Erin Brockovich
2000 · 131 min · Director: Steven Soderbergh
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Erin Brockovich-Ellis 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 no one takes her seriously, with her trashy clothes and earthy manners, that soon changes when she begins to investigate a suspicious real estate case involving the Pacific Gas & Electric Company. What she discovers is that the company is trying quietly to buy land that was contaminated by hexavalent chromium, a deadly toxic waste that the company is improperly and illegally dumping and, in turn, poisoning the residents in the area. As she digs deeper, Erin finds herself leading point in a series of events that would involve her law firm in one of the biggest class action lawsuits in American history against a multi-billion dollar corporation.
Emotional fingerprint
Erin Brockovich (2000) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Empathy 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Inspiration30%
- Empathy25%
- Excitement20%
- Humor15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Empathy, Excitement. Genres: Drama, Biography. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Empathy and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Relief
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Empathy | 47 % | 43 % | 30 % | 2 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Empathy | 51 % | 49 % | 34 % | 9 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 48 % | 44 % | 23 % | 21 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Relief | 44 % | 36 % | 15 % | 24 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Tension | 48 % | 34 % | 20 % | 14 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Tension | 53 % | 39 % | 29 % | 10 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Empathy | 60 % | 53 % | 44 % | 13 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Tension | 68 % | 63 % | 56 % | 10 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Sadness | 65 % | 61 % | 55 % | 9 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Empathy | 59 % | 54 % | 43 % | 13 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Tension | 57 % | 49 % | 32 % | 14 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Tension | 59 % | 51 % | 38 % | 9 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Sadness | 63 % | 60 % | 53 % | 5 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Sadness | 59 % | 57 % | 49 % | 11 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Relief | 53 % | 45 % | 30 % | 19 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Tension | 54 % | 43 % | 29 % | 16 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 108′ | Sadness | 56 % | 49 % | 43 % | 11 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 115′ | Sadness | 65 % | 54 % | 43 % | 25 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 121′ | Relief | 70 % | 49 % | 24 % | 51 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 128′ | Relief | 63 % | 38 % | 12 % | 58 % |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Shanna Jensen
Matthew Brown
Waitress
Rosalind
Los Angeles Judge
Details
- Directed by
- Steven Soderbergh
- Written by
- Susannah Grant
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2000
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Inspiration
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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