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Ask Dr. Ruth

2019

Ryan White

Documentary, Self: Ruth Westheimer

6.6

98

Documentary Don’t let her small stature fool you. Standing at under five feet tall, Dr. Ruth Westheimer is a force. A pioneer in the field of sex therapy, she became a household name in the ’80s and ’90s. At 90 years old, she hasn’t stopped working—and still promises the best sex you’ve ever had if you listen to her.

	Author	Review
United States	Amy Nicholson Variety	"[Ruth] is sentimental, but not saccharine, about her past (...) It’s documentary malpractice that the director has excerpts of his subject’s journals read in a generic American accent"	NEU
United States	Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"Although it runs out of creativity well before the end of its 100-minute running time, it still coaxes ample good will out of the remarkable life and boundless energy of its 4-foot-7 heroine."	NEU
United States	Josh Modell AV Club	"As a documentary, 'Ask Dr. Ruth' has it kind of easy: It’s got an enchanting subject eager to tell a fascinating story."	POS
United States	Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"A movie that feels more like an encomium than a thoughtful probe of a brilliantly mutinous mind."	NEU
United States	Justin Chang Los Angeles Times	"The film unabashedly adores Westheimer and assumes that we will follow suit. It's not entirely wrong on that score, even if it's much too content to coast on its subject's outsized charms."	POS

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