan
Veanne Cox – Theresa Dallavalle
Director – Steven Soderbergh
Producers – Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher
Writer – Susannah Grant
Director(s)
Steven Soderbergh
Writer(s)
Susannah Grant
Producer(s)
Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
33 wins & 59 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees, Oscar Winners
All Critics (149) | Top Critics (44) | Fresh (126) | Rotten (23)
In the title role, Roberts carries the film in the best sense, by taking us on a human journey of genuine discovery and growth.
February 16, 2018
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
TOP CRITIC
Julia Roberts winner. R mostly for language.
December 24, 2010 | Rating: 4/5
Nell Minow
Common Sense Media
TOP CRITIC
June 18, 2002 | Rating: 3/4
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
Erin is far and away her own worst enemy — and a good thing too, because she needed at least one.
May 8, 2002 | Rating: B
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films
TOP CRITIC
May 10, 2001 | Rating: 4/5
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
TOP CRITIC
A completly involving movie that will grab you from the first frame of film to the closing credits.
January 1, 2000
Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
CNN.com
TOP CRITIC
[Erin Brokovich is] a real-life Wonder Woman…
July 19, 2021
Hannah Brown
Jerusalem Post
A relaxed but powerful American star-vehicle.
February 16, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Tony Black
Cultural Conversation
Much like 2010’s “Gasland” (environmental poisoning by fracking) and 2019’s “Dark Waters” (poisoning by DuPont’s Teflon), “Erin Brockovich” is about whistle-blowing on Pacific Gas and Electric’s groundwater poisoning via hexavalent chromium.
December 24, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
Mark Jackson
Epoch Times
The script is well-written with a simplicity that makes it easy to understand despite the challenging topic.
September 7, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
Julia Roberts is masterful.
September 15, 2017
Keeva Stratton
Rescu (Australia)
A shining example of everything promising about American moviemaking as it entered the 21st Century.
November 27, 2014 | Rating: 9/10
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy…
Plot
Erin Brockovich-Ellis is an unemployed single mother, desperate to find a job, but is having no luck. This losing streak even extends to a failed lawsuit against a doctor in a car accident she was in. With no alternative, she successfully browbeats her lawyer to give her a job in compensation for the loss. While no one takes her seriously, with her trashy clothes and earthy manners, that soon changes when she begins to investigate a suspicious real estate case involving the Pacific Gas & Electric Company. What she discovers is that the company is trying quietly to buy land that was contaminated by hexavalent chromium, a deadly toxic waste that the company is improperly and illegally dumping and, in turn, poisoning the residents in the area. As she digs deeper, Erin finds herself leading point in a series of events that would involve her law firm in one of the biggest class action lawsuits in American history against a multi-billion dollar corporation.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Fresh Kernels praises Julia Roberts’ “considerable talent and appeal” in Erin Brockovich, calling her performance “smart, thoughtful, and funny.”
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