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Name: The Surfer
Released: 2025-5-2
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Julian McMahon, Miranda Tapsell, Justin Rosniak

The Surfer

R
1h 41m
2025

84%

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In Lorcan Finnegan's surreal psychological thriller, a man (Nicolas Cage) returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son - only to be thwarted by the locals' hardcore "don't live here, don't surf here" rule. Bitter but determined to surf his beach - and buy the house nearby, where he grew up - the man suffers tribulations of body and soul that push him to his limits. A meditation on punishment, temptation, and salvation, The Surfer burns deep.

Director:

Lorcan Finnegan

Producer:

Leonora Darby, James Harris, Robert Connolly, James Grandison, Brunella Cocchiglia

Writer:

Thomas Martin

Cast:

Nicolas Cage, Julian McMahon, Miranda Tapsell, Justin Rosniak

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

84%

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

Reviews

Cinemanía (Spain)

Enrique Abenia

A striking beach thriller. [Full review in Spanish]

Finnegan’s film is a more visually arresting one than Frank Perry’s, occasionally bordering on the psychedelic, but as strong portrayals of a lonely man pushed over the edge by his demons, the two are of a piece.

It trades in vibes rather than ideas and as such, it probably shouldn’t work as well as it does. But there’s a horribly compulsive quality to this meltdown of a movie.

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Lagniappe (Mobile, AL)

Asia Frey

The Nicolas Cage completist will want to experience it, and I thought all the performances were quite good. I don’t know if the concept was complex or worthwhile enough to justify the painful viewing experience.

At its heart, The Surfer is a film where a father wishes to fulfil his son’s desire to surf. It all boils down to the same old trope about how a parent will go to any lengths for family.

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Genre:Thriller
Release Date:May 2, 2025
Languages:English
Captions:English
Audio Format:
5.1

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