| Erin Brockovich (2000),
				Director: Steven Soderbergh, rated R for language 
						She 
						brought a small town to its feet and a huge corporation 
						to its knees. 
				
		  Starring: Julia 
				Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart, Dawn Didawick, Conchata 
				Ferrell, Marg Helgenberger, Tracey Walter, Peter Coyote 
				DML Rating: 
				★★★★★★★★★★ 
				- perfect 
				"Ya 
				know why everyone thinks that all lawyers are backstabbing,
				bloodsucking scumbags? 'Cause they are!" - 
				Erin Brockovich 
				Why watch this? 
				This is Julia Roberts at the peak of her career. She is a force. 
				Plot Summary: 
				This is the true story of a tenacious single mother who, after 
				convincing her lawyer to hire her, stumbles upon suspicious 
				medical records hidden within real estate files. Despite lacking 
				formal legal training, she investigates and uncovers a massive 
				corporate cover-up involving the poisoning of a town's water 
				supply by a large utilities company. Driven by a fierce sense of 
				justice and empathy for the affected residents, Erin takes on 
				the powerful corporation in a landmark class-action lawsuit. Dad's Preview: 
				This film serves notice that women carry the heavier load. They 
				have to work harder, just to get on level footing. Roberts plays 
				a legal researcher who figures out that a big corporation is 
				poisoning the local water, its employees and the community around 
				them. She does all the research and, man, does she makes them pay. 
				It is a wonderful thing to see. Hats off to Albert Finney who 
				offers a nice balance to Robert's brutal determination. This 
				film is also based on a true story about the real
				
				Erin Brockovich. 
						 Columbia 
						Pictures, Jersey Films; Universal Pictures
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