On the Basis of Sex
2018 · Movie · PG-13 · 120 min · ★ 7.3 · 66% critics
A young lawyer and mother faces entrenched workplace barriers while building a career in law. With support from her husband, she takes on a pivotal appeals case that challenges long-standing rules and helps push the courts toward fairer treatment regardless of gender.
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-12-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (1,135 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an uplifting, courtroom-focused true story about challenging unfair rules, in the vein of The Post or Denial; Not for you if you dislike earnest, straightforward biopics.
Pros: inspiring true-story momentum; strong performances; easy to follow | Cons: feels overly polished; predictable beats; light on conflict
Themes
- 1970s
- biography
- based on true story
- supreme court
- lawyer
- justice
- harvard law school
- woman director
- 1960s
- courtroom drama
- supreme court justice
- inspirational
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Felicity Jones
as Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Armie Hammer
as Martin D. Ginsburg
Justin Theroux
as Mel Wulf
Sam Waterston
as Erwin Griswold
Kathy Bates
as Dorothy Kenyon
Cailee Spaeny
as Jane C. Ginsburg
Callum Shoniker
as James Steven Ginsburg
Jack Reynor
as James H. Bozarth
Stephen Root
as Professor Brown
Ronald Guttman
as Professor Gerald Gunther
Directed by Mimi Leder