The Secret Lives of Dentists

The Secret Lives of Dentists
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlan Rudolph
Screenplay byCraig Lucas
Based onThe Age of Grief
by Jane Smiley
StarringCampbell Scott
Hope Davis
Denis Leary
Music byGary DeMichele
Production
company
Holedigger Films
Distributed byManhattan Pictures International
Release dates
  • September 9, 2002 (2002-09-09) (TIFF)
  • August 1, 2003 (2003-08-01) (United States)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$3,764,286[1]

The Secret Lives of Dentists is a 2002 drama film directed by Alan Rudolph. The screenplay was written by Craig Lucas, based on the novella The Age of Grief by Jane Smiley. It had its world premiere at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival and was subsequently screened at several other festivals, including Sundance and Cannes. It had a limited theatrical release in the United States on August 1, 2003.

The film won two awards from the New York Film Critics Circle, including Best Actress for Hope Davis and Best Screenplay for Craig Lucas.

  1. ^ "The Secret Lives of Dentists". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 22, 2022.