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.
Directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen
pain
superhero
dark comedy
bank robbery
hostage situation
held hostage
unlikely hero
comedy thriller
action
one-person film
improbable situations
eccentric characters
comic interactions
offbeat tone
comic misfortune
criminal chaos
Rank
#191 in 2025·#5060 overall
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Letterboxd
3.1 / 5
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Cast
Jack Quaid
Nate
Amber Midthunder
Sherry
Ray Nicholson
Simon
Jacob Batalon
Roscoe
Betty Gabriel
Mincy
Matt Walsh
Coltraine
Evan Hengst
Ben
Craig Jackson
Nigel
Lou Beatty Jr.
Earl
Garth Collins
Zeno
Tristan de Beer
Asshole
Jessica Stanley
Waitress
Crew
Dan Berk
Director
Robert Olsen
Director
Lorne Balfe
Original Music Composer
Andrew Kawczynski
Original Music Composer
Jacques Jouffret
Director of Photography
Drew Simon
Producer
Joby Harold
Producer
Tory Tunnell
Producer
Pete Chiappetta
Executive Producer
Glen Basner
Executive Producer
Alison Cohen
Executive Producer
Paul Neinstein
Executive Producer
Popular Reviews
3786 reviews
Rori Tioux
8.8★ · 05/10/25
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kurta dot mp3PRO
7.3★ · 03/14/25
fuuuuuuEEEEGO . had such low expectations but was so fucking good . first movie i’ve seen in la cinema ever??
fuuuuuuEEEEGO . had such low expectations but was so fucking good . first movie i’ve seen in la cinema ever??
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DavidPRO
6.7★ · 03/23/25
They’re doing this to me at work tomorrow
They’re doing this to me at work tomorrow
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Gdolla
6.0★ · 02/04/26
6/10. Man I wanted to like this a lot more than I did. I honestly think if they did a rom com superhero flick between Novocaine and Sherry it would be so much better. Their romance at the start of the film was amazing. I just wanted more of them together overall. And Jacob Batalon is a goat as always in this role. Even though he does play the same character a lot I still love his work. Novocaine had a ton of fight scenes but only one really landed for me which was the kitchen fight scene. The others fell short to me but all fight scenes ended with some great brutal kills which I loved. I wish the humor in this fiom hit for me also honestly Jacob Batalon was the only one who made me laugh during this film. Honestly the plot was very bland and I did feel very bored at points. Ray Nicholson just has a face of a villain and he delivers a great performance here. I just wish this film was better because it had so much potential. This was dumb but I still enjoyed it at points. Probably no rewatch ability for me but I do love Jack Quaid being Jack Quaid.
6/10. Man I wanted to like this a lot more than I did. I honestly think if they did a rom com superhero flick between Novocaine and Sherry it would be so much better. Their romance at the start of the film was amazing. I just wanted more of them together overall. And Jacob Batalon is a goat as always in this role. Even though he does play the same character a lot I still love his work. Novocaine had a ton of fight scenes but only one really landed for me which was the kitchen fight scene. The others fell short to me but all fight scenes ended with some great brutal kills which I loved. I wish the humor in this fiom hit for me also honestly Jacob Batalon was the only one who made me laugh during this film. Honestly the plot was very bland and I did feel very bored at points. Ray Nicholson just has a face of a villain and he delivers a great performance here. I just wish this film was better because it had so much potential. This was dumb but I still enjoyed it at points. Probably no rewatch ability for me but I do love Jack Quaid being Jack Quaid.
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Håkon
5.8★ · 01/07/26
Cool premise for an action comedy. Unfortunately the humor doesn’t always hit. Not the greatest plot, but it has some cool and brutal action scenes.
Ray Nicholson is the born villain with that face.
Cool premise for an action comedy. Unfortunately the humor doesn’t always hit. Not the greatest plot, but it has some cool and brutal action scenes.
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