6 Best Class Action Lawsuit Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 16, 2026

Taking on a company that covers up harm takes years and nerves of steel, which makes for great legal drama. Dark Waters follows a corporate defense attorney exposing a chemical company’s decades of toxic water, North Country has a mine worker filing one of the first major harassment class actions, and Erin Brockovich uncovers water contamination in a small town. The Rainmaker, A Civil Action and Silkwood complete the six.

Dark Waters (2019)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A corporate defence attorney uncovers a chemical company's decades-long cover-up of toxic water contamination.

Directed by Todd Haynes · 2h 07m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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North Country (2005)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A woman working at a mine files one of the first major sexual harassment class action lawsuits in American history.

Directed by Niki Caro · 2h 06m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Rainmaker (1997)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A newly minted lawyer takes on a powerful insurance company that denied a dying young man's medical claim.

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 2h 15m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Erin Brockovich (2000)

TMDB ★ 7.4

An unemployed single mother builds a case against a utility company poisoning a small town's water.

Directed by Steven Soderbergh · 2h 11m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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A Civil Action (1998)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A personal injury lawyer takes on two corporations accused of poisoning a town's water.

Directed by Steven Zaillian · 1h 55m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Silkwood (1983)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A nuclear plant worker's investigation into unsafe conditions turns dangerous when she uncovers a cover-up.

Directed by Mike Nichols · 2h 11m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Class Action Lawsuit Movies

Dark Waters (2019)

North Country (2005)

The Rainmaker (1997)

Erin Brockovich (2000)

A Civil Action (1998)

Silkwood (1983)

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