The quirky Novocaine flirts with both dark comedy and noir suspense, but the result is a jarring mix of tones which never quite mesh.
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Movie Info
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Director -
David Atkins -
Producer -
Paul Mones , Daniel M. Rosenberg -
Screenwriter -
Paul Felopulos , David Atkins , David Atkins -
Distributor -
Artisan Entertainment -
Production Co -
Artisan Entertainment , Numb Gums Productions Inc. -
Rating -
R (Language|Drug Content|Sexuality|Violence) -
Genre -
Mystery & Thriller , Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Nov 16, 2001, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Feb 3, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$2.0M -
Runtime -
1h 34m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby SR , DTS , Dolby Stereo , Surround , Dolby A , Dolby Digital -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)