The Disappearance of Shere Hite
2023 · Movie · R · 118 min · ★ 4.7 · 77% critics
This documentary follows a groundbreaking sex researcher whose bestselling survey-based work challenged long-held beliefs about women’s pleasure and autonomy. As her ideas spark national debate and fierce backlash, the film explores how public pressure and cultural resistance shaped her rise, reputation, and eventual disappearance from the spotlight.
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Details
- Years
- 2023
- Release date
- 2023-11-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 77/100
- TMDB rating
- 4.7/10 (9 votes)
About
If you like issue-driven biographical documentaries such as Jane Fonda in Five Acts or Crip Camp, this offers a revealing look at gender politics and public backlash; Not for you if explicit sexual discussion or slower pacing puts you off.
Pros: thought-provoking subject; detailed life story; frank sexual discussion | Cons: surprisingly dry tone; stretched thin pacing; less exciting than title
Themes
- feminism
- portrait
- archive footage
- sexual exploration
Cast & crew
Shere Hite
as Self (archive footage)
Dakota Johnson
as Shere Hite (voice)
Directed by Nicole Newnham