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The Surfer

The Surfer

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The Surfer

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

2025

1h 40m

5.7(353 votes)

Drama

Thriller

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.

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Production Companies

ScreenWest

Saturn Films

Arenamedia

Lovely Productions

Tea Shop Productions

Stan

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

The Surfer

Julian McMahon

Julian McMahon

Scally

Justin Rosniak

Justin Rosniak

Cop

Alexander Bertrand

Alexander Bertrand

Pitbull

Rahel Romahn

Rahel Romahn

Conlon

Nicholas Cassim

Nicholas Cassim

The Bum

Finn Little

Finn Little

The Kid

Charlotte Maggi

Charlotte Maggi

Jenny

Nina Young

Nina Young

The Dog Walker

James Bingham

James Bingham

Runt 1

Creative team

Directed by: Lorcan Finnegan
Written by: Thomas Martin
Produced by: Brunella Cocchiglia
Robert Connolly

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