Novocaine
2025 · Movie · R · 110 min · ★ 6.8 · 70% critics
A mild-mannered bank worker who can’t feel pain is forced out of his careful routine when someone he cares about is taken during a robbery. With the police unsure of his role, he throws himself into a frantic, increasingly dangerous chase, relying on grit, luck, and a strange advantage that keeps him moving.
Also known as Novocaine No Pain
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Details
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-03-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 70/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (1,601 votes)
- Budget
- $18,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a fast, goofy crime romp built around outrageous injuries and dark laughs, in a similar vein to Bloody Hell or Super; Not for you if heavy gore and implausible action put you off.
Pros: original pain-free premise; brisk, silly momentum; committed lead performance | Cons: extreme gore overload; implausible, repetitive setpieces; uneven comedy hits
Themes
- pain
- superhero
- dark comedy
- bank robbery
- hostage situation
- held hostage
- unlikely hero
- comedy thriller
- action
- one-person film
- improbable situations
- eccentric characters
- +4 more
Cast & crew
Jack Quaid
as Nate
Amber Midthunder
as Sherry
Ray Nicholson
as Simon
Jacob Batalon
as Roscoe
Betty Gabriel
as Mincy
Matt Walsh
as Coltraine
- CK
Conrad Kemp
as Andre
Evan Hengst
as Ben
Craig Jackson
as Nigel
Lou Beatty Jr.
as Earl
Directed by Dan Berk, Robert Olsen