Next
A Las Vegas magician who can see two minutes ahead is pulled into an FBI operation to stop terrorists from detonating a stolen nuclear weapon.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- paranoid
- propulsive
- heightened
- action movie night
- science fiction double feature
What critics said
Critics generally found the premise intriguing and some action sequences diverting, but regarded the film as an uneven, underdeveloped thriller that collapses into a frustrating climax.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Cris repeatedly observes possible events two minutes ahead and changes his actions in response, creating shifting outcome paths.
Cris’s attempts to foresee terrorism, rescue Liz, and evade pursuit actively reshape the futures he perceives.
FBI agent Callie Ferris seeks to deploy Cris’s precognitive talent against Russian terrorists and a stolen nuclear device.
The film dramatizes Cris’s two-minute foresight through alternate glimpses, reversals, and rapidly changing action possibilities.
Films like Next, and why
Minority Report
Shares a speculative premise involving future prediction, government pursuit, terrorism, and fast-paced science fiction thriller plotting.
Paycheck
Combines Philip K. Dick-inspired science fiction, fugitive protagonists, surveillance, and questions about destiny and altered outcomes.
Déjà Vu
Features a time-oriented science fiction premise, escalating terrorist danger, and a protagonist attempting to outmaneuver predetermined events.
Knowing
Shares Nicolas Cage-led action, supernatural perception, and a high-stakes attempt to prevent catastrophe.
Movie Details
- Director
- Lee Tamahori
- Release Date
- 2007-04-25
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (3401)
Cast
- Nicolas Cage
- Julianne Moore
- Jessica Biel
- Thomas Kretschmann
- Jim Beaver
- Tory Kittles
- Peter Falk
- Enzo Cilenti
- José Zúñiga
- Jason Butler Harner
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Next about?
- A Las Vegas magician who can see two minutes ahead is pulled into an FBI operation to stop terrorists from detonating a stolen nuclear weapon.
- What is Next like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Next as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Next violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Next as moderate.
- What did critics think of Next?
- Critics generally found the premise intriguing and some action sequences diverting, but regarded the film as an uneven, underdeveloped thriller that collapses into a frustrating climax.
- Which films are like Next?
- Films with a similar feel include Minority Report, Paycheck, Déjà Vu, and Knowing.
- How long is Next?
- Next runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch Next?
- In United States, Next is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
