"Teeth" is a 2007 American comedy horror film written and directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein). The film stars Jess Weixler and was produced by Lichtenstein on a budget of $2 million. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2007, and received a limited release in the United States on January 18, 2008, by Roadside Attractions). The movie is about a teenage girl named Dawn who practices abstinence while encouraging her peers to do the same despite their constant sneering and general disdain toward Dawn’s perceived “holier than thou” attitude. Dawn discovers that she has a physical advantage when she becomes the object of male violence. She realizes that she may have a hidden curse, an "adaptation". The title of the movie refers to the ancient trope of vagina dentata, which is the idea of teeth in the vagina). The film received mostly positive reviews from critics, with an approval rating of 80% based on 70 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes). The movie is a dark comedy/horror combo that tells a story and leaves the viewer to draw their own conclusions.