‘The Surfer’ Video Review

The Surfer is a 2024 psychological thriller film directed by Lorcan Finnegan (Vivarium, Nocebo), written by Thomas Martin (Ripper Street, Tin Star), and starring Nicolas Cage (Willy’s Wonderland, Face/Off).

In Lorcan Finnegan’s surreal psychological thriller, a man (Nicolas Cage) returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son — only to be thwarted by the locals’ hardcore “don’t live here, don’t surf here” rule. Bitter but determined to surf his beach — and buy the house nearby, where he grew up — the man suffers tribulations of body and soul that push him to his limits. A meditation on punishment, temptation, and salvation, The Surfer burns deep.

The Surfer is out now on DVD and Blu-ray from Vertigo Releasing.