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RBG

  • 2018
  • PG
  • 1h 38m
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RBG (2018)
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The exceptional life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon.The exceptional life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon.The exceptional life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon.

  • Directors
    • Julie Cohen
    • Betsy West
  • Stars
    • Ruth Bader Ginsburg
    • Ann Kittner
    • Harryette Helsel
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    15K
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    • Directors
      • Julie Cohen
      • Betsy West
    • Stars
      • Ruth Bader Ginsburg
      • Ann Kittner
      • Harryette Helsel
    • 67User reviews
    • 114Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 13 wins & 51 nominations total

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    RBG
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    A Celebration of Trailblazing Women
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    Rbg: Gender Line
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    RBG: Hearing
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    RBG: Discrimination
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    Gender Line
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    Hearing
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    BUILD: Capturing The Friendship Between Justices Ginsberg And Scalia
    Interview 1:29
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    Ruth Bader Ginsburg
    Ruth Bader Ginsburg
    • Self
    Ann Kittner
    • Self - Childhood Friend
    Harryette Helsel
    • Self - Childhood Friend
    Nina Totenberg
    Nina Totenberg
    • Self - NPR Correspondent
    Martin D. Ginsburg
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Arthur R. Miller
    • Self - Longtime Friend
    Clara Spera
    • Self - Granddaughter
    Brenda Feigen
    Brenda Feigen
    • Self - Harvard Law School Graduate
    James Steven Ginsburg
    • Self - Son
    • (as James Ginsburg)
    Jane C. Ginsburg
    • Self - Daughter
    • (as Jane Ginsburg)
    Lisa Beattie Frelinghuysen
    • Self - Former Clerk
    Mary Hartnett
    • Self - Biographer
    Wendy Williams
    • Self - Biographer
    Gloria Steinem
    Gloria Steinem
    • Self - Writer…
    Aryeh Neier
    • Self - Former Director - American Civil LIberties Union
    Sharron Frontiero
    • Self - Plaintiff
    Kathleen Peratis
    • Self - ACLU Women's Rights Project
    Stephen Wiesenfeld
    • Self - Plaintiff
    • Directors
      • Julie Cohen
      • Betsy West
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    • Trivia
      Directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West had both previously worked on projects involving Ginsburg, and in 2015 decided to make a documentary focusing solely on her. In 2016, the duo followed Ginsburg around to various meetings and speeches, including in Chicago and Washington, D.C., for a total of 20 hours, and conducted the face-to-face interview in 2017.
    • Quotes

      Ruth Bader Ginsburg: [Quoting Sarah Grimké, 1837] I ask no favor for my sex, all I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.

    • Crazy credits
      The closing credits include: "Martin Ginsburg Award for Supportive Husbanding Paul Barrett Oren Jacoby Jorge Aguirre"
    • Connections
      Featured in The Oscars (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      I'll Fight
      Written by Diane Warren

      Performed by Jennifer Hudson

    User reviews67

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    8/10
    fascinating and fun
    "RBG" (PG, 1:38) is a documentary about the life of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It is directed by documentary film producers Julie Cohen ("American Veteran") and Betsy West ("The Lavender Scare"). The film was released in U.S. theaters on May 4, 2018, after making the festival circuit in the first few months of the year during which it won a couple Best Documentary prizes.

    The film traces Ginsburg's life from her childhood in Brooklyn, New York through her years struggling to be taken seriously as a young female law student and practicing attorney (but racking up impressive accomplishments nonetheless) and through her tenure on the highest court in the land and improbable emergence as a pop culture icon. The storyline is basically linear, but includes frequent jumps backward, forward and even sideways as it examines different aspects of her life, personality and public image.

    Along the way, there's a good mix of historical photos, videos, audio clips and graphics, but the main driving force is the well-edited interviews. We hear from Ginsburg's children, her childhood friends, colleagues, admirers and even a few detractors, as well as fellow feminist hero Gloria Steinem, former President Bill Clinton and, of course, Ginsburg herself - at various public appearances, with her personal trainer and sitting down to discuss her life, even reacting to Kate McKinnon's portrayals of her on SNL.

    "RBG" is a fascinating and fun documentary. It's unclear how much credit goes to the compelling subject matter vs. the skill of her documentarians, but Cohen and West do keep things moving and paint a well-balanced picture while keeping the audience's interest. Some will find it as difficult to separate their feelings about Ginsburg as a jurist from how they feel about her politics as the filmmakers probably had making their film relatively apolitical, but they did it. They manage to tell Ginsburg's story - and make clear what she believes in (even including a little bit of controversy) - while keeping the focus mainly on Ginsburg as a person and on this strong film as an interesting and entertaining historical document. "A-"
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    • Release date
      • July 26, 2018 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
      • German
      • French
    • Also known as
      • RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
    • Production companies
      • CNN Films
      • Storyville Films
      • Better Than Fiction Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $14,051,361
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $578,470
      • May 6, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,475,292
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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