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On the Basis of Sex

Name: On the Basis of Sex
Director: Mimi Leder
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2018-12-25
Cast: Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux, Sam Waterston, Kathy Bates

DramaHistory

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

Felicity JonesArmie HammerJustin TherouxSam WaterstonKathy BatesCailee SpaenyCallum ShonikerJack ReynorStephen RootRonald GuttmanChris MulkeyGary Werntz

Director

Mimi Leder

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