
She brought a small town to its feet and a huge corporation to its knees.
Erin Brockovich 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 at first no one takes her seriously, but that soon changes when she begins to investigate a suspicious real estate case involving the Pacific Gas & Electric Company. As she digs deeper, Erin finds herself leading point in a series of events that would involve her lawfirm in one of the biggest class action lawsuits in American history against a multi-billion dollar corporation.
MPAA: Rated R for language.
Principal Cast: Julia Roberts, Albert Finney and Aaron Eckhart
Director: Steven Soderbergh

Despite neglecting her boyfriend and her children, Erin asks him to prove he loves her by staying.
Themes: Commitment, Letting Go, Relationships, Neglect, Ultimatum, Workaholic, Priorities, Selfishness, Confrontation
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Upon hearing that her bonus check was not the figure previously discussed, Erin berates her boss, not knowing that the new figure is actually much higher.
Themes: Apology, Reward, Appreciation, Anger, Frustration, Money, Foolishness, Pessimism, Cynicism
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