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On the Basis of Sex
On the Basis of Sex

On the Basis of Sex

Her story made history

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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.

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Budget

$20000000

Revenue

$38755968

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

120 mins

Rating

7.343/10

Release Date

25 December 2018

Country

United States of America

Cast

Felicity Jones

Felicity Jones

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Armie Hammer

Armie Hammer

Martin D. Ginsburg

Justin Theroux

Justin Theroux

Mel Wulf

Sam Waterston

Sam Waterston

Erwin Griswold

Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

Dorothy Kenyon

Cailee Spaeny

Cailee Spaeny

Jane C. Ginsburg

Callum Shoniker

Callum Shoniker

James Steven Ginsburg

Jack Reynor

Jack Reynor

James H. Bozarth

Stephen Root

Stephen Root

Professor Brown

Ronald Guttman

Ronald Guttman

Professor Gerald Gunther

Chris Mulkey

Chris Mulkey

Charles Moritz

Gary Werntz

Gary Werntz

Judge William Edward Doyle

Francis X. McCarthy

Francis X. McCarthy

Judge Fred Daugherty

Ben Carlson

Ben Carlson

Judge William Judson Halloway Jr.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Self

Amanda MacDonald

Amanda MacDonald

Stern Mother

Karl Graboshas

Karl Graboshas

Emergency Room Doctor

Angela Galuppo

Angela Galuppo

Emily Hicks

Joe Cobden

Joe Cobden

Jim

Dawn Ford

Dawn Ford

Nurse 1

Michael Dickson

Michael Dickson

Second Professor

Holly Gauthier-Frankel

Holly Gauthier-Frankel

Millicent

Jeff Lillico

Jeff Lillico

Fitzpatrick

Arthur Holden

Arthur Holden

Wyland Leadbetter

Gabrielle Graham

Gabrielle Graham

Parker

Wendy Crewson

Wendy Crewson

Harriet Griswold

John Ralston

John Ralston

Tom Miller

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