Movies like Erin Brockovich

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Erin Brockovich (2000)
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Erin Brockovich (2000)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story: 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.
Style: inspirational, factual, uplifting, touching, feel good, political, captivating, entertaining, social, sincere ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, adult
Plot: environmental, lawyer, court, single mother, justice, small town, contamination, investigation, corporate crime, against the odds, lawsuit, corruption, female protagonist, cancer, courtroom, entrepreneur, contaminated water, job seeking, environmental issue, legal, biopic, society, young woman, gender, whistleblower ...
Time: year 1993, 90s, 2000s, year 2000, y2k, 20th century, 1990s
Place: california, los angeles, usa, new jersey
Keyword: feminist film, oldies, change, eye candy

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Most similar movies to Erin Brockovich

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, inspirational and thought provoking films with plots about biopic, business, lawyer, courtroom, husband wife relationship, law and woman mostly in Drama, Biography and History genres. Some movies like Erin Brockovich: Dark Waters (2019), Philadelphia (1993), Spotlight (2015), North Country (2005), Joy (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Dark Waters (2019)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story: A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against the DuPont chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution.
Style: serious, realistic, factual, thought provoking, political ...
Audience: adult
Plot: lawyer, courtroom drama, contamination, lawsuit, corruption, environmental, fighting the system, legal investigation, corporate crime, price of justice, investigation, uncover truth ...
Time: 2010s, 90s, year 2019, 2000s, 70s ...
Place: cincinnati ohio, ohio, columbus ohio, west virginia
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Philadelphia (1993)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: No one would take his case until one man was willing to take on the system. Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops their courage overcomes the prejudice and ...
Style: touching, sad, tear jerker, sincere, emotional ...
Plot: aids, courtroom drama, lawyer, hiv, gay, lgbt, discrimination, lawsuit, medical, courtroom, trial, judiciary ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1993, 80s
Place: pennsylvania, usa, philadelphia
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100%
 8.1
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Spotlight (2015)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: In 2001, editor Marty Baron of The Boston Globe assigns a team of journalists to investigate allegations against John Geoghan, an unfrocked priest accused of molesting more than 80 boys. Led by editor Walter "Robby" Robinson, reporters ...
Style: factual, suspense, psychological, tense, talky ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: journalism, investigation, lawyer, investigative journalism, conspiracy, sexual abuse, newspaper, journalist, catholic church, pedophilia, catholicism, child abuse ...
Time: year 2001, year 2015, 2010s, year 2016, 70s ...
Place: boston, massachusetts, new england, nova scotia, florida
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100%
 7.3
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North Country (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story: A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States -- Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.
Style: dramatic, emotional, sincere, factual, disturbing ...
Plot: courtroom drama, small town, feminism, sexual harassment, lawsuit, rape, court, lawyer, labor union, courtroom, sexism, workplace ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 70s, 80s
Place: minnesota, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Joy (2015)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: A story based on the life of a struggling Long Island single mom who became one of the country's most successful entrepreneurs.
Style: inspirational, stylized, emotional, motivational, intense ...
Plot: entrepreneur, business, businesswoman, career woman, inventor, entrepreneurship, strong female lead, ambition, divorce, career, women, female protagonist ...
Time: 80s, year 2015, 2010s, 20th century, 70s ...
Place: boston, usa, california, new jersey, new york state ...
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100%
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Hidden Figures (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into ...
Style: inspirational, sincere, motivational, touching, factual ...
Audience: girls' night, family friendly, chick flick, date night, teens ...
Plot: racism, mathematics, nasa, space program, african american, stereotypes, prejudice, sexism, strong female character, scientist, genius, racial segregation ...
Time: 60s, year 1961, year 2016, 20th century, 2010s ...
Place: persia, indiana, virginia, usa, langley virginia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Flash of Genius (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: In this David vs. Goliath drama based on a true story, college professor Robert Kearns (Greg Kinnear) goes up against the giants of the auto industry when they fail to give him credit for inventing intermittent windshield wipers. Kearns doggedly ...
Style: inspirational, thought provoking, sentimental, sincere, serious ...
Plot: underdog, inventor, business, entrepreneur, lawsuit, legal, entrepreneurship, courtroom, lawyer, inventions and discoveries, betrayal, corruption ...
Time: 20th century, year 2008, 80s, 70s, 60s
Place: michigan, usa, detroit
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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The Big Short (2015)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.
Style: intellectual, realistic, tense, intelligent, inspirational ...
Audience: girls' night, date night, chick flick, family friendly, teen drama ...
Plot: finance, wall street, business, economics, stock market, money, financial crisis, greed, economic crisis, fraud, loan, analysis ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, year 2007, year 2015, future ...
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, las vegas
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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The Rainmaker (1997)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 135 min.
Story: When Rudy Baylor, a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser, he wants to help the parents of a terminally ill boy in their suit against an insurance company. But to take on corporate America, Rudy and a scrappy ...
