On the Basis of Sex
“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.
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Cast
28 people
Felicity Jones
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Known for
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
The Theory of Everything
Armie Hammer
Martin D. Ginsburg
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Justin Theroux
Mel Wulf
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American Psycho
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Sam Waterston
Erwin Griswold
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The Newsroom
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Kathy Bates
Dorothy Kenyon
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Cailee Spaeny
Jane C. Ginsburg
Known for
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Callum Shoniker
James Steven Ginsburg
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Jack Reynor
James H. Bozarth
Known for
Midsommar
Lee Cronin's The Mummy
Stephen Root
Professor Brown
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Barry
Ice Age
Ronald Guttman
Professor Gerald Gunther
Known for
Preacher
Hunters
Chris Mulkey
Charles Moritz
Known for
Whiplash
Twin Peaks
Gary Werntz
Judge William Edward Doyle
Known for
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Mimi Leder Director · Daniel Stiepleman Screenplay Mychael Danna Composer
Worldwide gross $39M · Budget $20M · United States release December 25, 2018
Box office
Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide gross
$38,755,968
Gross vs. budget
1.9×
Production
Participant
Production
Alibaba Pictures Group
Production
Robert Cort Productions
Production
Focus Features
Studio
Participant Media
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 8, 2018
Premiere · AFI Fest
United States · December 25, 2018
Limited theatrical
United States · March 26, 2019
Digital
United States
January 11, 2019 · Theatrical
April 9, 2019 · Physical
Argentina
March 7, 2019 · Theatrical
Australia
February 7, 2019 · Theatrical
Austria
March 8, 2019 · Theatrical
Belgium
March 6, 2019 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 14, 2019 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
December 7, 2020 · TV
Canada
December 25, 2018 · Limited theatrical
Chile
March 7, 2019 · Theatrical
Colombia
April 4, 2019 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 7, 2019 · Theatrical
Estonia
January 25, 2019 · Theatrical
Finland
March 15, 2019 · Theatrical
France
January 2, 2019 · Theatrical
Germany
March 7, 2019 · Theatrical
Greece
January 24, 2019 · Theatrical
June 7, 2019 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
March 14, 2019 · Theatrical
India
August 8, 2020 · Digital
Indonesia
March 22, 2019 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 22, 2019 · Theatrical
Israel
March 7, 2019 · Theatrical
March 8, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Women's day - Lev Ra'anana
Italy
March 28, 2019 · Theatrical
Japan
March 22, 2019 · Theatrical
Kuwait
February 21, 2019 · Theatrical
Lebanon
January 24, 2019 · Theatrical
Lithuania
March 8, 2019 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 5, 2019 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 7, 2019 · Theatrical
July 17, 2019 · Physical · DVD
New Zealand
February 7, 2019 · Theatrical
Norway
April 5, 2019 · Theatrical
Peru
May 30, 2019 · Theatrical
Philippines
March 13, 2019 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 10, 2019 · Theatrical
Russia
February 28, 2019 · Theatrical
Saudi Arabia
January 24, 2019 · Theatrical
Singapore
January 10, 2019 · Theatrical
South Africa
February 1, 2019 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 13, 2019 · Theatrical
Spain
February 22, 2019 · Theatrical
June 19, 2019 · Physical
Sweden
March 8, 2019 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 2, 2019 · Theatrical · French
February 28, 2019 · Theatrical · German
March 28, 2019 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
February 27, 2019 · Theatrical
Türkiye
December 28, 2018 · Theatrical
Ukraine
March 7, 2019 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
January 24, 2019 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 22, 2019 · Theatrical
June 24, 2019 · Digital
June 24, 2019 · Physical
Uruguay
March 14, 2019 · Theatrical
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