Eco-Conscious Flicks Worth Renting

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It seems that going green has become the latest, hottest, chicest trend. And while we're happy to see cool eco-conscious products and fabulous new finds that protect the planet, we can't help but wonder: what took so long for the sudden surge in common sense? Hollywood has been preaching the green gospel for years in poignant, inspiring, and entertaining films. Here are five fantastic earth-friendly, rent-worthy flicks.

An Inconvenient Truth, 2006
Director Davis Guggenheim follows Al Gore’s environmental activism campaign in this eye-opening documentary. Gore reveals the startling and frightening effects of global warming in an entertaining format.

The Pelican Brief, 1993
Juila Roberts and Denzel Washington star in this crime thriller. A young law student (Roberts) investigates the murders of two Supreme Court justices. She realizes that both were passionate about environmental causes. Could this be the link to these murders? As she uncovers the truth behind the assassinations, her life is endangered.

A Civil Action, 1998
John Travolta stars as Jan Schlichtmann, a lawyer fighting on behalf of eight families whose children who have died of leukemia potentially because of a leather company’s toxic waste dumping.

The American President, 1995
Andrew Shepherd is the charming, debonair and widowed President (Michael Douglas) who romances environmental lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade (Annette Bening). And then things get complicated. The line between work and pleasure gets crossed in this delightful, comedic, and dramatic flick.

Erin Brockovich, 2000
Julia Roberts won an Academy Award for her powerful performance in this biopic about a single mother and legal assistant who takes on California’s power company for polluting the city’s water supply.