Style: suspense, exciting, intense, tense, thought provoking ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: courtroom drama, lawyer, legal, courtroom, justice, lawsuit, insurance company, legal investigation, domestic violence, self defense, law, business ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: memphis
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
On the Basis of Sex (2018)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, China, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of gender discrimination.
Style: clever, inspirational, captivating, political, retro ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot: courtroom, women's rights, supreme court, human rights, lawyer, female lawyer, marriage, equality, husband wife relationship, teacher, misogyny, feminism ...
Time: 1950s, 50s, 70s, 20th century, year 1963 ...
Place: usa, denver colorado, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
 7.6
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I Am Sam (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: Sam has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old. He has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. But as Lucy grows up, Sam's limitations start to become a problem and the ...
Style: inspirational, touching, emotional, tear jerker, sad ...
Audience: adult
Plot: lawyer, father daughter relationship, mentally challenged, disability, single father, social services, custody, custody battle, child custody, parents and children, parenthood, mental illness ...
Time: year 2001, 21st century
Place: california, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
A Cry in the Dark (1988)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Australia, UK, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Based on the true story of Lindy Chamberlain: During a camping trip to Ayers Rock in outback Australia, she claims she witnessed a dingo taking her baby daughter, Azaria, from the family tent. Azaria's body is never found. After investigations ...
Style: realistic, disturbing, tense, emotional, suspense ...
Plot: courtroom, courtroom drama, trial, prejudice, legal, court, investigation, injustice, false accusation, australian outback, murder, lawyer ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, year 1980
Place: australia, sydney australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Based on a true story. Shortly after World War II, Preston Tucker is a dynamic engineer and an enthusiastic showman who envisions the car of the future. Against mighty odds he manages to build a fleet of them - only to have his factory shut down by ...
Style: talky, intense, sentimental, realistic, serious ...
Plot: entrepreneur, business, underdog, car, corruption, police investigation, biopic, twists and turns, justice, entrepreneurship, startup, dishonesty ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, future, year 1988, post world war two
Place: usa, chicago, michigan, detroit, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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The Verdict (1982)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Frank Galvin is a down-on-his luck lawyer, reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing. Former associate Mickey Morrissey reminds him of his obligations in a medical malpractice suit that he himself served to Galvin on a silver platter: all parties ...
Style: suspense, tense, atmospheric, intense, thought provoking ...
Plot: courtroom, courtroom drama, redemption, lawyer, court, legal action, character study, fighting the system, legal, alcoholic, trial, law ...
Time: 20th century, year 1982, 80s
Place: boston, massachusetts, usa, new york, new york state
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.1
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Silkwood (1983)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story: The story of Karen Silkwood, a metallurgy worker at a plutonium processing plant who was purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing blatant worker safety violations at the plant.
Style: touching, sad, thought provoking, serious, disturbing ...
Plot: whistleblower, working class, conspiracy, radiation, workplace, women, environmental, research, fighting the system, environment, labor union, contamination ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1983, year 1974, 70s
Place: oklahoma, usa, washington d.c.
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75%
 7.2
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Men of Honor (2000)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Against formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's new, less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his sights on becoming the Navy's first African-American master diver in this uplifting true ...
Style: inspirational, motivational, touching, emotional, sincere ...
Plot: racism, african american, u.s. navy, courage, military, navy, racial segregation, hopes, human spirit, racial discrimination, diving, dream come true ...
Time: 20th century, 1950s, year 2000, y2k, 60s ...
Place: america, africa, usa, pacific ocean, cuba
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.2
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Temple Grandin (2010)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who has become one of top scientists in humane livestock handling.
Style: touching, inspirational, sincere, compassionate, emotional ...
Audience: kids
Plot: autism, human spirit, teacher, disability, genius, female protagonist, scientist, against the odds, biopic, inventor, asperger's syndrome, ambition ...
Time: 20th century, y2k, 60s, 70s, year 1951 ...
Place: arizona, new hampshire, boston, texas, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
Something the Lord Made (2004)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.
Style: emotional, sincere, uplifting, inspirational, serious ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: surgery, medical, racism, prejudice, african american, human spirit, biopic, interracial relations, friendship between men, blacks and whites, patient, surgeon ...
Time: 1930s, 1940s, 20th century, 1950s, 60s ...
Place: maryland, america, baltimore, usa, nashville tennessee
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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A Civil Action (1998)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Jan Schlickmann is a cynical lawyer who goes out to "get rid of" a case, only to find out it is potentially worth millions. The case becomes his obsession, to the extent that he is willing to give up everything - including his career and ...
Style: suspense, suspenseful, thought provoking, serious, disturbing ...
Plot: courtroom drama, lawyer, court, legal, lawsuit, courtroom, trial, law firm, environmental, justice, business, law ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 80s
Place: boston, massachusetts, new york, washington d.c.
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67%
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Steve Jobs (2015)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA, Japan
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.
Style: realistic, cerebral, factual, talky, melancholic ...
