On the Basis of Sex

2018 Directed by Mimi Leder

Her story made history

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.

Felicity Jones Armie Hammer Justin Theroux Sam Waterston Kathy Bates Cailee Spaeny Callum Shoniker Jack Reynor Stephen Root Ronald Guttman Chris Mulkey Gary Werntz Francis X. McCarthy Ben Carlson Ruth Bader Ginsburg Amanda MacDonald Karl Graboshas Angela Galuppo Joe Cobden Dawn Ford Michael Dickson Holly Gauthier-Frankel Jeff Lillico Arthur Holden Gabrielle Graham Wendy Crewson

Alternative Titles

La voz de la igualdad, Suprema, La Voz de la Igualdad, 온 더 베이시스 오브 섹스, Una cuestión de género, 法律女王

history drama

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Popular reviews

Review by Matt Singer 6

On the basis of sex bay bee
Let’s talk about RBG
Let’s talk about all the good laws
And the bad laws
And equality
On the basis uhhhhhhhf sex
On the basis of sex
Review by Karsten Runquist ★★ 13

Pretty sure the score was ripped straight from Law & Order
Review by Lucy ★★½ 5

AFI 2018: film #1
“the law is wrong”
i’m growing tired of the same cookie cutter way of making biopics. this isn’t really a bad movie, but the second half lags a lot and it feels really simplistic in a dull way. given a choice, i’d choose the rbg documentary that came out earlier this year

edit: they say the phrase “on the basis of sex” at LEAST 7 times. i counted. it was a lot
Review by isabelfaith ★★★½ 3

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

the armie hammer swedish tax laws monologue in this is the armie hammer apricot etymology monologue of 2018
Review by issy 🥝 ★★★

i should do a proper review but i'm tired so i just wanna say that armie hammer has very hairy arms so i'm changing his name to hairy armer if you could all follow suit that'd be helpful
Review by sophie ★★★

rbg went to harvard, also went to her husband's lessons whilst he was sick, and raised a child all at the same time and i can't even remember the order of the alphabet without singing the song

Recent reviews

Review by The_Kevstaaa ★★★½

Telling the story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg couldn’t come at a better time. It seems like the most appropriate biopic to arrive at the tail end of 2018. Felicity Jones (RBG) is an actress that I like in everything I’ve seen her do so far. She delivers a strong performance here. I think she does well to balance Ginsburg as both a strong woman, yet one vulnerable because she is still in her early days. You can feel her struggle. However, it’s clear that she struggled with the New York accent. Maybe it’s good that she didn’t get to play Felicia Hardy for longer. The supporting cast is really strong. Armie Hammer (Martin Ginsburg) is tremendous as her husband, while…
Review by iimuhannadz ★★★★

Movies based on real events are always inspiring.
Review by nel ★★★½

felicity jones wow
Review by anna ★★★★★

made me want to fight a man
Review by lightreus ★★★

中规中矩吧、后半段好很多、看得很激动！传递的内容价值更高！小菲还是经得起各种镜头考验的、锤子么、不想说他了...
Review by Rich ★★★

6/10
Review by María ★½

Decepción con ‘Una Cuestión de Género’, biopic de Ruth Bader Ginsburg, jueza del TS de los EEUU. Realmente no profundiza en un tema tan interesante como es la constante lucha contra la discriminación por razón de sexo, dando lugar a un telefilm bastante desaprovechado donde no destaca NADA.
Review by t i o ★★★★

This biopic reminds us people towards gender and equality issues, along with big bold lecturing of law. Yeah, sex is a biological thing that given to us somehow.
Review by Eitan ★★★

Perhaps this was a broadcast quirk, but I did not see any sex in this movie. Disappointing.
Go RGB! What were these filmmakers on when they decided a well formed argument would suffice for an emotional climax?