Novocaine: Release date and where to watch in Australia

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March 25, 2025

Jack Quaid is a regular guy who feels no pain in the latest action thriller Novocaine

Following the critical and commercial success of his earlier 2025 sci-fi thriller film Companion, Quaid is back on the big screen as a bank employee who impulsively chases bank robbers in his wild efforts to rescue his colleague/the girl of his dreams after being taken as hostage. While inexperienced in any forms of fighting, his inability to feel pain gives him an advantage as he embarks on his reckless rescue mission. 

Find out how to watch the Novocaine movie in Australia using this guide.


The new Novocaine movie will be available in Australia cinemas from Thursday, 3 April 2025.  

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MovieRelease DateRunning Time
Novocaine (2025)Thur, 3 Apr 20251h 50m

Don’t miss Novocaine in Australia coming to cinemas on 3 April! Check out the trailer below.

Novocaine is just about to premiere in Australian cinemas on 3 April 2025. It will take a couple more months after that before it becomes available for streaming online at home.

For watching on demand following its theatrical run, your first options would be pay-per-view platforms such as Apple TV, Prime Video Store, Google TV, Microsoft Store, Fetch, and others. 

But where will Novocaine be streaming in Australia after that? With Paramount Pictures distributing the animated film, it’s likely that Paramount Plus will be the first subscription service to stream the movie online, followed by BINGE and Foxtel (also Foxtel Now).  

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Nathan Caine (Jack Quaid) is a mild-mannered introverted bank employee. He has a condition called congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis (CIPA), meaning he’s not susceptible to pain. His inexperience when it comes to relationships also makes him shy around women, until his co-worker Sherry (Amber Midthunder) shows interest in him. 

They ultimately bond after a night out together, only for Sherry to be abducted by bank robbers who attacked their workplace the following morning. With no thought or any clear plans, he impulsively steals a police car to rescue her. 

Searching for clues as to the identities of the men behind the robbery with the help of his online gamer friend Roscoe (Jacob Batalon), Nathan is resolved to get her back. He has no fighting skills or experience whatsoever, just his inability to feel pain, but that should be enough, right?  

Amber Midthunder and Jack Quaid in Novocaine
Amber Midthunder and Jack Quaid in Novocaine | Credit: TMDB

Novocaine (2025) is directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen from a screenplay written by Lars Jacobson. The action film is produced by Joby Harold, Tory Tunnell, Drew Simon, Julian Rosenberg, and Matt Schwartz.

In addition to Jack Quaid (The Boys, Companion), Amber Midthunder (Reservation Dogs, Prey), and Jacob Batalon (Marvel’s Spider-Man trilogy), the cast of Novocaine also includes Ray Nicholson (Smile 2), Betty Gabriel (Clickbait, Jack Ryan), and Matt Walsh (Veep, Manhunt).


Wondering what other movies to watch in cinemas? We’ve rounded up some of the latest releases you can watch on the big screen, as well as new and trending films available for streaming online. 

This includes Bong Joon-ho’s latest film starring Robert Pattinson, Mickey 17, Steven Soderbergh’s new spy thriller Black Bag starring Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett, Disney’s Snow Whit starring Gal Gadot and Rachel Zegler, the box-office hit animated film based on Dav Pilkey’s comic books Dog Man, and the highly anticipated A Minecraft Movie, based on the video game of the same name by Mojang Studios.

For new movies you can stream at home on demand, you can watch I Saw the TV Glow, Venom: The Last Dance, Dune: Part Two, Despicable Me 4, The Bikeriders, Maxxxine, Speak No Evil, and It Ends with Us.

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