The Surfer
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Synopsis
In the psychological thriller directed by Lorcan Finnegan, a man returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son. But his desire to hit the waves is thwarted by a group of locals whose mantra is “don’t live here, don’t surf here.” Humiliated and angry, the man is drawn into a conflict that keeps rising in concert with the punishing heat of the summer and pushes him to his breaking point.
Cast
- Nicolas Cage
- Finn Little
- Rahel Romahn
- Michael Abercromby
- Alexander Bertrand
- Julian McMahon
- Greg McNeill
- Rory O'Keeffe
- Dean McAskil
- Sally Clune
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- May 18, 2024
Anti-Australian propaganda on acid (complimentary)
Joe AMar 2, 2025crazy how the thought of literally going home never once crossed his mind
aaronMay 19, 2024EAT. THE. RAT.
Robert Daniels - May 18, 2024
surfing is not even his job, his job is just beach and he is so bad at it
AliciaMar 12, 2025As a lifelong renter, this is actually what I think the process for buying a house is.
GiGiMay 1, 2025A messy reclamation of land, memory, identity, masculinity, dignity. Narratively overt. And while these ideas connect, there’s too much being stacked here. The least explicitly explored—and by far the most interesting—is the sublime. But visually and sonically, thanks to…
debbiesalt - Oct 9, 2024
rodent boy summer is back in the form of nicolas cage doing multiple inhumane things to a rat
JayApr 29, 2025lol wtf
Amanda the JediMay 6, 2025Australian Midsommar
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- zxki is "meh" onThe Surfer
Dr. Doom vs. The 'Golden' Surfer. I watchlist every Nic Cage film, not just for the performance but for the guaranteed originality, and not only in the story but in the filming too. Techniques on techniques, from spiralling, dreamlike cinematography to nightmarishly phantasmagoric editing, all…
mavy is "meh" onThe Surferat times this was almost hypnotic but it could have used some more violence/comedy imo and story was paced too slowly cage was underwhelming and other characters were just place fillers, I get it’s tryna say something but .. that missed .. just felt like it didn’t commit fully
willow is "meh" onThe Surfernice visuals and the lighting was great, but the plot was just a mess, lots of jumping around and an unreliable narrator so i just didn’t really enjoy how it didn’t give much context for anything by the end 10/06/25
- Jen likedThe Surfer
This movie messes with your mind and makes you question things. It’s a slow movie but enjoyable just because of how bizarre it is and spiraling that happens.
Adele Cooper dislikedThe Surferstrange plot + confusing. a thriller that tried too hard and missed the mark fs
Wagner Freitas likedThe SurferWould’ve been 10x cooler if he was actually the madman all along!
- Lily McBride dislikedThe Surfer
Why didn’t I walk out of this dumbass movie
Ryan Collins is "meh" onThe SurferThe end could of saved it but it fell short
Melanie lovedThe SurferNick cage is peak. Never a bad time
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Metacritic
May 7, 2025
The Surfer, for all its unpleasantness, offers encouraging evidence that there is still room for existential awkwardness in contemporary cinema. No better, odder man than Nicolas Cage to act that out as the catechism of surfism gains another worthy chapter.
Donald Clarke
The Irish Times
Mar 4, 2025
When The Surfer does break out of the sun-addled fugue state that marks its midsection, it delivers a gonzo finale that lets Nicolas Cage rev himself up into his most manic, meme-able self.
Ross McIndoe
Slant Magazine
May 23, 2024
Lorcan Finnegan’s smart survival thriller The Surfer sets a brutal, sun-soaked stage for star Nicolas Cage to do what he does best: go completely nuts.
Lex Briscuso
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