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  • Opened April 27, 2007 
  • 1 hr 36 min
  • PG-13 | intense sequences of violent action, and some language
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 15+. More on child suitability

  • Las Vegas showroom magician Cris Johnson has a secret which is a gift and a curse that torments him: He can see a few minutes into the future. Sick of the examinations he underwent as a child and the interest of the government and medical establishment in his power, he lies low under an assumed name in Vegas, performing cheap tricks and living off small-time gambling “winnings.” But when a terrorist group threatens to detonate a nuclear device in Los Angeles, government agent Callie Ferris must use all her wiles to capture Cris and convince him to help her stop the cataclysm. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel, Thomas Kretschmann, Tory Kittles
  • Director: Lee Tamahori
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Suspense/Thriller

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75
Philadelphia Inquirer
| Steven Rea

Wildly ridiculous and thoroughly entertaining thriller. Read full review

63
Boston Globe
| Wesley Morris

A watchably absurd popcorn flick about a man who can see two minutes into the future. Read full review

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ReelViews
| James Berardinelli

This isn't a bad movie; it's watchable but the direction in which the filmmakers choose to take it results in a vague sense of dissatisfaction. Read full review

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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
| Liam Lacey

Ultimately, Next is just the next Nic Cage vehicle, another quirky story that allows him to do his patented neurotic balancing act in an askew world. The problem here is not just that Cage's shtick is wearing as thin as his hair; the role is a bad fit. Read full review

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Nicolas Cage in "Next."