The Surfer

Apr 11, 2025

1h 40m

★ 5.7

Don't live here, don't surf here.

Overview

A man returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son. When he is humiliated by a group of locals, the man is drawn into a conflict that keeps rising and pushes him to his breaking point.

Genres

Thriller

Drama

Production Companies

ScreenWest

Saturn Films

Arenamedia

Lovely Productions

Tea Shop Productions

Stan

The Surfer Trailers

Cast

The Surfer

Nicolas Cage

Scally

Julian McMahon

Cop

Justin Rosniak

Pitbull

Alexander Bertrand

Conlon

Rahel Romahn

The Bum

Nicholas Cassim

The Kid

Finn Little

Jenny

Charlotte Maggi

The Dog Walker

Nina Young

Runt 1

James Bingham

The Photographer

Miranda Tapsell

Mr. Suit

Radek Jonak

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7.7

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4.0

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7.2

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5.8

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8.4

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7.0

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7.1

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6.4

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0.0

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7.8

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8.2

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7.9

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4.8

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1.0

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7.1

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No overview available.

0.0

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