Novocaine
Movie • 2025 • Action
ReportNathan Caine was born with the rare disorder CIPA (Congenital Insensitivity to Pain), which means he does not feel physical pain. He grew up a sheltered child, learning to blend his food so he would not unwittingly chew off his own tongue, and he learned to wear a timer to remind himself when to go to the bathroom. But when his bank is robbed and his new love taken hostage, his affliction becomes his greatest strength as he sets out to rescue her.
This movie contains 53 potentially triggering events.
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Abandonment
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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LightJest
Mentions of one character growing up in foster care, another never met their father but nothing on screen.
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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OswaldFuzzyBuns
Not shown but discussed
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
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drslugabed
He's coerced to make amends with a childhood bully and encouraged to do a shot together. The person is doing it as a set-up to get back at the bully, but the bully's victim isn't in on the prank (she swaps the liquor in their shots for ghost pepper hot sauce).
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drslugabed
Sibling physical violence and a woman is punched by a man (possibly by accident but still graphic).
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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LightJest
A woman is hit and threatened with a gun in order to force a man to do as bad guy wants
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Does the abused become the abuser?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is someone gaslighted?
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drslugabed
Brother is emotionally manipulative.
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Is someone abused with a belt?
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Rory_John14
No, however there is a scene where a character tightens a belt around the leg of a character who has been shot, using it as a tourniquet to stop the bleeding
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OswaldFuzzyBuns
A main character alludes to an abusive background
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Addiction
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Use of an epi pen.
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Animal
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Is there a dead animal?
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Photo of a dead elk killed by hunters and the head is mounted on the wall.
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
20 supporters
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OswaldFuzzyBuns
Technically yes but he can't feel it?
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
32 supporters
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eboyisa
There are cutting scars shown and discussed, as well as mentioning “cutters” in a depression/suicidal support group. this is not brought up again after the beginning of the film, specifically the sex scene
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Are any hands damaged?
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pleaploppy
yes, a LOT. burns, literally deep fried, broken fingers, fingernails ripped out, it really is a LOT of hand injuries.
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Are there dislocations?
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Character deliberately dislocates own thumb.
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Is there throat mutilation?
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LightJest
A throat is repeatedly scraped with a tattoo pen, another nicked with a knife, several chokings, one character shot and killed in neck area, another stabbed and killed through throat graphically.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
28 supporters
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Several chokings
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Character starts to be crushed by a car but is saved
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Is someone burned alive?
45 supporters
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LightJest
Many burns are sustained but no one dies by being burned.
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Is there body horror?
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OswaldFuzzyBuns
The entire movie
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Is there amputation?
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drslugabed
No, but one character's forearm suffers a severe compound fracture on-screen where it looks as if his arm is torn off.
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Does a head get squashed?
56 supporters
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OswaldFuzzyBuns
Almost!
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Is there a hanging?
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KMcG
No, however the main character is suspended upside down from his ankle for a while.
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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LightJest
Two or three scenes someone is choked but not killed
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Does someone break a bone?
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pleaploppy
Yes, extremely graphic, you see bones sticking out. The injury with the arm bone sticking out is shown on screen several times after the initial "injury scene" as well.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Eivie
Main character is hit repeatedly in the face, losing one tooth (possibly more that weren't shown)
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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pleaploppy
Broken fingers, fingernails ripped out
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Is someone tortured?
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drslugabed
Former special forces uses interrogational torture.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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pleaploppy
Someone's eyes are scratched out with glass pieces, graphic and bloody. There is a fake-out with a knife to the eye as well, but nothing happens.
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Is someone stabbed?
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LightJest
Multiple scenes
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Is there excessive gore?
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drslugabed
Yes, very much so.
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Children
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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drslugabed
MC takes on grievous injury to save someone.
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Does a major character die?
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LightJest
Yes, the villain. (Some supporting characters also die)
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Does someone die?
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drslugabed
Lots of on-screen deaths.
