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.
Matt Walsh
- Coltraine
- (as Matthew Walsh)
Jessica Leigh Stanley
- Waitress
- (as Jessica Stanley)
Chioma Antoinette Umeala
- Bartender
- (as Chioma Umeala)
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A dark comedy that might not be everyone's cup of tea. If you're able to suspend belief and just go with the absurdity of the situations, Novocaine delivers a decent amount of entertainment.
The pacing is strong, with the film keeping a brisk pace that never lingers too long on one thing. It's filled with bizarre twists that are often more laughable than believable, but that's part of its fun. The performances are engaging in a way that helps you overlook the more painful elements.
Ultimately, if you're in the mood for something offbeat with a good pace and a laughable yet strangely compelling plot, Novocaine might be worth checking out. Just don't expect anything too grounded or serious.
The pacing is strong, with the film keeping a brisk pace that never lingers too long on one thing. It's filled with bizarre twists that are often more laughable than believable, but that's part of its fun. The performances are engaging in a way that helps you overlook the more painful elements.
Ultimately, if you're in the mood for something offbeat with a good pace and a laughable yet strangely compelling plot, Novocaine might be worth checking out. Just don't expect anything too grounded or serious.
Storyline
Did you know
- 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 Эта замечательная жизнь (1946)
- SoundtracksEverybody Hurts
Written by Bill Berry (as William Thomas Berry), Peter Buck (as Peter Lawrence Buck), Mike Mills (as Michael E. Mills) and Michael Stipe (as John Michael Stipe)
Performed by R.E.M.
Courtesy of Craft Recordings, a division of Concord
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- Also known as
- Novocaine sin dolor
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Box office
- Budget
- $18,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $19,473,637
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,809,436
- Mar 16, 2025
- Gross worldwide
- $29,455,439
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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