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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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bob t

enjoyable fun movie with an interesting premise

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/14/25

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ryuugami N

The movie is enjoyable, don't listen to critics

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/01/25

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Tucker H

Some of the writing is janky, and some scenes are very clearly greenscreened. But the general premise and execution is pretty good. It doesn't necessarily keep you on the edge of your seat, but its engaging, plus the twist is really good. If it had to be summerized, I would call it: "Nick Cage uses time powers to aura farm for an hour and 30 minutes"

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/28/25

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Nero Z

One of the best Nicolas Cage movies, I've watched it at least 6 times.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/25/25

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Bobby J

This is the second time I have watched this movie and it is thoroughly entertaining. I really don’t know why people have generally panned the movie. As a person who can see two minutes into the future - and hours if not days into the future when it relates to his destined romantic partner Liz Cooper - Cris Johnson can excel in blackjack in Vegas, escape the eye in the sky hawks trying to spot card counters, and disarm criminals trying to hold up the Casino cash-in window. This entertaining start to the movie doesn’t let up, and the cat and mouse games between Cris and the cops flows nicely to the main plot. The FBI needs Cris to foil a group who has stolen a nuclear warhead and intends to use it. This Memento / Deja Vu style movie, while not quite as good as these two blockbusters that make you question the nature of linear time, is more than sufficiently entertaining.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/16/25

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Gabriel R

Filme muito bom se loko nota 10

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/12/25

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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: Saturn Films, Broken Road, Revolution Studios
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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