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Teeth

Every rose has its thorns.

2008 · 1h 34m · R Comedy, Horror
Directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein

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Overview

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.

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80%
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Rotten

As amateurishly made as it is, Teeth runs on a kind of angry distrust toward boys.

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Rotten

I'm not sure I've ever seen rape, incest or abuse dealt with so vapidly.

Dave Calhoun, Time Out
Fresh

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.

Jim Emerson, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh

Given how thoroughly all the subtext spells out the message, then, it seems unnecessary to make the actual text so raw, grotesque and graphic.

Tasha Robinson, Chicago Tribune
Fresh

Given how thoroughly all the subtext spells out the message, then, it seems unnecessary to make the actual text so raw, grotesque and graphic. Granted, a horror movie about vagina dentata was probably never destined to be tasteful, but Lichtenstein's comp

Jessica Reaves, Chicago Tribune

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