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On the Basis of Sex

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.

Director

Mimi Leder

Year

Genre

Box Office

$24,704,837

Production

Participant,Alibaba Pictures Group,Robert Cort Productions

Awards

4 wins & 12 nominations

Homepage

http://www.onthebasisofsexmovie.com

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Martin Ginsburg

Mel Wulf

Erwin Griswold

Dorothy Kenyon

Jane Ginsburg

Jim Bozarth

Professor Brown

Charles Moritz

Judge Doyle

Judge Daugherty (as Francis Xavier McCarthy)

Francis X. McCarthy

Judge Holloway

Gerald Gunther

Harriet Griswold

Tom Miller

Emergency Room Doctor

Dr. Leadbetter

Emily Hicks

Professor Freund

Geordie Johnson

Fitzpatrick

James Ginsburg

Callum Shoniker

Allen Derr

Pauli Murray

Sharon Washington

Gladys

Warona Setshwaelo

Protest Leader

Arlen Aguayo-Stewart

Millicent

Holly Gauthier-Frankel

Greene

Burton

Alexandra Petrachuk

Bennett

Roemer

Aiza Ntibarikure

Guy #1

Guy #2

Emily's Girlfriend

Julie TrÃ©panier

Valentin

Moritz's Mother

Intern #1 (as Jonathan Silver)

Jonathan Maxwell Silver

Courier

Hennie Callaghan

Julia Borsellino

Another Client

Construction Worker

Pruitt

Student Protestor #1

Student Protestor #2

Student Protestor #3

ACLU Staffer #1 (as Kareem Alleyne)

Kareem Tristan Alleyne

ACLU Staffer #2

Stephanie Costa

ACLU Staffer #3

Jessica B. Hill

ACLU Staffer #4

Raphael Grosz-Harvey

Court Clerk

Robert J. Tavenor

Parker

Gabrielle Graham

Young Professor

ACLU Receptionist

Jane - 3 Yrs Old

Jane - 3 Yrs Old

Violet Mitchell

Mother

Amanda MacDonald

Male Classmate #1

Male Classmate #2 (as Jess Gomola)

Male Classmate #3

Nurse #1

Nurse #2

Colleague

Daniel Rindress-Kay

Second Professor

Michael Dickson

Female Student

Camille Babington

Student

Harvard Student

Alexandre BÃ©langer

Kid

Raphael Ferland

Attorney

Self

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Teacher

Serge Martineau

Supreme Court Policeman

Passerby

Tourist

Female Classmate

Morgan Williams

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Professor Freund Ruth Bader Ginsburg Jane Ginsburg Erwin Griswold Martin Ginsburg Dorothy Kenyon Charles Moritz Judge Doyle

One interviewer told me
I had a sterling résumé, - On the Basis of Sex

One interviewer told me I had a sterling résumé,

Well, my mother told me
not to give way to emotions. - On the Basis of Sex

Well, my mother told me not to give way to emotions.

You're angry. Good.
Use it. - On the Basis of Sex

You're angry. Good. Use it.

I have to say, Mrs. Ginsburg, - On the Basis of Sex

I have to say, Mrs. Ginsburg,

I want to represent clients
before the court - On the Basis of Sex

I want to represent clients before the court

You can see I-I worked hard
through school, I... - On the Basis of Sex

You can see I-I worked hard through school, I...

The fact is that,
you know, we're a-a... - On the Basis of Sex

The fact is that, you know, we're a-a...

Close-knit firm,
almost like family, - On the Basis of Sex

Close-knit firm, almost like family,

The prince would marry her - On the Basis of Sex

The prince would marry her

Did you have a nice day? - On the Basis of Sex

Did you have a nice day?

Oh! So they're gonna give you
a corner office, - On the Basis of Sex

Oh! So they're gonna give you a corner office,

Clyde Ferguson left
his professorship at Rutgers. - On the Basis of Sex

Clyde Ferguson left his professorship at Rutgers.

