Metacritic Movie Ratings
Teeth Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 80

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesCarina Chocano

  Campy, shameless and sophisticated, Lichtenstein's debut is gutsy and original, and it makes "Juno" look positively tame by comparison.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  The most alarming cautionary tale for men with wandering libidos since "Fatal Attraction." It may also be the first horror movie that women drag men to see rather than the reverse.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesStephen Holden

  Teenage horror-movie spoof, John Waters parody, No Nukes protest movie, twisted sex-education film, quasi-feminist fable, outrageous stunt: Mitchell Lichtenstein's clever, crude comedy, Teeth, is all these and more.

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• 50

  out of 100

  VarietyTodd McCarthy

  A game, disarming lead performance from Jess Weixler, who won a jury acting prize at Sundance, goes some way toward making palatable this mish-mash, whose provocative nature could carve out a certain commercial niche.

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• 40

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  There's no scarier myth for males, and Mr. Lichtenstein turns various images of emasculation into a black comedy that flirts, fairly tediously, with pornography.

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