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Babyteeth

Babyteeth

Drama · Comedy · Romance · 2020

A terminally ill teen upsets her parents when she falls in love with a small-time drug dealer.

Movie details

Babyteeth

2020 Drama · Comedy · Romance 1h 58m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.9 / 10

Community rating

A terminally ill teen upsets her parents when she falls in love with a small-time drug dealer.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Babyteeth?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Shannon Murphy

Written by

Rita Kalnejais

Eliza Scanlen

Eliza Scanlen

Milla

Toby Wallace

Toby Wallace

Moses

Essie Davis

Essie Davis

Anna

Ben Mendelsohn

Ben Mendelsohn

Henry

Eugene Gilfedder

Eugene Gilfedder

Gidon

Emily Barclay

Emily Barclay

Toby

Andrea Demetriades

Andrea Demetriades

Jenny

Court is in session

Put Babyteeth on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.