- Kiki...
- They haven't found - On the Basis of Sex

- Kiki... - They haven't found

There are more firms out there.
This is the biggest city - On the Basis of Sex

There are more firms out there. This is the biggest city

You won't be beholden to any firm, - On the Basis of Sex

You won't be beholden to any firm,

As long as they
don't mind a lawyer - On the Basis of Sex

As long as they don't mind a lawyer

All I have to say is, - On the Basis of Sex

All I have to say is,

Hell no, we won't go! - On the Basis of Sex

Hell no, we won't go!

And now they're telling us - On the Basis of Sex

And now they're telling us

Hell no, we won't go!
Hell no, we won't go! - On the Basis of Sex

Hell no, we won't go! Hell no, we won't go!

This is Sex Discrimination
and the Law. - On the Basis of Sex

This is Sex Discrimination and the Law.

Some of my colleagues
will tell you - On the Basis of Sex

Some of my colleagues will tell you

We'll see if they're right. - On the Basis of Sex

We'll see if they're right.

Hoyt versus Florida. - On the Basis of Sex

Hoyt versus Florida.

Gwendolyn Hoyt was a housewife, - On the Basis of Sex

Gwendolyn Hoyt was a housewife,

So in statutory terms,
he was a "real asshole." - On the Basis of Sex

So in statutory terms, he was a "real asshole."

How did Hoyt respond,
Miss... Burton? - On the Basis of Sex

How did Hoyt respond, Miss... Burton?

She smashed in his skull
with a baseball bat, - On the Basis of Sex

She smashed in his skull with a baseball bat,

A jury convicted Hoyt
of second-degree murder. - On the Basis of Sex

A jury convicted Hoyt of second-degree murder.

A great civil rights lawyer - On the Basis of Sex

A great civil rights lawyer

The Florida's juries violated
the U.S. Constitution, - On the Basis of Sex

The Florida's juries violated the U.S. Constitution,

Kenyon said that
if there were women on it, - On the Basis of Sex

Kenyon said that if there were women on it,

Uh, women can't take care
of their kids - On the Basis of Sex

Uh, women can't take care of their kids

- Or they're out of the house?
- Let the man stay home - On the Basis of Sex

- Or they're out of the house? - Let the man stay home

There are laws that say - On the Basis of Sex

There are laws that say

And that a... a woman's
social security benefits, - On the Basis of Sex

And that a... a woman's social security benefits,

Ten years ago, Dorothy Kenyon
asked a question: - On the Basis of Sex

Ten years ago, Dorothy Kenyon asked a question:

And the Supreme Court answered: - On the Basis of Sex

And the Supreme Court answered:

Discrimination
on the basis of sex is legal. - On the Basis of Sex

Discrimination on the basis of sex is legal.

- Oh, really?
- If you put the herbs in too early, - On the Basis of Sex

- Oh, really? - If you put the herbs in too early,

They're supposed to complement
each other, and that is why - On the Basis of Sex

They're supposed to complement each other, and that is ...

To them, it's about more
than precedents and dissents. - On the Basis of Sex

To them, it's about more than precedents and dissents.

I got a call
from your school today. - On the Basis of Sex

I got a call from your school today.

Apparently, I misdated a note - On the Basis of Sex

Apparently, I misdated a note

Denise and I went to a rally
to hear Gloria Steinem speak. - On the Basis of Sex

Denise and I went to a rally to hear Gloria Steinem speak.

Okay, well, I'm 15 years old,
and you don't need - On the Basis of Sex

Okay, well, I'm 15 years old, and you don't need

If you want to sit around
with your students and talk - On the Basis of Sex

If you want to sit around with your students and talk

- That's a support group.
- Jane, that's enough. - On the Basis of Sex

- That's a support group. - Jane, that's enough.

Yeah go make yourself pretty for Daddy's party - On the Basis of Sex

Yeah go make yourself pretty for Daddy's party

I think most of us
just want careers that have - On the Basis of Sex

I think most of us just want careers that have

You know, young people
in Sweden these days - On the Basis of Sex

You know, young people in Sweden these days

- Hmm.
- They're still living together. - On the Basis of Sex

- Hmm. - They're still living together.

- It's because of taxes.
- Mm-hmm. - Ah. - On the Basis of Sex

- It's because of taxes. - Mm-hmm. - Ah.

That's true. After the war,
Sweden passed a law that said - On the Basis of Sex

That's true. After the war, Sweden passed a law that sa...

