In an era of courtroom thrillers filled with dramatic objections and slick closing arguments, Erin Brockovich stands apart—not for its legal pyrotechnics, but for its unflinching humanity. Directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Susannah Grant, the film tells the true story of a twice-divorced, unemployed single mother who single-handedly brought down a Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) over groundwater contamination in Hinkley, California.
Rating: ★★★★½ (4.5/5)
Erin (Julia Roberts) is down on her luck. After losing a personal injury case, she practically bullies her lawyer, Ed Masry (Albert Finney), into giving her a file clerk job at his small law firm. While looking through real estate documents, she stumbles upon medical records attached to a pro bono case. Her relentless curiosity uncovers a cover-up: PG&E has been poisoning the town’s water supply with hexavalent chromium, causing a cluster of devastating illnesses. erin brockovich download