Information for Parents

Erin Brockovich

Erin Brockovich

Common Sense Media Age 15

Parents Need To Know

Positive Messages
Based on a true story, movie shows the power of the dedicated underdog in taking on a multibillion-dollar utilities corporation.
Positive Role Models & Representations
Violence
Car accident: Driver runs an intersection and slams his car into the side of the lead character's car.
Sex
Implied sex between lead character and eventual boyfriend, shown before and then after in bed, no nudity. Lead character makes a joke in which she says she got her information by performing oral sex on the hundreds of plaintiffs involved in a case. Main character shows lots of cleavage.
Language
Very strong language.
Consumerism
Not applicable
Education Value
Ease of Play
Privacy
Some beer drinking. Cigarette smoking.
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