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The Dentist

Play trailer Poster for The Dentist R Released Oct 18, 1996 1h 33m Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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After finding his wife with the pool man, a Beverly Hills dentist (Corbin Bernsen) takes his feelings out on patients and others.
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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 27, 2005 Full Review Alex Sandell Juicy Cerebellum Painful to watch, in more ways than one. Rated: 2/5 Oct 27, 2004 Full Review Jake Euker F5 (Wichita, KS) Rated: 1/5 Jul 4, 2004 Full Review Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Rated: 1/5 Oct 23, 2002 Full Review Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) Bad horror flick. Period. Rated: 1/5 Aug 7, 2002 Full Review Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com Icky slasher featuring some horrifying dental techniques. Rated: 2/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Read all reviews

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David W Bernsens a great actor and plays his part well. The movie as a whole has its moments and there's some interesting dental gore but overall it doesn't rise above reasonably good. Not a bad waste of a few hours though as there's certainly much worse out there. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/27/23 Full Review Will S I adore everything about this movie! It's gonzo and mean. Well acted and directed and the effects are beyond believable. Bring on part 3 already! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Tiago S Um filme sem pé nem cabeça, no qual a traição da mulher ele começou a ver todas as mulheres como 'sujas', além de matar o amante dela e ela juntos, tentou demonstrar o que a traição faz a uma pessoa mas é verdade é que foi praticamente o fato de por a temática de dentista que seria o principal assunto em pauta neste filme, mas tudo é muito bagunçado pois nada é correlato só pelo menos depois de semanas ou meses vendo esses filmes que pego no YouTube, o final salvou mas com ressalva que nunca deveria ter indo para o lado do dentista, pois nada se liga a isso além do descontrole psicológico do personagem. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/17/22 Full Review Audience Member Original and scary, ages 17+ only (LOL)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Scott B OK, if you read the description you might think that this is likely 1996 B-movie horror cheese. Which it is. But it's more of a finely aged Parmigiano Reggiano than a Kraft American slice. The acting is good, the other characters generally don't make stupid choices, and the close up shots of the dental "work" looks 100% real, IMO. Think I might check out the sequel. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/04/21 Full Review Audience Member i thought this movie was so bad it's good. the effects are amazing and i like how graphic the gore looks. the tomato-meter should at least earn a 30% instead of 0%. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis After finding his wife with the pool man, a Beverly Hills dentist (Corbin Bernsen) takes his feelings out on patients and others.
Director
Brian Yuzna
Producer
Pierre David, Phillip B. Goldfine, Noel A. Zanitsch
Screenwriter
Dennis Paoli, Stuart Gordon, Charles Finch
Distributor
Trimark Pictures
Production Co
Image Organization, Trimark Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 18, 1996, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2007
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Stereo, Surround
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