On the Basis of Sex is a 2018 American biographical legal drama film based on the life and early cases of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1993 to her death in 2020, and became the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Directed by Mimi Leder and written by Daniel Stiepleman, it stars Felicity Jones as Ginsburg, with Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux, Jack Reynor, Cailee Spaeny, Sam Waterston, and Kathy Bates in supporting roles. The film had its world premiere at the AFI Fest on November 8, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on December 25, 2018, by Focus Features. The film received generally favorable reviews from critics, who praised Jones' performance; some critics praised the film's intricacy and pacing at a dramatic level, other critics regarded the film as a whole predictable, over-packaged, and hagiographic.
| Director | Mimi Leder |
| Produced by | Robert W. Cort |
| Writer(s) | Daniel Stiepleman |
| Starring | Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux, Sam Waterston, Kathy Bates |
| Music | Mychael Danna |
| Cinematography | Michael Grady |
| Edited by | Michelle Tesoro |
| Distributed by | Focus Features |
| Released | November 8, 2018 (AFI Fest), December 25, 2018 (United States) |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million |
| Box office | $38.8 million |
| Netflix ID | 80998984 |
About On the Basis of Sex
Based on the real life of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the film follows her struggles for equal rights and what she had to overcome to get to where she wanted to be.
Achievement of On the Basis of Sex
The film was written by Daniel Stiepleman and is directed by Mimi Leder. Ginsburg would make a cameo in the movie.
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Latest information about On the Basis of Sex updated on July 28 2021.
