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By Janet H. Cho (1) for Cleveland Plain Dealer (828) on 11 Jan 2019

Because the script was written by her nephew Daniel Stiepleman and blessed by Ginsburg, it offers an especially sweet and intimate glimpse…

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By Josh Terry (603) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 11 Jan 2019

As a biopic, On the Basis of Sex is OK…

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By Susan Granger (2,214) for SSG Syndicate (1,551) on 11 Jan 2019

An admiring,if soberly simplified historical biography that doesn't do RBG justice…

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By Jared Mobarak (867) for Jaredmobarak.com (88) on 11 Jan 2019

[Its convention never] detracts from the film's purpose of getting its message out about how important a figure Ginsburg is to America's hope…

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By Steve Crum (868) for Video-Reviewmaster.com (514) on 11 Jan 2019

A fascinating, well crafted, accurate bio-drama about the early life-personal and professional-of Ruth Bader Ginsburg…

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By Daniel M. Kimmel (1,403) for New England Movies Weekly (716) on 10 Jan 2019

Jones, seeming to realize that she is depicting an American icon, portrays her with dignity but not as a clay idol…

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By Loren King (177) for Newport This Week (RI) (54) on 10 Jan 2019

Jones nails Ginsburg's quiet tenacity and steely resolve as On the Basis of Sex charts her rising career from Harvard Law School in 1956…

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By Juanma Fernández París (79) for El Nuevo Día (76) on 10 Jan 2019

Leder succeeds in having Ginsberg's internal conflict be tangible and sadly, still relevant today. [Full Review in Spanish]…

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By Josh Bell (1,421) for The Inlander (Spokane, WA) (29) on 10 Jan 2019

It's perfectly adequate as a feel-good rallying cry, even if it's cinematically pedestrian, dramatically forgettable and politically unsophisticated…

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By Glenn Heath Jr. (311) for San Diego CityBeat (181) on 09 Jan 2019

Morphs into an engaging exploration of how impassioned arguments mirror the beginnings of social change…

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By Joe Friar (93) for The Victoria Advocate (93) on 09 Jan 2019

At times, the film feels like a Lifetime movie, but the entertainment factor is high…

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By Joanne Soh (192) for The New Paper (Singapore) (342) on 09 Jan 2019

If On The Basis Of Sex feels heavy-handed, it is deservingly so. This woman is, after all, a real-life American superhero…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for The Movie Cricket (81) on 09 Jan 2019

On the Basis of Sex has the feel of a crowd-pleaser, though it relies heavily on the goodwill fans already share for RBG's tenacity and genius…

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By John Urbancich (394) for Your Movies (cleveland.com) (472) on 09 Jan 2019

Felicity Jones and Armie Hammer portray a famously extraordinary couple in a rather ordinary movie…

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By Mara Reinstein (308) for Us Weekly (308) on 08 Jan 2019

The formulaic film doesn't carry enough heft for consideration as a must-see Oscar contender…

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By Julian Roman (454) for MovieWeb (460) on 08 Jan 2019

On the Basis of Sex is an entertaining and insightful biography of Ruth Bader Ginsburg…

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By Sean Collier (54) for Pittsburgh Magazine (54) on 08 Jan 2019

Leder approaches a quiet biography as though it's a disaster flick, complete with ... an overwrought focus on family dynamics as motivation…

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By Pauline Adamek (25) for FILMINK (Australia) (1,405) on 07 Jan 2019

Despite the low stakes, On the Basis of Sex has an uplifting and empowering tone that makes for an entertaining experience…

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By Wendy Shreve (9) for Featuring Film (9) on 05 Jan 2019

Viewers can't help be awestruck by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's unwillingness to retreat from almost certain defeat…

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By Deirdre Crimmins (265) for HighDef Digest (76) on 04 Jan 2019

This glossy, non-threatening version of history makes what should be inspiring into a dull, unengaging tale…

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