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- 2003
- R
- Manhattan Pictures International
- 1 h 44 m
- 2003
- R
- Manhattan Pictures International
- 1 h 44 m
Summary With a blend of humor and realism, director Alan Rudolph prods at the complexities, paradoxes and tender beauties of marriage. (Manhattan Pictures International)
Directed By: Alan Rudolph
Written By: Jane Smiley, Craig Lucas
- 2003
- R
- Manhattan Pictures International
- 1 h 44 m
- 2003
- R
- Manhattan Pictures International
- 1 h 44 m
The Secret Lives of Dentists
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Summary With a blend of humor and realism, director Alan Rudolph prods at the complexities, paradoxes and tender beauties of marriage. (Manhattan Pictures International)
Directed By: Alan Rudolph
Written By: Jane Smiley, Craig Lucas
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 35 Critic Reviews
76
91% Positive
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9% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 35 Critic Reviews
76
91% Positive
32 Reviews
32 Reviews
9% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Think of easy jazz or soft soul, with Rudolph's cinematic improvisations soaring and circling the melody while adding quirky variations.
While it's Dave's madly humming brain that propels the film, Davis, whose every glance is a short story in itself, makes Dana's internal crisis equally resonant.
Refreshingly uncategorizable: It’s somewhere between a marital-discord drama and a mystery thriller, but it also has its madcap moments.
Intelligently written and beautifully acted throughout, it’s a good, and rare, example of what we used to refer to as a movie for adults. Adults, be advised.
Unlike those in the not dissimilar “American Beauty,” Dentists' characters are needier than the actors who play them -- and therein lies the problem.
Scott and Davis bring heart-rending sadness and telling detail to their roles, and imbue Secret Lives with something real and true.
A very dull movie.
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Production Company
Holedigger Films,
Ready Made Film
Release Date Aug 1, 2003
Duration 1 h 44 m
Rating R
Genres
Awards
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Chlotrudis Awards
• 2 Nominations
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
• 2 Nominations
