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Directed by | Steven Soderbergh |
Written by | Susannah Grant |
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Cinematography | Ed Lachman |
Edited by | Anne V. Coates |
Music by | Thomas Newman |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $52 million |
Box office | $256.3 million |
Erin Brockovich is a 2000 American biographical legal drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Susannah Grant.[1] 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. The film was a box-office and critical success.
The film received five nominations at the 73rd Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Soderbergh, Best Original Screenplay for Grant, Best Actress for Roberts (which she won), and Best Supporting Actor for Albert Finney. Roberts also won a BAFTA award, a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and multiple critics awards.