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Today’s Prayer Focus

Novocaine

also known as “Acıya Yer Yok,” “Anh Không Đau,” “Mr. No Pain,” “Novocaină,” “Novocaine - À Prova de Dor,” “Novocaine sin dolor,” “Novokain,” “無痛俠,” “無痛先生”

MPA Rating: R-Rating

for violence, sexuality, language and drug content.

Check back later for review coming from contributor Jim O’Neill by Mar 17

Moral Rating:
Moviemaking Quality:
Primary Audience:	Adults
Genre:	Action Comedy
Length:	1 hr. 50 min.
Year of Release:	2025
USA Release:	March 14, 2025

Relevant Issues

Setting: San Diego, California—present day

Rare disorder, congenital insensitivity to pain (CIP)

Bank executive with the inability to feel pain and it becomes his superhero power

Bank robbery and kidnapping

Featuring	Jack Quaid … Nathan Caine Amber Midthunder … Ray Nicholson … Jacob Batalon … Betty Gabriel … Matt Walsh (Matthew Paul Walsh) … See all » Dominique Maher … News reporter Conrad Kemp … Andre Evan Hengst … Ben DeVille Vannik … EMT#1 Jessica Leigh Stanley (Jessica Stanley) … Waitress Pieter Stemmet … Bar Patron Motsi Tekateka … Prison Guard Sean Walker … Dishwasher Steve Larter … Uniformed Officer
Director	Dan Berk Robert Olsen
Producer	Infrared Safehouse Pictures
Distributor	Paramount Pictures Corporation, a subsidiary of ViacomCBS

“Nathan Caine can’t feel pain”

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Here’s what the distributor says about their film: “Nathan Caine (Jack Quaid) is a mild-mannered introvert with a rare disorder, congenital insensitivity to pain (CIP). When the girl of his dreams is kidnapped as a result of a bank robbery, he must rescue her. He finds his disorder an unexpected advantage in the fight to save her.”

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