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Jan 01, 2026
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Brought to you by
Magnolia Pictures
About the film
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was inspired by the lawyers who defended free speech during the Red Scare. She refused 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.
Genre
Documentary
Runtime
1h 34m
Released
2018
Director
Julie Cohen, Betsy West
Producer
Julie Cohen
Executive Producer
Amy Entelis
Cast
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Awards & recognition
Academy Awards, USA 2019
Nominee Oscar Best Documentary Feature
Academy Awards, USA 2019
Nominee Oscar Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
Winner Primetime Emmy
Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
Primetime Emmy
Nominee Primetime Emmy Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program
BAFTA Awards 2019
Nominee BAFTA Film Award Best Documentary
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards 2018
Winner Critics' Choice Documentary Award Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary
What people are saying
‘Best of all is the time spent with Ginsburg herself, who as a subject is both eloquent and candid. And it's not just that we hear her speak; her language is so powerful and incisive it feels like are actually watching her think.‘
Kenneth Turan
Chicago Tribune