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On the Basis of Sex

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Directed by Mimi Leder
Produced by Robert W. Cort and Jonathan King
Written by Daniel Stiepleman
With: Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux, Sam Waterston, Kathy Bates, Cailee Spaeny, Jack Reynor, Stephen Root, Chris Mulkey, Francis X. McCarthy, Wendy Crewson, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Cinematography: Michael Grady
Editing: Michelle Tesoro
Music: Mychael Danna
Runtime: 120 min
Release Date: 28 December 2018
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
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Condescendingly spunky docudrama about the young Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and the case on which she made her reputation, reduces the venerable Supreme Court Justice to a collection of biopic clichés. RGB lowers herself by appearing in simplistic, conventional crap like this.