• Director(s)

    Lorcan Finnegan

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Release date

    09/05/2025

  • Genre(s)

    Thriller

  • Approx. running minutes

    100m

  • Cast

    Nicolas Cage, Finn Little, Rahel Romahn

Film

The Surfer

very strong language, strong violence, drug misuse, sex references, suicide

In this physcological thriller, a man clashes with an unusual group of surfers fiercely protecting their local beach from outsiders.…

In this physcological thriller, a man clashes with an unusual group of surfers fiercely protecting their local beach from outsiders.

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Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

threat and horror

language

sex

discrimination

drugs

sexual violence and sexual threat

suicide and self-harm

  • Director(s)

    Lorcan Finnegan

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Release date

    09/05/2025

  • Genre(s)

    Thriller

  • Approx. running minutes

    100m

  • Cast

    Nicolas Cage, Finn Little, Rahel Romahn

very strong language, strong violence, drug misuse, sex references, suicide
Classified Date:
15/04/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Vertigo Releasing Ltd
violence
Bloody detail results from fist fights and beatings with improvised weapons. In other scenes, a rat is stuffed into a man's mouth before he is held underwater, and a person is pelted with rocks. There is also a passing reference to domestic abuse.
threat and horror
Scenes include gun threat and jumpscares. In one scene, a man prepares to eat a rat as his psychological and physical state deteriorates. Other scenes depict an angry mob tormenting and chasing a man, followed by his sedation with medication. Additionally, a person is attacked by a dog, bitten by a rat, and encounters a snake.
language
Very strong language ('c**t') features as well as more frequent use of strong language ('f**k'), rude gestures and milder terms ('prick', 'bitch', 'dickhead', 'bloody', 'bastard', 'shit', 'asshole', 'piss', 'Christ', 'damn').
sex
Sex references include a cunnlingous gesture, sight of a used condom and references to anal sex.
discrimination
A group of men act in an aggressive manner towards non-locals visiting a beach. There are also references to masculine stereotypes.
drugs
People smoke a hallucinogenic substance, and a glass pipe is visible within a pile of rubbish.
sexual violence and sexual threat
It is implied that a man has been involved in inappropriate relationships with underage girls, leading to aborted pregnancies. A teenage boy calls a man a 'pedo'.
suicide and self-harm
There is a scene of suicide which results in bloody detail.
injury detail
As part of a ritual, people are branded, causing burn injuries.
very strong language, strong violence, drug misuse, sex references, suicide
Classified Date:
22/05/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Vertigo Releasing Ltd
violence
Bloody detail results from fist fights and beatings with improvised weapons. In other scenes, a rat is stuffed into a man's mouth before he is held underwater, and a person is pelted with rocks. There is also a passing reference to domestic abuse.
threat and horror
Scenes include gun threat and jump scares. In one scene, a man prepares to eat a rat as his psychological and physical state deteriorates. Other scenes depict an angry mob tormenting and chasing a man, followed by his sedation with medication. Additionally, a person is attacked by a dog, bitten by a rat and encounters a snake.
language
Infrequent very strong language ('c**t') features as well as more frequent use of strong language ('f**k'), rude gestures and milder terms ('prick', 'bitch', 'dickhead', 'bloody', 'bastard', 'shit', 'asshole', 'piss', 'Christ', 'damn').
sex
Sex references include a cunnilingus gesture, sight of a used condom and references to anal sex.
discrimination
A group of men act in an aggressive manner towards non-locals visiting a beach.
drugs
People smoke a hallucinogenic substance, and a glass pipe is visible within a pile of rubbish.
sexual violence and sexual threat
It is implied that a man has been involved in inappropriate relationships with underage girls, leading to aborted pregnancies. A teenage boy calls a man a 'pedo'.
suicide and self-harm
There is a scene of suicide which results in bloody detail.
injury detail
As part of a ritual, people are branded, causing burn injuries.
very strong language, strong violence, sex references, suicide, drug misuse
Classified Date:
16/04/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Vertigo Releasing Ltd
violence
Bloody detail accompanies fist fights and beatings with improvised weapons. In other scenes, a rat is stuffed into a man's mouth before he is held underwater, and a person is pelted with rocks. There is a brief reference to domestic abuse. There is gun threat and jump scares.
language
There is infrequent very strong language ('c**t') and more frequent strong language ('f**k'), as well as rude gestures and milder terms ('prick', 'bitch', 'dickhead', 'bloody', 'bastard', 'shit', 'asshole', 'piss', 'Christ', 'damn').
sex
Sex references include sight of a used condom, references to anal sex, and a rude sexual gesture.
drugs
People smoke a hallucinogenic substance and a glass pipe is visible within a pile of rubbish.
suicide and self-harm
There is a scene of suicide.
additional issues
As part of a ritual, people are branded, causing burn injuries. It is implied that an adult male has been involved in abusive relationships with underage girls, leading to aborted pregnancies. A passing reference to pedophilia occurs.
Classified Date:
07/04/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Vertigo Releasing Ltd
Classified Date:
27/03/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Vertigo Releasing Ltd

  • Classified date

    15/04/2025

  • Language

    English