2000 · drama · biography
Erin Brockovich
Directed by Steven Soderbergh2h 11m2000
A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work for an attorney and comes across medical records describing illnesses clustered in one nearby town. She starts investigating and soon exposes a monumental cover-up.
Our read: Erin Brockovich (2000) reads as a neutral, steady, grounded drama · biography entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Neutral, steady, measured drama / biography, grounded in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, measured.
- redemptive
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