Erin Brockovich (2000)

Erin Brockovich rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.5/10· 244K votes

Rotten Tomatoes87%

Metacritic73%

TMDb7.433/10· 4K votes

With 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.5/10 on IMDb and 73/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Erin Brockovich

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.

Cast of Erin Brockovich

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  Julia Roberts

  as Erin Brockovich

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  Albert Finney

  as Ed Masry

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  Aaron Eckhart

  as George

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  Marg Helgenberger

  as Donna Jensen

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  Cherry Jones

  as Pamela Duncan

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  Veanne Cox

  as Theresa Dallavale

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  Conchata Ferrell

  as Brenda

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  Tracey Walter

  as Charles Embry

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  Peter Coyote

  as Kurt Potter

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  Michael Harney

  as Pete Jensen

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  Scarlett Pomers

  as Shanna Jensen

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  Scotty Leavenworth

  as Matthew Brown

Erin Brockovich facts

Budget

$52M

Box office

$256.3M

Our take on Erin Brockovich

Steven Soderbergh's 2000 drama follows Erin Brockovich, a twice-divorced mother of three with no legal training, sharp instincts, and nothing to lose. Taking a filing job at a small law firm, she stumbles on medical records pointing to a cluster of illnesses in a nearby town and refuses to let it go. Her digging uncovers a vast corporate cover-up she's determined to expose. Built on a real David-and-Goliath premise, the film is a crowd-pleasing character study of stubbornness, class, and moral clarity, powered by a fierce, foul-mouthed heroine. Best for viewers who love legal underdog stories and portraits of ordinary people refusing to look away.