[en] The synthesis of Nd_2-xCe_xCuO₄ thin films (x=0.1,0.15) have been carried out using pulsed laser deposition and their superconducting and normal state properties are investigated in the range 4-300 K. The influence of Ce doping, and annealing effects have been studied. Characterization by X-ray Diffraction, SEM and EDS indicates that the films are phase pure with uniform micro-structure and compositionally homogeneous. The Nd_2-xCe_xCuO₄ thin film (x=0.15) exhibits a metal to semiconductor transition followed by a sharp increase in resistivity with decreasing temperature below 13 K presumably due to the long range magnetic ordering to the anti-ferromagnetic (AFM) state. It exhibits positive MR and linear in-plane MR at low fields. The Nd_2-xCe_xCuO₄ thin film (x=0.1) exhibits a sharp superconducting transition upon annealing with a systematic evolution of superconductivity with annealing temperature and time. It exhibits a large anisotropy in the critical field (HC₂) which is much larger in-plane than out of- plane. Our experimental results lead to the fact that magnetic ordering and superconductivity are both exhibited by this system; they are mutually exclusive and the coupled effect of both Ce doping and controlled atmosphere annealing influence the superconducting, magnetic and normal state behavior. (author)