Audience: date night, teens
Plot: entrepreneur, business, biopic, computer, prodigy, entrepreneurship, internet, computers and web, father daughter relationship, technology, friendship, adaptation ...
Time: 20th century, year 2015, 2010s, 90s, year 1988 ...
Place: usa, san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.0
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Big Eyes (2014)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 106 min.
Story: The story of the awakening of the painter, Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s.
Style: thought provoking, captivating, suspense, sentimental, serious ...
Audience: teens
Plot: art, painter, painting, artist, biopic, plagiarism, secret, courtroom, abusive husband, couples, ambition, art history ...
Time: 60s, 1950s, 20th century, year 2014, 1900s ...
Place: hawaii, san francisco, california, usa, new york ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.
Style: touching, sentimental, sad, realistic, clever ...
Audience: teens, family outing
Plot: courtroom, divorce, lawyer, marriage, custody battle, single father, father son relationship, family drama, courtroom drama, family relations, court, legal ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1979
Place: new york, california, usa, persia, manhattan new york city
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100%
 6.5
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Saint Judy (2018)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: The true story of immigration attorney Judy Wood and how she singlehandedly changed the U.S. law of asylum to save women's lives.
Style: thought provoking, disturbing, captivating, factual
Audience: adult
Plot: lawyer, immigration, courtroom drama, court case, evidence, court, trial, prejudice, courage, justice, female friendship, destiny ...
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100%
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The Insider (1999)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story: Tells the true story of a 60 Minutes television series exposé of the tobacco industry, as seen through the eyes of a real tobacco executive, Jeffrey Wigand
Style: political, suspense, cerebral, fast paced, intense ...
Plot: journalism, whistleblower, courtroom, corruption, reporter, politics, journalist, business, conspiracy, lawyer, legal, media ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1999
Place: new york, washington d.c., kentucky, south carolina, mississippi ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
 7.6
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The Blind Side (2009)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Oversized African-American, Michael Oher, the teen from across the tracks and a broken home, has nowhere to sleep at age 16. Taken in by an affluent Memphis couple, Michael embarks on a remarkable rise to play for the NFL.
Style: inspirational, touching, emotional, sentimental, motivational ...
Audience: family outing, chick flick, teens, kids, family friendly ...
Plot: american football, adoption, life, african american, human spirit, family drama, christian, interracial relations, football, rising to stardom, racism, interracial adoption ...
Time: year 2009, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, tennessee, america, boston, mississippi ...
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100%
 7.5
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The Aviator (2004)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 170 min.
Story: A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe ...
Style: realistic, epic, stylized, period piece, captivating ...
Audience: teens
Plot: success, mental illness, aviation, biopic, filmmaking, entrepreneur, corruption, test pilot, entrepreneurship, businessman, character study, obsessive compulsive disorder ...
Time: 1930s, year 2004, 1920s, 20th century, 1940s ...
Place: los angeles, california, new york, connecticut, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.2
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The Founder (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Greece
Duration: 115 min.
Story: The true story of how Ray Kroc, a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise ...
Style: inspirational, motivational, realistic, factual, cerebral ...
Audience: family friendly, teens
Plot: business, fast food, businessman, capitalism, rags to riches, greed, money, salesman, ambition, entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, biopic ...
Time: 1950s, 50s, year 2016, 2010s, year 1929 ...
Place: america, usa, california, milwaukee wisconsin, minnesota ...
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50%
 6.8
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Bombshell (2019)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Based on the real scandal, BOMBSHELL is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it.
Style: political, uplifting, sad, rom com, historical drama ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, adult
Plot: sexual harassment, scandal, feminism, journalism, propaganda, social network, conservative, interview, feminist, abuse of power, photograph, mother daughter relationship ...
Time: 2010s, year 2019, year 2006, 2000s, year 2016
Place: manhattan new york city, new york, cleveland ohio
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100%
The Whistleblower (2010)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada, Germany
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Based on the experiences of Nebraska cop Kathryn Bolkovac (Rachel Weisz) who discovers a deadly sex trafficking ring while serving as a U.N. peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia. Risking her own life to save the lives of others, she uncovers an ...
Style: rough, political, educational, factual, heartbreaking ...
Plot: un, sex trafficking, rape, corruption, sex crime, politics, conspiracy, gender, investigation, teenage prostitution, brutality, civil war ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 2010, year 1999, 21st century
Place: bosnia, bosnia herzegovina, sarajevo, usa, europe ...
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100%
Remember the Titans (2000)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different from the beloved Yoast as he could be. The two men learn to overcome their differences and turn a ...
Style: inspirational, sentimental, touching, uplifting, emotional ...
Audience: kids, teens, chick flick, family friendly, date night ...
Plot: racism, african american, civil rights, american football, high school, racial tension, racial prejudice, football, against the odds, racial slur, prejudice, friendship ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 2000, y2k, 2000s
Place: virginia, boston, america, africa, usa ...
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100%
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