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The Surfer poster
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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 74.3 / 100
2024·Thriller / Drama·1h 40m

THE SURFER

“Don't live here, don't surf here.”

A man returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son. When he is humiliated by a group of locals, the man is drawn into a conflict that keeps rising and pushes him to his breaking point.

Above the Line
Lorcan Finnegan·DirectorThomas Martin·WriterRadek Ładczuk·Director of PhotographyFrançois Tétaz·Original Music ComposerTony Cranstoun·Editor
Cast
Nicolas Cage·The SurferJulian McMahon·ScallyJustin Rosniak·CopAlexander Bertrand·PitbullRahel Romahn·ConlonNicholas Cassim·The BumFinn Little·The KidCharlotte Maggi·JennyNina Young·The Dog WalkerJames Bingham·Runt 1
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Lorcan Finnegan·Director
Writing· 1
Thomas Martin·Writer
Camera· 1
Radek Ładczuk·Director of Photography
Editing· 3
Tony Cranstoun·EditorStephen Patrick Allen·Assistant EditorConor Spelman·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 1
François Tétaz·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 3
Emma Fletcher·Production DesignLien See Leong·Costume DesignYolanda Peart-Smith·Costume Supervisor
Production· 18
James Grandison·ProducerBrunella Cocchiglia·ProducerLeonora Darby·ProducerFord Corbett·Executive ProducerGreg Friedman·Executive ProducerNathan Klingher·ProducerMichael J. Rothstein·Executive ProducerRobert Connolly·ProducerJatin Desai·Executive ProducerLorcan Finnegan·Executive ProducerMark Fasano·Executive ProducerMark Lane·ProducerRyan Winterstern·Executive ProducerRobert Patterson·Executive ProducerJames Harris·ProducerSamuel Hall·Executive ProducerApur Parikh·Executive ProducerStephen L. Jones·Location Manager
Other Departments· 2
Nicholas Roccisano·Stunt DriverJordan Le Goueff·Fight Choreographer
By the Numbers
74.3
OF 100
Master Score
5.9
OF 10
IMDb
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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