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Disability
Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
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MazTheDork
The protagonist has a congenital insensitivity to pain, which as far as I know the actor doesn't
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Does a family member die?
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drslugabed
One character's brother dies and so he tortured the main character in revenge. Another character's brother dies in a fight as well.
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Fear
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Are there jump scares?
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MazTheDork
A couple of times someone is suddenly attacked.
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Is there a shower scene?
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Rory_John14
We see the main character turn on the shower and there is a shot of his feet while he stands in the shower. I don't think we see any other part of his body while he is in the shower
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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LightJest
Finale is set at a port but not sure we see the water
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pleaploppy
No razors but one of the characters self-harms and it is briefly discussed. Also, you see their self-harm scars onscreen when they are undressed.
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Are there mannequins?
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LightJest
In the tattoo parlour
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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OswaldFuzzyBuns
After the death in the kitchen, look away for a few seconds once Nate starts talking
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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pleaploppy
No but it's mentioned several times as a joke, because Nate can't feel the pain of his bladder being full he might pee himself
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Does someone spit?
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MazogaTheDork
Character spits blood after being hit
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
35 supporters
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OswaldFuzzyBuns
Very poor copaganda since they're pretty useless throughout the film but at times they're very much depicted as the "Good guys" despite the overall movie feeling very ACAB at heart
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Is there incarceration?
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LightJest
Final scene
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LGBTQ+
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Loss
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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drslugabed
No, but someone is electrocuted on their face.
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Are needles/syringes used?
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drslugabed
Epipens are used a few times.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Very near the end character is in a hospital bed
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
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LightJest
A character has history of self harm and is currently in group therapy.
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LightJest
As well as historical self harm discussed or implied with scars, the main character repeatedly harms himself throughout, particularly in the tattoo parlour scene where he punches his hands into broken glass.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
36 supporters
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LightJest
Only in self defence
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Rory_John14
No, but a character very briefly references attending a therapy group with some suicidal members
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Is there body dysmorphia?
28 supporters
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Rory_John14
No. A character does tell an online friend that they look very different to their real appearance, but this seems to be out of insecurity rather than any genuine delusion about their appearance
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
42 supporters
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OswaldFuzzyBuns
Main character has a very specific diet due to his condition. As someone with ARFID it hit very close to home! Sweet scene, although slightly triggering
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Rory_John14
No, but a character very briefly references attending a therapy group with some suicidal members
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Noxious
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Is there shakey cam?
46 supporters
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LightJest
Nothing that made me feel sick.
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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LightJest
No baby on screen but a baby carriage is almost hit during a car chase
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Prejudice
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
42 supporters
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jdpamv
A character is bullied at school and given a ridiculing nickname for having a medical condition that prevents him from feeling pain.
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drslugabed
One character has a swastika tattoo.
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Are there fat jokes?
56 supporters
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pleaploppy
Yeah, but pretty light. Spoilers but his online best friend is revealed to have lied about his appearance and is overweight
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
27 supporters
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Rory_John14
Not really, but you could argue that CIPA is romanticized. The premise of the film involves Nathan using his CIPA to his advantage, as he is able to keep fighting the bad guys because he can't feel the pain anyway. However, it is acknowledged near the start that his condition is dangerous to live with, and he is in the hospital for an extended period of time at the end.
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Is there hate speech?
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OswaldFuzzyBuns
Swastika tattoo?
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
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Sex
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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LightJest
Possible but not stated.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there sexual content?
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LightJest
Before and after sex but no sex shown on screen.
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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drslugabed
MC has CIPA (Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis).
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Social
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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drslugabed
No, but the bad guys are dressed as Santa.
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Does it have a sad ending?
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MazogaTheDork
Bittersweet at worst.
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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LightJest
Lots of car chases
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Is someone hit by a car?
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KMcG
Nearly (bystanders in car chase scenes) but no.
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
58 supporters
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LightJest
Lots and lots of up close injury detail played for laughs
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Is there gun violence?
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pleaploppy
Very much so, guns are used extremely prominently
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