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Critic Danielle White
rated 6

...a tidy, well-acted courtroom drama centered on the case that kicked off her decades-long career fighting against gender-based discrimination and for equal rights.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle
Critic Nell Minow
rated 8

Director Mimi Leder has an eye for telling detail and a sure sense of pacing...

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Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 6

...[a] forthright, likable biopic celebrating the early career of legendary lawyer and supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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Critic Roger Moore
rated 9

...[Jones] carries this picture, delivers thrilling arguments thrillingly and puts a warm, human face on a legal figure who has become liberalism’s Obi Wan Kenobi, “our only hope.”

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Critic Helen O'Hara
rated 6

...director Mimi Leder, making a long-overdue return to the big screen, finds a way to make Ginsburg’s story engaging...

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Critic Sandie Angulo Chen
rated 6

...does a fine job capturing the early legal career of a feminist, legal, and cultural icon...

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Critic Stefan Hedmark
rated 6

...berättelsen är så pass intressant, och paret Jones/Hammer så rara ihop, att man likt en domare i valfri rättegångsfilm vill muttra ”I’ll allow it”.

Read full review at Aftonbladet
Critic Freja Dam
rated 5

For ikke-indviede i Ruth Bader Ginsburgs liv og virke fortæller ‘On the Basis of Sex’ dog en spændende historie om første del af hendes karriere og hendes første sag om kønsdiskriminering, der lagde grunden for hendes nutidige status...

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Cast & Crew

Mimi Leder
Director
Kathy Bates
As Dorothy Kenyon
Wendy Crewson
As Harriet Griswold
Sam Waterston
As Erwin Griswold
Stephen Root
As Professor Brown
Chris Mulkey
As Charles Moritz
Justin Theroux
As Mel Wulf

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Based on a true story, On the Basis of Sex follows the journey of young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she teams up with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and challenge a century of sex discrimination. Despite facing numerous obstacles and rejections, Ruth remains determined to create a precedent for gender equality in the legal system. The film is a powerful tribute to Ruth's unwavering dedication to justice and her influence as one of the most important figures in American history.

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