Storyline

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.

Plot Keywords

environmental issue, contamination, corporate crime, based on true story, environmental, contaminated water, single mother, lawsuit, job seeking, single parent, terminal illness, small town, employer employee relationship, money, lawyer, year 1993, 1990s, jury, court, family relationships

Short Review

In the title role, Roberts carries the film in the best sense, by taking us on a human journey of genuine discovery and growth.

Trailer

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