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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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Metacritic

80
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
63
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.

Metacritic review by Ross McIndoe
Ross McIndoe
Slant Magazine
80
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.

Metacritic review by Lex Briscuso
Lex Briscuso
IGN