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Cast & Crew

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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Gloria Steinem

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Nina Totenberg

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Brenda Feigen

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Ted Olson

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Frank Chi

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Stephen Wiesenfeld

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Kathleen Peratis

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Betsy West

Director

Julie Cohen

Director

Betsy West

Producer

Julie Cohen

Producer

Amy Entelis

Executive Producer

Courtney Sexton

Executive Producer

Claudia Raschke

Cinematographer

Carla Gutierrez

Film Editor

Miriam Cutler

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Critic Reviews for RBG

Audience Reviews for RBG

• Mar 01, 2019

  I can't help think that the information presented here is a bit stuffed together without that much fluidness from one topic to the next, but still this is a solid documentary about a truly remarkable woman who won't step down because she knows how important her fight is.
  

  Super Reviewer
• Dec 10, 2018

  "I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks." - Sarah Grimkï¿ 1/2 (C)...and Ruth Bader Ginsburg's personal mantra. Going in knowing little to nothing about Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her historical rise to Supreme Court Justice, "RBG" is the biggest shot of adrenaline one might ever gain from a movie centered around an 84 year-old. From the opening scene in which Ginsburg, or the "Notorious RBG" as she's come to be known, is working out with her personal trainer it's clear the perpetually busy Supreme Court Justice is not one to be reckoned with. Further, this documentary doesn't simply capitalize on the recent wave of pop culture adoration though it obviously acknowledges it, but directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West dive into that of what made Ginsburg who she still is today and the multitude of cases that earned her a place not only as a Supreme Court Justice, but as the pioneer for women's rights and equal rights for all. It is a legal legacy that is worthy of the praise this documentary so happily heaps upon her. And yet, it is the small moments and truths that endear the audience to Ginsburg the most. From seeing RBG react to Kate McKinnon doing an impression of her on SNL for the first time to that of learning that at the ripe old age of 22 or so, when she was attending Harvard Law School, she also had a two year-old daughter, was caring for her husband who was going through radiation therapy due to cancer, handling her course load, as well as gathering all of her husband's coursework (who was also in law school) from friends so he wouldn't fall behind, and still somehow managing to make Harvard's law review that it becomes clear no matter if you agree with her opinions or stands on certain issues that it's hard not to acknowledge how truly special of an individual she is. Also, what a fantastic and eloquent writer the woman is.
  

  philip p Super Reviewer
• Jul 26, 2018

  A fine documentary, this show about the life and career of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is also about developing the law, and through it a nation, intelligently and according to fairness, justice and principle. In their dealings with Ginsburg, leaders from both sides could find common ground; there is plenty of wit and humour. You see good for the future, in all of the young people and especially women, who are inspired and taught by Ginsburg's example, her advocacy in the Supreme Court, her majority judgments and her dissents. Ginsburg's legal achievements are told simply and clearly, her life story and marriage with touching emotion. Plus, she has excellent fashion sense, is a workout inspiration and right up to date with social media. Though Justice Ginsburg is described as having a retiring personal manner, when interviewed she gives fearless, razor-sharp observations and displays keen comic timing; she is sparing with words, and the film delivers these items sparingly. It would have benefited from some more: maybe that leaves a thirst. Every potential office-holder, say, all senior high school students - should have this item on their curriculum. For women, but not only women, aspiring in the law, but actually in any field, this is an excellent manual on leadership.
  

  Super Reviewer
• Jun 13, 2018

  My 73 year old neighbor and I were both quite underwhelmed by this. Her critique was that, even at 97 minutes, witnessing Ruth Bader Ginsberg's ascension to the supreme court in real life seemed to take less time than watching this movie. I wasn't inclined to disagree, as some sections of this documentary on one of our greatest champions of gender equality almost made me nod off on a full stomach of cold press coffee. I haven't watched a limited release documentary with such production value this bad for quite a few years. Let's get one thing perfectly clear, Ruth Bader Ginsberg is an American hero and one of the few voices of sanity in our government today. Her hard work and cunning in the court has left an indelible mark on our legal (and thus political) landscape, but watching the rejected editing staff of Buzzfeed usher her as the "Notorius R.B.G." into meme world reminds me too much of Bill and Ted introducing Napoleon to ice cream. I get that Julie Cohen and Betsy West need to find a way to incentivize younger audiences to be engaged with Bader Ginsberg's legacy, but by the end it comes off as superficial and hollow. It doesn't help that we have esteemed character witnesses Bill Clinton and Antonin Scalia attesting to her greatness. When you get down to it, Ruth Bader Ginsberg is not a terribly interesting subject. She's led a life of highly restrained conflict, incremental accomplishment, and due professional respect. She made a very normal nuclear family, exceptional mostly for her grindstone work ethic that helped her through the fledgling years after college, her first child, and her husband's battle with cancer. After the five minutes covering that time period, the rest of her life doesn't make for riveting cinema, especially when the most compelling focus subsequent to this is courtroom oration on landmark cases. The film ultimately becomes unfocused, vacillating between her enjoyment of opera and how American politics has declined around her in the past few decades, then stuff about her family, then her watching SNL, and a paralegal sorority girl talks about getting RBG "merch". Just read her Wikipedia page, and spare yourself the almost parodical banality.
  

  Super Reviewer