6 Best Dentist and Dental Drama Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 31, 2026

The dentist’s chair is surprisingly good at comic and thriller tension. Horrible Bosses includes a predatory dentist among the three bosses marked for murder, The Whole Nine Yards has a henpecked dentist whose new neighbour is a notorious hitman, and Novocaine and The Dentist spiral into frame-ups and madness. Little Shop of Horrors and Marathon Man bring two very different, very famous dental scenes.

Horrible Bosses (2011)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Three friends plot to murder their intolerable, abusive bosses, including a predatory dentist.

Directed by Seth Gordon · 1h 38m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Whole Nine Yards (2000)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A henpecked dentist discovers his new neighbour is a notorious hitman hiding from the mob.

Directed by Jonathan Lynn · 1h 38m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Novocaine (2001)

TMDB ★ 5.6

A mild-mannered dentist's life spirals into chaos after a deceptive patient frames him for murder.

Directed by David Atkins · 1h 35m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Starz Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Dentist (1996)

TMDB ★ 5.9

A successful dentist's discovery of his wife's infidelity triggers a horrifying descent into madness.

Directed by Brian Yuzna · 1h 32m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: AMC+ Amazon Channel, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A meek florist's newly discovered plant demands human blood to survive and grow.

Directed by Frank Oz · 1h 34m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Marathon Man (1976)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A graduate student is drawn into a web of international intrigue involving a sadistic ex-Nazi dentist.

Directed by John Schlesinger · 2h 06m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Dentist and Dental Drama Movies

Horrible Bosses (2011)

The Whole Nine Yards (2000)

Novocaine (2001)

The Dentist (1996)

Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

Marathon Man (1976)

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