Movie
On the Basis of Sex
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2018-12-25
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Participant, Alibaba Pictures Group, Robert Cort Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- 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
- Chris Mulkey as Charles Moritz
- Gary Werntz as Judge William Edward Doyle
Crew
- Mimi Leder - Director
- Daniel Stiepleman - Screenplay
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