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The Dentist (1996)

★ 5.6 · 331 ratings on TMDB

It's been six months. Time for your check-up!

The Dentist poster★ 5.6

Dr. Alan Feinstone has everything: a beautiful wife and a successful career in dentistry. However, when he discovers his wife's affair, he realizes that behind every clean, white surface lies the stench of decay.

DirectorBrian Yuzna
CastChrista Sauls, Corbin Bernsen, Ken Foree, Linda Hoffman, Lise Simms, Mark Ruffalo
GenresHorror, Thriller
The emergence reading

The Dentist keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Same rung, same subject

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Same subject, different rung

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

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