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Released Apr 27, 2007

1h 36m

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Blessed, or cursed, with the ability to see events minutes before they occur, Cris Johnson (Nicolas Cage) earns a living as a magician in Las Vegas and keeps a low profile under an alias. When terrorists threaten to detonate a nuclear weapon in Los Angeles, government agent Callie Ferris (Julianne Moore) goes on the hunt for Cris and hopes to convince him to help her stop the coming apocalypse.

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Critics Consensus

Numerous plot holes and poorly motivated characters prevent Next from being the thought-provoking sci-fi flick it could've been.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

This busy sci-fi thriller often seems like a page full of equations rendered meaningless by an early misplaced decimal point.

Dec 3, 2007

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

It's debatable whether Cage's supernatural ability is any more interesting than his strange coiffure.

Rated: C+

Nov 17, 2007

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Nigel Floyd

Time Out

Another failed attempt to bring Dick's deliriously paranoid mind-set to the screen.

Sep 22, 2007

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

It missteps from time to time with its narrative and tone, while also stumbling badly at the conclusion.

Rated: 5/10

Nov 27, 2020

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Megan Basham

WORLD

The concept behind it is fine, but the execution is terrible.

Oct 16, 2018

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Tom Meek

Boston Phoenix

Tamahori and the phalanx of writers implode Dick's intriguing premise into a pedantic thriller.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 23, 2009

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Eric W

Cool concept, and very entertaining.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/03/24

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Jerod S

Next is almost over cooked. Is the protagonist the nuke or Moore? Cage's future sight is cool, but underminded by the magic shtick.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/28/24

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Korra N

Next boasts some solid performances and a few great action sequences, but some shoddy effects work and an abysmal ending keep it from being even a good movie. It's not bad, but it's not good either. It's just fine.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/30/24

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Jesse H

This was actually really entertaining and the ending was amazing. I can’t believe it took me until 2024 to watch it. If you have doubts, don’t! Just watch it! ;)

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/23/24

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Gerald H

Please give us a director‘s cut so we can see what the director‘s thoughts were when he filmed this. Or if there were any thoughts at all.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/14/24

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Regal R

60/100 - interesting plot but they could have done so much more with this idea. poorly executed.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/27/24

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Callie Ferris

Jessica Biel

Liz

Thomas Kretschmann

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Synopsis

Blessed, or cursed, with the ability to see events minutes before they occur, Cris Johnson (Nicolas Cage) earns a living as a magician in Las Vegas and keeps a low profile under an alias. When terrorists threaten to detonate a nuclear weapon in Los Angeles, government agent Callie Ferris (Julianne Moore) goes on the hunt for Cris and hopes to convince him to help her stop the coming apocalypse.

Director: Lee Tamahori
Producer: Nicolas Cage, Todd Garner, Norman Golightly, Graham King, Arne Schmidt
Screenwriter: Gary Goldman, Jonathan Hensleigh, Paul Bernbaum
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Revolution Studios, Broken Road, Saturn Films
Rating: PG-13 (Some Language|Intense Violent Sequences)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 27, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 14, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.0M
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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