On the Basis of Sex
Rising attorney Ruth Bader Ginsburg partners with her husband Marty to argue a landmark case before the U.S. Court of Appeals, seeking to overturn a century of sex discrimination.
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Mimi Leder
Nathalie Paquette
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CinemaSerf
A great opportunity to assess the remarkable achievements of Ruth Bader Ginsberg - but one that misses more than it hits. Felicity Jones and Armie Hammer just don't have the gravitas to pull this off - they deliver none of the feistiness, grit and determination that must have featured substantially in her struggle for equality and success within her profession. It isn't anywhere near as bad as a traditional TV movie, but it blurs the lines between autobiography and fiction in a way that serves to diminish the overall story and that's a real shame. I'd have loved to see Katharine Hepburn play her!
GenerationofSwine
Well, it's so inaccurate that you can tell from the start that it is going for statement over biopic. And it almost seems like it should be titled "The Unstoppable RBG" as she comes across as right all the time, faultless, stronger, smarter and more capable than anyone to the point where she can argue a case, preform brain surgery, and create the rocket that got us to the moon, in a single night without breaking a sweat. She's more perfect here than Mary Poppins and it makes the film sort of unbelievable. Ginsburg is human, I'm sure she had to struggle to over come more than just the evil White Male patriarchy, but even that she effortlessly dismantles. Halfway through the movie you expect her to wear a cape and fly away, just to prove she can out super Superman as well. In a Biopic you kind of expect to get to know the character, to see their ups and downs. Instead, however, what you get is a golden god with history rewritten to add a healthy polish.
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The directors of On the Basis of Sex are Mimi Leder and Nathalie Paquette.
The cast of On the Basis of Sex includes Chris Mulkey as Charles Moritz, Kathy Bates as Dorothy Kenyon, Justin Theroux as Mel Wulf, Stephen Root as Professor Brown, Joe Cobden as Jim, Sam Waterston as Erwin Griswold, Wendy Crewson as Harriet Griswold, Armie Hammer as Martin D. Ginsburg, John Ralston as Tom Miller, Cailee Spaeny as Jane C. Ginsburg, Gabrielle Graham as Parker, Arthur Holden as Wyland Leadbetter, and more.
The duration of On the Basis of Sex is 2h 0 mins.
Yes. On the Basis of Sex has 3 trailers on Fanbiz, including Official Trailer 2. Watch them on this page.
On the Basis of Sex was released on 25 Dec 2018.
On the Basis of Sex is listed under Drama and History on Fanbiz.
On the Basis of Sex has 2 reviews on Fanziz, with an average rating of 3.5/10. One reviewer wrote: "A great opportunity to assess the remarkable achievements of Ruth Bader Ginsberg - but one that misses more than it hits. Felicity Jones and Armie Hammer just don't have the gra..."
