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| Directed by | Lorcan Finnegan |
| Written by | Thomas Martin |
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| Starring | Nicolas Cage |
| Cinematography | Radzek Ladczuk |
| Edited by | Tony Cranstoun |
| Music by | François Tétaz |
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| Distributed by | Stan (through CinemaPlus in Australia) |
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| Language | English |
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]
Nicolas Cage's casting in the film was announced in May 2023.[7] 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.[8] It was then reported in October and November 2023 that Cage was filming scenes in Yallingup.[9][10][11] Principal photography concluded in December 2023.[8]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 87% of 23 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.3/10.[12] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 69 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[13] Josh Slater-Williams of IndieWire graded the film a B-.[14] Xan Brooks of The Guardian awarded the film four stars out of five.[15]
