90 Thoughts I Had While Rewatching ‘Erin Brockovich’

It feels borderline implausible that it’s been a full 25 years since Julia Roberts won the Oscar for best actress for her role in Erin Brockovich, but the math does appears to be mathing! So, in her honor—and ahead of the 2026 Oscars this Sunday—we’re throwing it back to a little movie about a pissed-off single mom in a crop top with a dream and a mountain of evidence about carcinogenic environmental pollutants. Below, find absolutely every thought I had while rewatching Erin Brockovich:

1. A “This film is based on a true story” title card always goes crazy.
2. Damn, Julia’s hair in this film is so big that it practically has its own center of gravity.
3. Are they in Texas?
4. No, right?
5. Oh, wait, they’re in California.
6. Sorry, I was fooled by the height of the hair.
7. The sunglasses! The cig! The denim jacket! We’re talking CBK levels of smokers’ serve.
8. I mean…don’t light up, kids.
9. Obsessed with Erin’s pink car. (Or is it just faded red?)
10. Oop, spoke too soon, because someone just plowed into it.
11. The aesthetic of this law office is very Canter’s Deli.
12. Cleavage plus neck brace…a strong look.
13. Ugh, $17,000 of debt?
14. I hate America.
15. Cursing the house of this slut-shaming opposing counsel.
16. “An E.R. doctor who spends his day saving lives was the one out of control?”
17. Bro, watch The Pitt. It happens.
18. God, a baby this shade of bright pink is never good news.
19. Oh yeah, I forgot that the screenwriter of this film (Susannah Grant) also wrote another of my personal favorites, In Her Shoes.
20. Erin pretending she’s not hungry so her kids can eat…single moms hold up the world, for real.
21. Flashback time!
22. Gotta love Erin’s persistence.
23. …although Ed the lawyer does not seem to, in fact.
24. “I don’t need pity, I need a paycheck.” Clock it!
25. Annoying your way into a job…she’s so real.
26. Erin Brockovich, yell at me challenge!
27. Seriously, though, this biker is hot.
28. Is it Aaron Eckhart?
29. It is indeed, according to IMDb.
30. This “Bro, you’re not going to call me, be so for real” speech rocks.
31. I mean, I’d call, but I’m an unhinged bisexual who loves mean women.
32. Male bosses: Never confront your female employees about how they dress.
33. “It just so happens I think I look nice.” Exactly, bitch!
34. Oh, I would kill this babysitter.
35. Aw, they’re having burgers and milk with Aaron Eckhart!
36. Clearly he loves mean women as well. That’s my brother in Christ.
37. I don’t love his American-flag bandanna, but…damn, he looks fine.
38. I’m glad Erin has the same rules for her kids that my mom had for me: if you ever get on a motorcycle in your life, you’re dead one way or the other (either thanks to the bike or by my hand).
39. A man who works in construction, makes good money, and actively offers to help…God, I see what you have done for others.
40. Booooo, PG&E!
41. Love Ed for having phone sex with his wife in the office.
42. Ah, that San Bernardino haze.
43. “I hate lawyers, I just work for them.” Mood.
44. Ugh, the chromium 🙁
45. Capitalism must fall.
46. Kind of love Erin’s visible-bra-strap-with-sleeveless-turtleneck look.
47. Flirt your way into possession of some proprietary documents, diva! Yes!
48. Getting fired because you didn’t show up to work…likely thing to happen.
49. Not to give men credit, ever, but Aaron Eckhart fixing the sink is cute.
50. My dog is very riled up by this scene of Erin yelling.
51. Oh, it’s so on between Erin and Aaron (Eckhart).
52. “You’re a very special lady.” Aw!
53. “Don’t be too nice to me, okay?” is, regrettably, a vibe.
54. Erin was RIGHT about the chromium! Suck it, Ed!
55. Extort his ass, baby!
56. And literal baby!
57. This baby is a really good shield for Erin’s misbehavior.
58. Which is all in the name of justice, I might add!
59. God, this poor woman
60. Aw, Erin tying Ed’s tie is cute.
61. OMG, this fuckass PG&E lawyer is the guy from Bones.
62. “Wow! Twenty-eight billion!”
63. LOL.
64. Aw, this fellow office lady turning on a light for Erin 🙂
65. They’re starting to bend to her irrepressible, foul-mouthed charm 🙂
66. God, this statute of limitations shit is so darksided.
67. Heels in a barn…Erin Brockovich, you are the realest girl alive.
68. Or, to borrow a phrase, I love you, alive girl.
69. God, I forgot how sad this movie gets.
70. Well, babe, let’s not be fatphobic, now.
71. Erin’s going full water scientist and I love it.
72. Punitive damages, let’s gooooooooo.
73. God, these court suits are so ’80s.
74. “By the way, we had that water brought in special for you folks. It came from a well in Hinkley.”
75. Hell yeah.
76. Men are so weak.
77. Like, if you’re not into your girlfriend slaying and getting well-earned respect at work, hit the bricks!
78. Hey, it’s Cherry Jones!
79. Remember when she dated Sarah Paulson?
80. I do!
81. Time for my favorite fuck-you speech of all time, where Erin humiliates these fancy lawyers by proving how well she knows her clients’ cases.
82. Like, this is my equivalent of the Pretty Woman “Big mistake. Huge” speech.
83. “You want their diseases?”
84. I know this one buttoned-up redheaded attorney feels awful about herself right now, and I love it.
85. And Erin’s back with her mans!
86. Victory time!
87. I mean…sort of, to the extent that you can enjoy victory when you’re living with myriad environmental illnesses.
88. Winning a case with your entire bra out……….Erin Brockovich, you will always be famous.
89. $2 million for Erin 🙂
90. Ugh, I love cinema.