A Dirty Shame (2004)
"Threatening the very limits of common decency."
ThumbScore
👍 61%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 54%
(RT: 53%, MC: 56) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Chris Isaak as Vaughn Stickles
Suzanne Shepherd as Big Ethel
Mink Stole as Marge the Neuter
Patricia Hearst as Paige
Jackie Hoffman as Dora
Is A Dirty Shame good?
It's divisive. 61% audience score, estimated from 311 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 54%.
Overview
Sylvia Stickles runs a convenience store with her husband and mother-in-law. One day, Sylvia is hit on the head and transforms from an uptight prude to a sex-crazed lunatic. As she goes on a rampage through town, Sylvia attracts the attention of Ray Ray, a sexual healer and tow truck driver in search of the world's greatest orgasm. Their sexual revolution, however, causes a class war in their tiny Baltimore community. Wikipedia ↗
