Novocaine

Novocaine(2025)

R
03/12/2025 (US)Action, Comedy, Thriller1h 50m
6.9

"Nathan Caine can't feel pain."

Overview

When the girl of his dreams is kidnapped, everyman Nate turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected strength in his fight to get her back.

Dan Berk

Director

Robert Olsen

Director

Lars Jacobson

Writer

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Media

Final Trailer

Final Trailer

Trailer

Mad About the Girl - New Trailer

Mad About the Girl - New Trailer

Trailer

This won’t hurt a bit.

This won’t hurt a bit.

Trailer

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Trailer

Nathan Caine Sticks His Hand in a Deep Fryer

Nathan Caine Sticks His Hand in a Deep Fryer

Clip

Good Time

Good Time

Teaser

Adrenaline Rush

Adrenaline Rush

Teaser

A Genre-Bending Dark Comedy (Behind the Scenes)

A Genre-Bending Dark Comedy (Behind the Scenes)

Behind the Scenes

Behind the Gruesome Makeup FX

Behind the Gruesome Makeup FX

Behind the Scenes

Extended Clip - Nate Reveals He Can’t Feel Pain

Extended Clip - Nate Reveals He Can’t Feel Pain

Clip

Thrash 30

Thrash 30

Teaser

He’s got 99 problems, but pain ain’t one.

He’s got 99 problems, but pain ain’t one.

Teaser

And he didn't feel a thing.

And he didn't feel a thing.

Teaser

Get Out :15

Get Out :15

Teaser

Friends watch Novocaine together. Early screenings tomorrow. In theatres everywhere March 14.

Friends watch Novocaine together. Early screenings tomorrow. In theatres everywhere March 14.

Teaser

This love story hits different—literally

This love story hits different—literally

Featurette

Pain? Don't know it.

Pain? Don't know it.

Teaser

No Pain. All Gain.

No Pain. All Gain.

Teaser

The stakes are high. See Novocaine  first at our early screenings THIS SATURDAY.

The stakes are high. See Novocaine first at our early screenings THIS SATURDAY.

Teaser

No Pain. Just Caine.

No Pain. Just Caine.

Teaser

No Pain. Just Caine.

No Pain. Just Caine.

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Classic Online :30

Classic Online :30

Teaser

Early Access :15

Early Access :15

Teaser

Nathan Caine can't feel pain.

Nathan Caine can't feel pain.

Teaser

Does it count as violence if it doesn’t hurt?

Does it count as violence if it doesn’t hurt?

Teaser

Unlikely Hero Featurette

Unlikely Hero Featurette

Featurette

All we see are green flags. Make a date to see Novocaine.

All we see are green flags. Make a date to see Novocaine.

Teaser

No Pain All Gain Featurette

No Pain All Gain Featurette

Behind the Scenes

Heartache is one thing he CAN feel

Heartache is one thing he CAN feel

Teaser

Laughter is the best painkiller.

Laughter is the best painkiller.

Featurette

What would you do for love?

What would you do for love?

Teaser

He's not Wolverine. He's Novocaine.

He's not Wolverine. He's Novocaine.

Teaser

If he wanted to, he would

If he wanted to, he would

Teaser

Heartache is one thing he CAN feel

Heartache is one thing he CAN feel

Teaser

Big Game Spot

Big Game Spot

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A review by Brent Marchant
1.0

Written on March 16, 2025

It genuinely pains me when I have to say that a movie has absolutely nothing going for it, but, in the case of this celluloid trainwreck, I can come up with no other way to describe it. This overlong, frequently implausible, gratuitously violent, truly stupid offering from directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen is one of the worst excuses for a film that I have ever seen, and I’m not exaggerating when I say that. The film tells the story of Nick Caine (a.k.a. “Novocaine”) (Jack Quaid), a 30-something credit union assistant manager who suffers from a rare genetic disorder that shields him from experiencing any kind of pain or discomfort when injured, even though the physical damage to his body is real enough. He’s something of a sheltered, geeky milquetoast, having lived much of his life isolated from many of its everyday experiences as a means to protect him from potential undue harm. So it’s highly inconceivable that he somehow knows how to skillfully handle himself when caught up in a robbery of his workplace and his subsequent one-man amateur pursuit of the bad guys when they escape with a hostage, one of the facility’s tellers (Amber Midthunder), who also happens to be his new girlfriend. However, as this scenario plays out, the narrative grows progressively more preposterous with every passing frame, much of it designed to show how many times he can be shot, beat up and brutally hacked apart without ever feeling anything and yet still be able to keep going with his mission. Because of this, the sequence of events becomes increasingly repetitive, ever-more farfetched and just plain dumb, with ridiculous, over-the-top plot developments that fail to engage and frequently feature incongruous and unoriginal dialogue. But, to add real insult to injury, this release bills itself as a comedy but is virtually devoid of humor except a smattering of one-liners that mostly fall flat. This offering is so ineptly executed that it makes productions like “Joker 2” and the “John Wick” movies look like masterpieces by comparison. Indeed, if you’ve watched the trailer for this one, you’ve seen all you really need to see. “Novocaine” is a sorry excuse for contemporary filmmaking and a prime example of everything that’s wrong with the domestic motion picture industry these days, a cinematic cautionary tale for film school students on how not to make a movie. By all means, skip this one, even when it becomes available for streaming.