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On the Basis of Sex

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Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of sex discrimination.

Status: Released

Released Date: 2018-12-25

Runtime: 120 mins

Director: Mimi Leder

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama, History

Original title: On the Basis of Sex

Production Companies: Participant, Alibaba Pictures Group, Robert Cort Productions

Production Countries: United States of America

Cast

Felicity Jones

Armie Hammer

Justin Theroux

Sam Waterston

Kathy Bates

Cailee Spaeny

James Steven Ginsburg

Callum Shoniker

James H. Bozarth

Jack Reynor

Professor Brown

Stephen Root

Professor Gerald Gunther

Ronald Guttman

Charles Moritz

Chris Mulkey

Judge William Edward Doyle

Gary Werntz

Judge Fred Daugherty

Francis X. McCarthy

Judge William Judson Halloway Jr.

Ben Carlson

Reviews

Geronimo1967

A great opportunity to assess the remarkable achievements of Ruth Bader Ginsberg - but one that misses more than it hits. Felicity Jones and Armie Hammer just don't have the gravitas to pull this off - they deliver none of the feistiness, grit and determination that must have featured substantially in her struggle for equality and success within her profession. It isn't anywhere near as bad as a traditional TV movie, but it blurs the lines between autobiography and fiction in a way that serves to diminish the overall story and that's a real shame. I'd have loved to see Katharine Hepburn play her!

2024-05-30

GenerationofSwine

Well, it's so inaccurate that you can tell from the start that it is going for statement over biopic. And it almost seems like it should be titled "The Unstoppable RBG" as she comes across as right all the time, faultless, stronger, smarter and more capable than anyone to the point where she can argue a case, preform brain surgery, and create the rocket that got us to the moon, in a single night without breaking a sweat. She's more perfect here than Mary Poppins and it makes the film sort of unbelievable. Ginsburg is human, I'm sure she had to struggle to over come more than just the evil White Male patriarchy, but even that she effortlessly dismantles. Halfway through the movie you expect her to wear a cape and fly away, just to prove she can out super Superman as well. In a Biopic you kind of expect to get to know the character, to see their ups and downs. Instead, however, what you get is a golden god with history rewritten to add a healthy polish.

2023-01-12

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