The Surfer (2024 film)

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The Surfer
The Surfer poster.jpg
American theatrical release poster
Directed by Lorcan Finnegan
Written byThomas Martin
Produced by
  • Leonora Darby
  • James Harris
  • Robert Connolly
  • James Grandison
  • Brunella Cocchiglia
  • Nicolas Cage
  • Nathan Klingher
Starring
CinematographyRadzek Ladczuk
Edited byTony Cranstoun
Music by François Tétaz
Production
companies
  • Saturn Films
  • Arenamedia
  • Lovely Productions
  • Tea Shop Productions
Distributed by Stan (through CinemaPlus in Australia)
Release dates
  • 18 May 2024 (2024-05-18)(Cannes)
  • 2 May 2025 (2025-05-02)(United States)
Running time
99 minutes
Countries
  • Australia
  • Ireland
LanguageEnglish

The Surfer is a 2024 psychological thriller film written by Thomas Martin, directed by Lorcan Finnegan and starring Nicolas Cage. [1] [2] [3] The film premiered in the Midnight Screenings section at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2024. [4] [5]

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It was also featured in the Limelight section of the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam to be screened in February 2025 [6] and is scheduled to be theatrically released by Roadside Attractions on May 2, 2025. [7]

Cast

Production

Nicolas Cage's casting in the film was announced in May 2023. [9] The film is an Australian and Irish co-production. It was produced by Tea Shop Productions, Arenamedia, Lovely Productions and Gramercy Park Media, with support from Australia's Screenwest. [10] It was then reported in October and November 2023 that Cage was filming scenes in Yallingup. [11] [12] [13] Principal photography concluded in December 2023. [10]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 87% of 47 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.3/10.The website's consensus reads: "Nicolas Cage expertly rides the waves of toxic masculinity in this sand filled arena of torment." [14] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 68 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [15] Josh Slater-Williams of IndieWire graded the film a B-. [16] Xan Brooks of The Guardian awarded the film four stars out of five. [17]

References

  1. ↑ Bold, Sam; Lynch, Jacqueline (11 August 2023). "Auditions called for Nicolas Cage surf movie to be filmed in Margaret River, Yallingup". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Lynch, Jacqueline (17 October 2023). "Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage spotted in Busselton ahead of filming The Surfer movie". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Nicolas Cage's 'The Surfer' Wraps Production in Australia, Unveils First Look". Variety. 13 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Keslassy, Elsa; Shafer, Ellise; Ritman, Alex; Debruge, Peter (11 April 2024). "Cannes Film Festival Reveals Lineup: Coppola, Cronenberg, Lanthimos, Schrader and Donald Trump Portrait 'The Apprentice' in Competition". Variety. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "The Screenings Guide of the 77th Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "Limelight: The Surfer". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  7. ↑ Collins, Germain (25 February 2025). "The Surfer Thriller Movie Trailer: Nicholas Cage". Nerdist. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Finn Little Didn't Quite Know Who Nicolas Cage Was Before Co-Starring in 'The Surfer'". The Hollywood Reporter. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  9. ↑ Ritman, Alex (18 May 2023). "Cannes: Nicolas Cage to Hit the Beach in Psychological Thriller The Surfer for Mossbank (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  10. 1 2 Wiseman, Andreas (11 December 2023). "Nicolas Cage Wraps Thriller The Surfer In Australia: First Look Revealed". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  11. ↑ Body, Jamie (23 October 2023). "Nicolas Cage Slammed Over Fundraiser". Newsweek. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  12. ↑ Pierson, Dashel (15 November 2023). "Leaked Footage: Nicolas Cage Fights Surf Gang While Filming New Movie". Surfer. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  13. ↑ Pierson, Dashel (14 November 2023). "Spotted: Nicolas Cage Surfing and Filming New Movie in Australia". Surfer . Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  14. ↑ "The Surfer". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved 1 April 2025. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  15. ↑ "The Surfer". Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  16. ↑ Slater-Williams, Josh (17 May 2024). "'The Surfer' Review: Nicolas Cage Goes Mad in This Hallucinatory Australian Thriller". IndieWire. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  17. ↑ Brooks, Xan (17 May 2024). "The Surfer review – beach bum Nic Cage surfs a high tide of toxic masculinity". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
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