Movie
On the Basis of Sex
2018PG-132h7.3 / 10
Her story made history
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.
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Checked Sep 2, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about On the Basis of Sex
Cast
Felicity JonesRuth Bader Ginsburg
Armie HammerMartin D. Ginsburg
Justin TherouxMel Wulf
Sam WaterstonErwin Griswold
Kathy BatesDorothy Kenyon
Cailee SpaenyJane C. Ginsburg
Callum ShonikerJames Steven Ginsburg
Jack ReynorJames H. BozarthCredits
- Directed by
- Mimi Leder
- Written by
- Daniel Stiepleman
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $20M
- Box office
- $38.8M
Production
ParticipantUnited States
Alibaba Pictures GroupChina- Robert Cort ProductionsUnited States
Themes
1960s1970sbased on true storybiographycourtroom dramaharvard law schoolinspirationalinstructive
