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Erin Brockovich
2000
· Movie
· 131 min
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #944
- IMDb #1019
- Google retired #173
- Rotten Tomatoes #1187
- Metacritic #1108
- Letterboxd #779
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1327
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1516
- Metacritic Critics #1175
- Metacritic Audience #1060
- Criticker #1706
- Douban #315
- Kinopoisk #489
- AlloCiné #840
- Trakt #627
Every rating
49–96
out of 100
An unemployed, single mother of three talks her way into a job at a small law firm. While organizing files, she stumbles upon medical records placed in real estate files. Her curiosity leads her to investigate, uncovering a systematic cover-up of the industrial poisoning of a small town's water supply. With tenacity and compassion, she becomes deeply involved in building a case against the massive utility company responsible, fighting for the community's justice.
Details
- Director
- Steven Soderbergh
- Writer
- Susannah Grant
- Studio
- Jersey Films
- Released
- 17 March 2000
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $52.0M
- Box office
- $256.3M
- Awards
- 33 wins, 53 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 86 →7 major awards won · 33 wins from 86 nominations across 42 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2000 | Best Actress | Julia Roberts | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2000 | Top 10 Films | Winner | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2000 | Best Actress | Julia Roberts | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2000 | Best Director | Steven Soderbergh (also for Traffic ) | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2000 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Julia Roberts | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2000 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Albert Finney | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2000 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Julia Roberts | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2000 | Best Picture | Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Julia Roberts | Winner |
| Best Director | Steven Soderbergh (also for Traffic ) | Winner |
| Top 10 Films | Winner | |
| Best Picture | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Julia Roberts | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Albert Finney | Winner |
Academy Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Julia Roberts | Winner |
| Best Director | Steven Soderbergh | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Susannah Grant | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Albert Finney | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Julia Roberts | Winner |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Steven Soderbergh | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Albert Finney | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Steven Soderbergh | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Susannah Grant | Nominee |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Steven Soderbergh (also for Traffic ) | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Susannah Grant and Richard LaGravenese | Winner |
| Best Picture | Winner | |
| Best Actress | Julia Roberts | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Albert Finney | Nominee |
London Film Critics Circle Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Actress of the Year | Julia Roberts | Winner |
| British Supporting Actor of the Year | Albert Finney | Winner |
| Director of the Year | Steven Soderbergh | Nominee |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Julia Roberts | Winner |
| Best Director | Steven Soderbergh (also for Traffic ) | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Julia Roberts | Winner |
| Best Director | Steven Soderbergh (also for Traffic ) | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Julia Roberts | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Albert Finney | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Steven Soderbergh | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Anne V. Coates | Nominee |
| Best Film | Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Susannah Grant | Nominee |
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Favorite Actress – Drama | Julia Roberts | Winner |
| Favorite Supporting Actor – Drama | Albert Finney | Nominee |
| Favorite Supporting Actress – Drama | Marg Helgenberger | Nominee |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Albert Finney | Winner |
| Best Actress | Julia Roberts | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Female Performance | Julia Roberts | Winner |
| Best Line | "Bite My Ass, Krispy Kreme" | Nominee |
| Best Movie | Nominee |
National Festival of Dubbing Voices in the Shadow
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Female Voice (Audience Award) | Cristina Boraschi (for dubbing Julia Roberts) | Winner |
| Best Female Voice (Film Award) | Cristina Boraschi (for dubbing Julia Roberts) | Nominee |
American Film Institute Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Movies of the Year | Winner |
Awards Circuit Community Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Albert Finney | Winner |
BMI Film & TV Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film Music Award | Thomas Newman | Winner |
Bogey Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Bogey Awards | Winner |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Excellence in Contemporary Film | Jeffrey Kurland | Winner |
Environmental Media Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Feature Film | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Steven Soderbergh (also for Traffic ) | Winner |
Jupiter Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Actress | Julia Roberts | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Steven Soderbergh (also for Traffic ) | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Steven Soderbergh (also for Traffic ) | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Julia Roberts | Winner |
Teen Choice Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Choice Movie Actress | Julia Roberts | Winner |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
6 nominations
| Best Actress | Julia Roberts | Nominee |
| Best Director | Steven Soderbergh | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Anne V. Coates | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Susannah Grant | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Albert Finney | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
5 nominations
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Julia Roberts | Nominee |
| Best Director | Steven Soderbergh | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Susannah Grant | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Albert Finney | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Julia Roberts | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Albert Finney | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
2 nominations
| Best Sound Editing – Dialogue & ADR, Domestic Feature Film | Larry Blake and Aaron Glascock | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing – Sound Effects & Foley, Domestic Feature Film | Michael Keller | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Julia Roberts | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Albert Finney | Nominee |
Political Film Society Awards
2 nominations
| Exposé | Nominee | |
| Human Rights | Nominee |
Amanda Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Feature Film | Steven Soderbergh | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Drama | Margery Simkin | Nominee |
Chlotrudis Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Albert Finney | Nominee |
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Motion Picture | Susannah Grant | Nominee |
Empire Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Julia Roberts | Nominee |
European Film Awards
1 nomination
| Screen International Award | Nominee |
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Best Contemporary Hair Styling in a Feature-Length Motion Picture | Nominee |
PEN Center USA West Literary Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Susannah Grant | Nominee |