---
title: 'Erin Brockovich (2000)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Steven Soderbergh'
released: '2000-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 130
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/erin-brockovich-2000'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0195685/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Erin Brockovich (2000)

2000 · 130 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

Erin Brockovich is a 2000 American biographical legal drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Susannah Grant. The film is a dramatization of the true story of Erin Brockovich, portrayed by Julia Roberts, who initiated a legal case against the Pacific Gas and Electric Company over its culpability for the Hinkley groundwater contamination incident. Erin Brockovich premiered in Los Angeles on March 14, 2000, and was released theatrically in the United States by Universal Pictures on March 17, 2000, and internationally by Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International. It emerged as a critical and commercial success, grossing $256.3 million worldwide.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Steven Soderbergh](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-soderbergh)
- **Screenplay:** [Susannah Grant](https://cinepixo.com/people/susannah-grant)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Thomas Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-newman)
- **Producer:** [Danny DeVito](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-devito), [Stacey Sher](https://cinepixo.com/people/stacey-sher), [Gail Lyon](https://cinepixo.com/people/gail-lyon), [Michael Shamberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-shamberg)
- **Director of Photography:** [Edward Lachman](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-lachman)
- **Editor:** [Anne V. Coates](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-v-coates)

## Cast

- [Joe Chrest](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-chrest)
- [Conchata Ferrell](https://cinepixo.com/people/conchata-ferrell)
- [Pat Skipper](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-skipper)
- [David Brisbin](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-brisbin) as Dr. Jaffe
- [Aaron Eckhart](https://cinepixo.com/people/aaron-eckhart) as George
- [Scotty Leavenworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/scotty-leavenworth)
- [William Lucking](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-lucking)
- [Cherry Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/cherry-jones)
- [Peter Coyote](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-coyote)
- [Julia Roberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/julia-roberts) as Erin Brockovich
- [Michael Harney](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-harney)
- [Marg Helgenberger](https://cinepixo.com/people/marg-helgenberger)
- [Albert Finney](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-finney) as Edward L. Masry
- [Tracey Walter](https://cinepixo.com/people/tracey-walter)
- [Wade Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/wade-williams)

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Official site: https://web.archive.org/web/20010208125256/http://www.erinbrockovich.com/home.html
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/erin-brockovich-2000
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