Novocaine (2001)

Directed by

David Atkins

Genre

drama film, comedy film, comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

R

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 165 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A dentist's comfortable life unravels after he gets involved with a mysterious and seductive new patient. His routine existence turns into a chaotic spiral of crime and deception.

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What happens

Novocaine is a 2001 American black comedy thriller film written and directed by David Atkins and starring Steve Martin, Helena Bonham Carter, Laura Dern, Lynne Thigpen, and Elias Koteas. It was shot in the Chicago, Illinois area. The film premiered at the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival and went on to screen in limited release by Artisan Entertainment in the United States on November 16, 2001, with Summit Entertainment releasing in other territories. It was a box-office bomb and received mixed critic reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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