The Surfer

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The Surfer

2024

1h 39m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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Nicolas Cage expertly rides the waves of toxic masculinity in this sand filled arena of torment.

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

Funny, disturbing and disarming, The Surfer is the best thing Cage has done in years.

Rated: 3/4

May 28, 2024

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Nods to the genre standard, Wake in Fright, but the misleading azure skies add to the bad trip. “Before you can surf you must suffer,” says menacing surfing guru, Scally (Julian McMahon). Cage obliges throughout this entertaining B-picture.

Rated: 4/5

May 23, 2024

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Cage commits, again, to his latest malcontent on the verge, without troubling himself with an Aussie accent in any way, which is classic Cage.

Rated: 4/5

May 21, 2024

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Sharai Bohannon

Dread Central

‘The Surfer’ features Nicolas Cage’s best performance of the year.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 25, 2024

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Katie Hogan

FILMHOUNDS Magazine

There is a definite sense of disorientation created and an entertaining horrific experience at the core. But there is still a feeling of an opportunity missed.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 24, 2024

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Shannon Connellan

Mashable

Everything about The Surfer's one-line pitch sounds ridiculous, but the film itself is a haunting set piece about localism, repressed memory, and toxic masculinity, boasting the wild ride we've come to associate with Cage.

Oct 13, 2024

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Lorcan Finnegan

Director

Nicolas Cage

The Surfer

Julian McMahon

Scally

Nicholas Cassim

The Bum

Miranda Tapsell

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Alexander Bertrand

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Director: Lorcan Finnegan
Producer: Nicolas Cage, Brunella Cocchiglia, Robert Connolly, Leonora Darby, James Grandison, James Harris, Nathan Klingher
Screenwriter: Thomas Martin
Production Co: Arenamedia, Tea Shop Productions
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 39m