“Her story made history”
On the Basis of Sex
7.3
1,136 votes·2018
·2h 0m
·MovieDramaHistory
Overview
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.
Commercial Verdict
Average
Revenue vs Budget1.9x
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Modest returns after marketing costs
Keywords
1970sbiographybased on true storysupreme courtlawyerjusticeharvard law schoolwoman director1960scourtroom dramasupreme court justiceinspirational
Cast
Felicity Jones
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Armie Hammer
Martin D. Ginsburg
Justin Theroux
Mel Wulf
Sam Waterston
Erwin Griswold
Kathy Bates
Dorothy Kenyon
Cailee Spaeny
Jane C. Ginsburg
Callum Shoniker
James Steven Ginsburg
Jack Reynor
James H. Bozarth
Stephen Root
Professor Brown
Ronald Guttman
Professor Gerald Gunther
Chris Mulkey
Charles Moritz
Gary Werntz
Judge William Edward Doyle
Francis X. McCarthy
Judge Fred Daugherty
Ben Carlson
Judge William Judson Halloway Jr.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Self
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