The Secret Lives of Dentists Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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Plot

Based on "The Age of Grief" by Jane Smiley, it centers on a dentist that has a dream that blurs the lines between fantasy and reality. Dr. Dave Hurst (Campbell Scott) shares two homes, three children and a private practice with his dentist wife Dana (Hope Davis). One evening, backstage at Dana's drama club production, Dave believes he witnesses his wife in an intimate exchange with another man. Emotionally repressed by nature, Dave's jealousy flares up in the form of a raucous alter-ego personified by an unsatisfied patient named Slater (Denis Leary). Slater goads the quiet dentist toward violent action, but the unraveling of the emotional bonds in the marriage is more than a simple threat of aggression can solve.

Drama

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Secret Lives of Dentists.

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  Campbell Scott

  Jurassic World Dominion, Millers in Marriage

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  Robin Tunney

  Hollywoodland, Paparazzi

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  Denis Leary

  Ice Age 6, Ice Age: Collision Course

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  Hope Davis

  Asteroid City, Infamous

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  Adele D'Man

Crew Behind the Film

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Director

Alan Rudolph

Screenwriters

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Production Details

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Production Updates for The Secret Lives of Dentists

Dec 2004

Completed

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