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Teeth

Play trailer Poster for Teeth R,  2008,  1h 34m,  Horror/ Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 80% 74 Reviews Tomatometer 45% 25,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
80% Tomatometer 74 Reviews 45% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
Dawn is an active member of her high-school chastity club but, when she meets Tobey, nature takes its course, and the pair answer the call. They suddenly learn she is a living example of the vagina dentata myth, when the encounter takes a grisly turn.
Teeth

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Critics Consensus

Smart, original, and horrifically funny, Teeth puts a fresh feminist spin on horror movie tropes.

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Wesley Morris Boston Globe Nov 24, 2011
2/4
As amateurishly made as it is, Teeth runs on a kind of angry distrust toward boys. Go to Full Review
Dave Calhoun Time Out Nov 17, 2011
1/5
I'm not sure I've ever seen rape, incest or abuse dealt with so vapidly. Go to Full Review
Jim Emerson Chicago Sun-Times Mar 28, 2008
3/4
Whether you view it as a primordial image from the collective unconscious or a practical warning against promiscuity, vagina dentata makes an indubitably memorable impression -- and an ideal premise for a tongue-in-cheek teen horror movie. Go to Full Review
Kyle Logan Cultured Vultures Feb 19, 2026
A fantastic coming-of-age story caked in camp. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Dec 27, 2025
1/4
The picture’s colossal failure is especially disappointing given the impact and effectiveness of Weixler’s commanding turn as the sympathetic central character... Go to Full Review
Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast Feb 18, 2025
4/5
A delicate, successful balance of horror and comedy, which is not something you'd expect to say about a movie focused on a girl with teeth in her vagina. Jess Weixler is a revelation. Go to Full Review
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Rey M Jan 15, 2019 I love dark comedies and Teeth is one of the finest examples released in 2007. Starring the gorgeous Jess Weixler(why didn't she make it big?) who has teeth embedded in her vagina this is one strange film. Teeth is imperfect. The uneven tone will make some viewers feel they're watching multiple movies spliced together. There are times when the allegorical nature of the plot is too obvious. And the screenplay is riddled with holes and inconsistencies. Overall, however, it's fresh and enjoyable provided it's viewed on its level. This is not an art-house masterpiece; it's a little black comedy/parody with nasty scenes of overdone gore. The intentional, knowing manner in which the production is constructed combined with the winning and three-dimensional performance by Weixler make Teeth more than just a movie with a titillating premise. See more
Hermione G Dec 29, 2018 I love dark comedies and Teeth is one of the finest examples released in 2007. Starring the gorgeous Jess Weixler(why didn't she make it big?) who has teeth embedded in her vagina this is one strange film. Teeth is imperfect. The uneven tone will make some viewers feel they're watching multiple movies spliced together. There are times when the allegorical nature of the plot is too obvious. And the screenplay is riddled with holes and inconsistencies. Overall, however, it's fresh and enjoyable provided it's viewed on its level. This is not an art-house masterpiece; it's a little black comedy/parody with nasty scenes of overdone gore. The intentional, knowing manner in which the production is constructed combined with the winning and three-dimensional performance by Weixler make Teeth more than just a movie with a titillating premise. (Awesome dark comedy entertainment). See more
Dec 21, 2018 made me want to have a sharp vagina, not cool man
Albus S Dec 21, 2018 It casually crosses far beyond the line of grotesque, darkly darkly B grade humor. But Weixler transcends the garbage seemingly undeserving of her A grade talent See more
Abraham G Oct 4, 2018 If I ever have a son I'm showing him this movie. I loved it. I wish I had retractable teeth down there. I loved watching every man who sexually assaulted her getting their penises eaten. The patriarch bullshit in sex ed. was unfortunately spot on. It's a horror movie that women don't have retractable teeth in their vaginas. See more
Harry M Aug 20, 2018 As hilarious and audacious as it is shockingly underrated, this feminist masterpiece should be the wet dream of any psychoanalyst worth their salt, since it uses a bizarre (but existing) folk tale to brilliantly expose the way our sexist culture has forever demonized female sexual pleasure. See more
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Movie Info

Synopsis Dawn is an active member of her high-school chastity club but, when she meets Tobey, nature takes its course, and the pair answer the call. They suddenly learn she is a living example of the vagina dentata myth, when the encounter takes a grisly turn.
Director
Mitchell Lichtenstein
Producer
Joyce Pierpoline, Mitchell Lichtenstein
Screenwriter
Mitchell Lichtenstein
Distributor
Roadside Attractions
Production Co
Teeth
Rating
R (Language|Disturbing Sequences|Sexuality|Some Drug Use|Violence)
Genre
Horror, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 18, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA)
$347.6K
Runtime
1h 34m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital
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