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Erin Brockovich |  | Director: Steven Soderbergh
Actors: Julia Roberts, David Brisbin, Dawn Didawick, Albert Finney, Valente Rodriguez
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: Movie
Buy New: $2.99
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Seller: Amazon Video On Demand
Rating:  303 reviews
Sales Rank: 4608
Genre: Drama
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 132 Minutes
ASIN: B000ICXQU6
Theatrical Release Date: March 16, 2000
Release Date: October 15, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Synopsis:
Erin Brockovich 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 lawfirm in one of the biggest class action lawsuits in American history against a multi-billion dollar corporation. |
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| Customer Reviews:
 erin brockovich July 23, 2010
Randy K. Jensen (Omaha Nebraska)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this movie but not the language in it Julia Roberts is a great face to watch on movies but I don't like vulgar scripts just to make a point
New DVD June 25, 2010
Dog lover (Texas)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This company sent me a new DVD at a very low price and we are extremely pleased. I would recommend purchasing from them. It came promptly and we had no problems!
Classic June 25, 2010
Danamite (Dallas, Texas)
Must have if your a Julia fan! The extras on the DVD truly give a further backstory about the events surrounding the lawsuit. Good stuff!
Julia Roberts' Best Performance January 26, 2010
Zarathustra (Sacramento, CA USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Steven Soderbergh made an impressive directorial debut in 1989 with Sex, Lies, and Videotape. Six unremarkable films followed: Kafka, King of the Hill, Underneath, Gray's Anatomy, Out of Sight and The Limey. Then, in 2000 he directed two hits: Erin Brockovich and Traffic. Traffic won a number of international awards and Julia Roberts won an Oscar for Best Actress as the brash tough-talking Erin Brockovich.
The award was well deserved. This was probably Julia Roberts' best performance, although her later appearances in two Mike Nichols films: Closer in 2004 and Charlie Wilson's War in 2007, come close. Julia became America's Sweetheart in 1990 in Garry Marshall's Pretty Woman. Now she is approaching Merle Streep territory as she matures and continues to work for our best directors. Her Erin Brockovich compares favorably with Streep's Karen Silkwood in the 1983 Nichols movie Silkwood.
Meanwhile, Soderbergh seems to have been on hiatus recently with three rat pack films and other lesser offerings. His 2008 epic Che, just coming out on DVD and blu-ray may redeem him. Stay tuned in.
good film November 10, 2009
B. E Jackson (Pennsylvania)
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't THIS the movie where Julia Roberts really became the great movie actress that we think of today? The movies I've seen released before this one starring Julia Roberts show an actress on the verge of greatness, but never quite reaching that point for whatever reason.
Well, Erin Brockovich is definitely a movie I have no problem calling fantastic. Perhaps it's the memories of when the film came out and how I remember my family really enjoying how Julia's character develops into a strong and intelligent woman, or perhaps it has more to do with the writing of the story, which is both interesting AND moving. Not to mention the kind of storyline anyone of any age can understand and appreciate.
I will always remember Erin Brockovich as the movie that got me into paying more attention to movies as a whole more than anything else, and I recommend everyone watch it at least once and see if you too are able to discover the same kind of enjoyment that me and my family once did.
This is also an important movie that women should take notice of, because it shows women can do absolutely anything if they set their minds to it. I believe Erin Brockovich sets an example for everyone though, men and women alike, to stand up for what you believe in.
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