However,
unlike the United States, - On the Basis of Sex

However, unlike the United States,

So married Swedes
were finding themselves - On the Basis of Sex

So married Swedes were finding themselves

So the Swedish government
then passes a new law - On the Basis of Sex

So the Swedish government then passes a new law

They add a second entrance
to their home - On the Basis of Sex

They add a second entrance to their home

"All right, fine," - On the Basis of Sex

"All right, fine,"

All the while,
a whole generation of Swedes - On the Basis of Sex

All the while, a whole generation of Swedes

The moral of this story
is that in their attempt - On the Basis of Sex

The moral of this story is that in their attempt

How a government taxes
its citizens - On the Basis of Sex

How a government taxes its citizens

So tell me, what could have
more impact than that? - On the Basis of Sex

So tell me, what could have more impact than that?

I-I swear to Christ, - On the Basis of Sex

I-I swear to Christ,

- No.
- But all the little brush-offs, - On the Basis of Sex

- No. - But all the little brush-offs,

You know what you're doing
is important, so who cares? - On the Basis of Sex

You know what you're doing is important, so who cares?

Okay, fine. Next time my boss
gives me a clumsy compliment, - On the Basis of Sex

Okay, fine. Next time my boss gives me a clumsy compliment,

Nothing. I want nothing.
I-I want you to go to work - On the Basis of Sex

Nothing. I want nothing. I-I want you to go to work

Then I want you
to walk me home, Marty, - On the Basis of Sex

Then I want you to walk me home, Marty,

- No one's put you in the corner.
- ...to go forth - On the Basis of Sex

- No one's put you in the corner. - ...to go forth

You're out there training
the next generation of lawyers - On the Basis of Sex

You're out there training the next generation of lawyer...

The IRS denied a petitioner
a tax deduction - On the Basis of Sex

The IRS denied a petitioner a tax deduction

- Sounds like a real page-turner.
- Hmm. - On the Basis of Sex

- Sounds like a real page-turner. - Hmm.

- Ask me why.
- Marty, I have a lecture to write. - On the Basis of Sex

- Ask me why. - Marty, I have a lecture to write.

It's because
the petitioner is a man. - On the Basis of Sex

It's because the petitioner is a man.

Section 214 of the tax code - On the Basis of Sex

Section 214 of the tax code

This is sex-based
discrimination - On the Basis of Sex

This is sex-based discrimination

If a federal court - On the Basis of Sex

If a federal court

We need to take this case. - On the Basis of Sex

We need to take this case.

He wants to get his hands
on Nixon, or he hopes - On the Basis of Sex

He wants to get his hands on Nixon, or he hopes

Ladies and gentlemen, - On the Basis of Sex

Ladies and gentlemen,

Oh, and for all you
who think this job is hard, - On the Basis of Sex

Oh, and for all you who think this job is hard,

This is not a case...
this is the opening salvo - On the Basis of Sex

This is not a case... this is the opening salvo

Still protecting the rich - On the Basis of Sex

Still protecting the rich

If we're gonna appeal,
the court needs to agree - On the Basis of Sex

If we're gonna appeal, the court needs to agree

- Are you kidding me?
- Alone, the judges - On the Basis of Sex

- Are you kidding me? - Alone, the judges

You think the judges
are gonna be sympathetic - On the Basis of Sex

You think the judges are gonna be sympathetic

Men and women all eat at the
same lunch counters, they drink - On the Basis of Sex

Men and women all eat at the same lunch counters, they drink

We have to get credit cards - On the Basis of Sex

We have to get credit cards

And it's been tried.
Muller, Goesaert. - On the Basis of Sex

And it's been tried. Muller, Goesaert.

On the Basis of Sex poster

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Mimi Leder

Writer: Daniel Stiepleman

Production: Participant,Alibaba Pictures Group,Robert Cort Productions

Genre: drama, history

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 59/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: $24,704,837

Released: 11 Jan 2019

Awards: 4 wins & 12 nominations

Homepage: http://www.onthebasisofsexmovie.com

Also watch: The Hummingbird Project, RBG, Red Joan, Queen of Katwe, Elephant Song, Feedback, The Fog of War