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Novocaine

Novocaine

Action · Comedy · Thriller · 2025

When the girl of his dreams is kidnapped, everyman Nate turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected strength in his fight to get her back.

Movie details

Novocaine

“Nathan Caine can't feel pain.”

2025 Action · Comedy · Thriller 1h 50m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.5 / 10

87.5K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

81 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

58 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.8 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

When the girl of his dreams is kidnapped, everyman Nate turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected strength in his fight to get her back.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Novocaine?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Dan Berk · Robert Olsen

Written by

Lars Jacobson

Jack Quaid

Jack Quaid

Nate

Amber Midthunder

Amber Midthunder

Sherry

Ray Nicholson

Ray Nicholson

Simon

Betty Gabriel

Betty Gabriel

Mincy

Matt Walsh

Matt Walsh

Coltraine

Jacob Batalon

Jacob Batalon

Roscoe

C

Conrad Kemp

Andre

Court is in session

Put Novocaine on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Auteur Devotee

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.