"Novocaine" is a 2025 action-comedy film directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen. The movie revolves around Nathan Caine, a bank employee who has a rare condition that prevents him from feeling pain. When his coworker, Sherry, is kidnapped during a bank robbery, Nathan must turn his liability into his greatest strength to save her. The film blends dark comedy with action, and the hero must face up to who they really are and call on a strength they didn't know they had to save the ones they love. "Novocaine" was released in the United States on March 14, 2025.
- Director: Dan Berk and Robert Olsen
- Writer: Lars Jacobson
- Jack Quaid as Nathan "Novocaine" Caine
- Amber Midthunder as Sherry Margrave
- Ray Nicholson as Simon Greenly
- Jacob Batalon as Roscoe Dixon
- Betty Gabriel as Mincy Langston
- Matt Walsh as Coltraine Duffy
"Novocaine" has received generally positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a score of 81% based on 203 critics' reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10. The consensus states, "Getting an adrenaline shot from Jack Quaid and Amber Midthunder's considerable charm while finding increasingly demented ways to use its concept, Novocaine is the opposite of a pain to watch". Metacritic assigned the film a score of 58 out of 100, based on 38 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". The movie was a moderate box office success, grossing $34.2 million worldwide. On IMDb, the film has a rating of 6.5 out of 10.
Here are a few official trailers for "Novocaine":
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