Novocaine
When the girl of his dreams is kidnapped, a man incapable of feeling physical pain turns his rare condition into an unexpected advantage in the fight to rescue her.When the girl of his dreams is kidnapped, a man incapable of feeling physical pain turns his rare condition into an unexpected advantage in the fight to rescue her.When the girl of his dreams is kidnapped, a man incapable of feeling physical pain turns his rare condition into an unexpected advantage in the fight to rescue her.
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Releases March 26, 2025
Matt Walsh
- Coltraine
- (as Matthew Walsh)
Jessica Leigh Stanley
- Waitress
- (as Jessica Stanley)
Chioma Antoinette Umeala
- Bartender
- (as Chioma Umeala)
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- TriviaDespite Nate's ability to not feel pain, Dan Berk and Robert Olsen were meticulous in working to make sure the internal logic of the film stayed grounded, no matter how heightened the situations became. "He's not a superhero, and we were going to take liberties with how far the human body can be pushed," Berk says. "Every action movie does, but we wanted to stay within a semi-believable realm within the rule system of our movie. So what we did with our stunt team was we went through and audited every single hit in the movie, and we transferred a lot of those head hits down into body hits. We didn't want his face to be mashed potatoes by the midpoint of the movie."
- GoofsSimon (Ray Nicholson) threatens to shoot the bank manager with a 1911 pistol that has the hammer down. A 1911 is a single-action pistol that must be cocked before it is capable of firing.
- ConnectionsReferences La vie est belle (1946)
- SoundtracksEverybody Hurts
written by William Thomas Berry, Peter Lawrence Buck, Michael E. Mills, and John Michael Stipe
performed by R.E.M.
courtesy of Craft Recordings, a Division of Concord
Featured review
Nate (Jack Quaid) is a mild-mannered bank employee with a genetic disorder. He can feel no pain. It sounds like a superpower, but the problem is that he can seriously injure himself without realising the fact. As a result he leads an extremely risk-averse life. All sharp edges in his home are padded, he avoids solid food for fear of biting his tongue in half, and he sets an alarm on his watch to remind him to go to the bathroom, because his bladder might burst if he forgets.
As a result, he lives a rather lonely life, playing video games with a friend he's never met face to face. That's until he falls for fellow employee Sherry (Amber Midthunder). Maybe things are looking up?
Then the bank is held up by three armed raiders, who get away with s lot of money plus a hostage - Sherry. Nate gives chase - leading him into a series of perils and adventures. He's not helped by the fact that the police aren't sure which side he's on.
The result is stupid (in a good way) but great fun, as Nate receives a series of increasingly-bizarre injuries without them slowing him down at all. There are enough twists to make things interesting, and enough comedy to make this film an enjoyable watch.
As a result, he lives a rather lonely life, playing video games with a friend he's never met face to face. That's until he falls for fellow employee Sherry (Amber Midthunder). Maybe things are looking up?
Then the bank is held up by three armed raiders, who get away with s lot of money plus a hostage - Sherry. Nate gives chase - leading him into a series of perils and adventures. He's not helped by the fact that the police aren't sure which side he's on.
The result is stupid (in a good way) but great fun, as Nate receives a series of increasingly-bizarre injuries without them slowing him down at all. There are enough twists to make things interesting, and enough comedy to make this film an enjoyable watch.
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- Also known as
- Novocaine sin dolor
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- Budget
- $18,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $10,736,034
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,809,436
- Mar 16, 2025
- Gross worldwide
- $12,536,034
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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