Open Wide (film)

Open Wide
Open Wide
	Release poster
Directed by	Sara Goldblatt
Produced by	Cristina Costantini; Ben Cotner; Lucy Draper; Darren Foster; Sara Goldblatt; Nicole Quintero Ochoa
Edited by	Jinx Godfrey; Daniel Lapira
Music by	Ellen Reid
Production; companies	A24; Muck Media
Distributed by	A24; Netflix
Release date	January 23, 2024;
Running time	108 minutes
Countries	United States; United Kingdom; Australia
Language	English

Open Wide is a 2024 documentary film directed and produced by Sara Goldblatt. The film follows John Mew's fringe theories suddenly find an enthusiastic audience online as his son takes up his war against orthodontics.

The film was available online at Netflix on January 23, 2024.

Synopsis

John Mew’s fringe theories suddenly find an enthusiastic audience online as his son takes up his war against orthodontics. The gripping story of a father & son’s fight to redefine smiles and restore beauty in the modern world.

— A24^[3]

Release

The film was released to Netflix on January 23, 2024.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Reception

Jennifer Sandlin of Boing Boing stated in his review: "Open Wide was a incredibly interesting (and at times really unsettling) look at a subculture I previously knew very little about".^[8]

References

1 2 3 "Open Wide (2024) - Movie". Moviefone. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
↑ Open Wide (2024) - Sara Goldblatt | User Reviews | AllMovie. Retrieved February 9, 2025 – via www.allmovie.com.
↑ "Open Wide". a24films.com. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
↑ Rubin, Rebecca (January 10, 2024). "A24 Sets Documentary 'Open Wide,' About Controversial Orthodontists Behind Viral TikTok Trend, at Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
↑ "'Open Wide' Documentary: A Deep Dive into the World of Mewing and Orthotropics by John & Mike Mew - Hollywood Insider". August 2, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
↑ Moore, Kasey (January 11, 2024). "What's Coming to Netflix in January 2024". What's on Netflix. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
↑ Yasharoff, Mary Walrath-Holdridge and Hannah. "What to know about mewing: Netflix doc 'Open Wide' rekindles interest in beauty trend". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
↑ Sandlin, Jennifer (February 11, 2024). ""Open Wide" tells the history of the "mewing" TikTok trend, through a deep dive into the controversial practice of orthotropics and its evangelists, John and Mike Mew". Boing Boing. Retrieved February 11, 2025.

External links

Open Wide at IMDb

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[moviefone-1] 1 2 3 "Open Wide (2024) - Movie". Moviefone. Retrieved February 9, 2025.

[2] Open Wide (2024) - Sara Goldblatt | User Reviews | AllMovie. Retrieved February 9, 2025 – via www.allmovie.com.

[3] "Open Wide". a24films.com. Retrieved February 2, 2025.

[4] Rubin, Rebecca (January 10, 2024). "A24 Sets Documentary 'Open Wide,' About Controversial Orthodontists Behind Viral TikTok Trend, at Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 2, 2025.

[5] "'Open Wide' Documentary: A Deep Dive into the World of Mewing and Orthotropics by John & Mike Mew - Hollywood Insider". August 2, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2025.

[6] Moore, Kasey (January 11, 2024). "What's Coming to Netflix in January 2024". What's on Netflix. Retrieved February 11, 2025.

[7] Yasharoff, Mary Walrath-Holdridge and Hannah. "What to know about mewing: Netflix doc 'Open Wide' rekindles interest in beauty trend". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 11, 2025.

[8] Sandlin, Jennifer (February 11, 2024). ""Open Wide" tells the history of the "mewing" TikTok trend, through a deep dive into the controversial practice of orthotropics and its evangelists, John and Mike Mew". Boing Boing. Retrieved February 11, 2025.

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