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RBG

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2018 | 98 min | Documentary

Saturday Special

Why it’s a Saturday Special

It earned strong reviews (93% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it won an Oscar, despite a box office flop. A strong pick for the weekend.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for the curious. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood
Eye-opening.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 38 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
  • Audiences were cooler on it than critics.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg now 84, and still inspired by the lawyers who defended free speech during the Red Scare, Ginsburg refuses to relinquish her passionate duty, steadily fighting for equal rights for all citizens under the law. Through intimate interviews and unprecedented access to Ginsburg’s life outside the court, RBG tells the electric story of Ginsburg’s consuming love affairs with both the Constitution and her beloved husband Marty—and of a life’s work that led her to become an icon of justice in the highest court in the land.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsStrong

    93% on Rotten Tomatoes, 71 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    7.5 out of 10

  • AwardsStrong

    Won 1 Oscar: Academy Awards: Outstanding Programs and Storytellers Advancing Social Change Through Television. Also nominated for 2 more Oscars, 3 Emmys and 1 BAFTA. Plus 4 other awards.

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $14 million worldwide; interest faded quickly after launch

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 20K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Betsy West, Julie Cohen

  • Ruth Bader GinsburgSelf
  • Jane C. GinsburgSelf
  • James Steven GinsburgSelf
  • Nina TotenbergSelf
  • Clara SperaSelf
  • Gloria SteinemSelf
  • Bill ClintonSelf
  • Sharron FrontieroSelf
  • Orrin HatchSelf
  • Lilly LedbetterSelf