The Dentist

The Dentist (1996)

  • 0% of critics liked it
    (7 reviews)

  • 32% of users liked it
    (7,798 ratings)

In this spoofy horror outing from veteran genre director Brian Yuzna, L.A. Law vet Corbin Bernsen plays Dr. Feinstone, an anal-retentive Beverly Hills dentist with an amusement park of an office replete with Planet Hollywood-worthy, themed exam rooms, piped-in opera music, and a crisp, efficient… More

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Horror
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Oct 18, 1996 Wide
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Critic Reviews

  • Douglas Pratt, DVDLaser

    There are lots of gory in-the-mouth close-ups, showing teeth being destroyed, needles being jammed into the gums and other graphic indignities

  • Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum

    Painful to watch, in more ways than one.

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    Bad horror flick. Period.

  • John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

    There is little redeeming value in the film except that one commonality: Our universal fear of the dentist’s chair.

  • Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

    Icky slasher featuring some horrifying dental techniques.

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  • Jeff "


    The Dentist is a film that brings new meaning to oral hygiene. Everyone has had a fear of their dentist when they were younger. With this film, it'll make you revisit that. Although nothing special, this is a flick that is pretty well done and has an interesting plot. Corbin… More

  • Bruce B


    I don't like Dentist to begin with, who does. After this movie I like them even less. This is a Pretty Good Film from Lions Gate. The Sound of the Drill comes through my speakers and just sends chills up my spine. What the dentist does to those he wants out of his life will make… More

  • Curtis L


    This movie gets stars for intense teeth drilling scenes, but that's what you expect, and there isn't much else.

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