A tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything — his future, his family, and his own life — to expose the truth.
Acting
Ruffalo's hunched, depleted physicality says everything.
Direction
Haynes makes corporate offices feel genuinely sinister.
Writing
No triumphant speech — just grinding, unsatisfying justice.
Director
Todd Haynes
Mark Ruffalo
Robert Bilott
Anne Hathaway
Sarah Bilott
Tim Robbins
Tom Terp
Bill Pullman
Harry Dietzler
Bill Camp
Wilbur Tennant
Victor Garber
Phil Donnelly
Mare Winningham
Darlene Kiger
William Jackson Harper
James Ross
Louisa Krause
Carla Pfeiffer
Kevin Crowley
Larry Winter
Denise Dal Vera
Sandra Tennant
Abi Van Andel
Kathleen Welch
John Newberg
Dr. Gillespie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Robert Bilott spent over $20 million of his firm's money on this case and was initially shunned by colleagues. The film's drab color grading? That's actual 35mm film processed to mimic faded 90s corporate photography.
Released the same year as 'Joker' and 'Parasite,' this was the actually-existing American systemic horror story that got ignored. The EPA still hasn't fully banned PFOAs. Yes, they're probably in your blood right now.
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