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.
Production
Rare archival footage from the 1970s ACLU cases.
Writing
Marty's love letters reveal a marriage built on mutual ambition.
Direction
Intimate gym scenes humanize the judicial rock star.
Director
Betsy West
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Notorious R.B.G.' meme exploded after this film's release, turning a jurist into a pop culture fixture complete with Halloween costumes and rapper comparisons.
Directors West and Cohen filmed for years before the 2016 election, meaning the documentary's celebratory tone landed in a radically different political reality than intended.
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