Director
Mimi Leder
Leading Actors/Actresses
Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Justin Theroux, Cailee Spaeny
Genre
Biographical legal drama
Language
English
Awards
Won Truly Moving Picture Award at the Heartland film awards in 2018.
Date of Release
November 8th, 2018.
Producer
Robert W. Cort
Setting and Context
America in 1950s and 1960s
Narrator and Point of View
Point of view of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Tone and Mood
The tone of the movie is uplifting and dramatic.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonist is Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the legal system is arguably the antagonist.
Major Conflict
The major conflict is leading up to the court case at the end of the film.
Climax
The climax of the film is the court case.
Foreshadowing
The success of Ruth Bader Ginsburg is foreshadowed by her meticulous and hard-working personality at the beginning of the film.
Understatement
The law firms understate and underestimate Ruth repeatedly because she is a woman.
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
N/A
Allusions
The film alludes to the real-life figure Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who became the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
Paradox
N/A
Parallelism
Martin and Ruth's differencing experiences after graduating show the differences between how men and women were treated in 1960s America.
