Nicolas Cage’s top 10 movies from best to worst according to IMDb and where to watch them online

Nicolas Kim Coppola, known artistically as Nicolas Cage, was born in Long Beach (California, USA) on January 7, 1964. He is an American film director and actor. Nicolas Cage has been nominated for and won numerous major film awards, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a SAG Award for his performance in Leaving Las Vegas (1995).

We compile his 10 best movies, ordered from best to worst by IMDb score.

Adaptation.

Starring Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Cara Seymour, Tilda Swinton, Ron Livingston, Brian Cox and Maggie Gyllenhaal. The movie started with a budget of $19 million and grossed more than $32 million at the box office. In terms of awards and recognition, Nicolas Cage was nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards, Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards. The film was also nominated for the Golden Bear and the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival.

Kick-Ass

Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Evan Peters, Nicolas Cage, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Mark Strong. It started with a budget of $28 million and grossed more than $96 million at the box office. It is a superhero film based on the comic book of the same name created by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. The comic book was published 2 years before the movie’s release by Icon Comics, an imprint of Marvel Comics. Due to the success of the movie, Mark Millar wrote a second part of the comic called Kick-Ass 2, which introduces a new enemy of Kick-Ass, The Motherfucker, who is actually Red Mist himself.

Lord of War

Starring Nicolas Cage, Jared Leto, Bridget Moynahan, Ethan Hawke, Eamonn Walker and Ian Holm. It started with a budget of $50 million and grossed more than $72 million at the box office. The feature film, directed by filmmaker Andrew Niccol, is based on true events and is set in the globalized world of arms trafficking. The plot explores a little-known consequence of the end of the Cold War: the vast amount of weapons left in the former Soviet states to be sold to developing countries. And, of course, the business that this meant for developed countries like China, the European Union, or the United States. In the end, the black market that moved among arms dealers was enormous.

Leaving Las Vegas

Starring Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue, Julian Sands, Richard Lewis, Valeria Golino, Steven Weber, Kim Adams, Emily Procter and Stuart Regen. In the Awards and Recognition section, we highlight the nominations of Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue for Best Actor and Best Actress at the Academy Awards. However, only Nicolas Cage won the Oscar for Best Actor. The movie is based on the autobiography of screenwriter John O’Brien, who unfortunately committed suicide a few months before filming began.

The Rock

It starred Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, Michael Biehn, William Forsythe, David Morse and John Spencer. It started with a budget of $75 million and grossed more than $335 million at the box office. In terms of awards and recognitions, the film was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Sound category. As an anecdote and curiosity about “The Rock”, did you know that in the original DVD release in the UK, the scene where Sean Connery throws a knife across Scarpetti’s throat and tells Nicolas Cage “You must never hesitate” was deleted? Instead, the scene was shown uncensored on television.

Face/Off

Starring John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Alessandro Nivola and Gina Gershon. It started with a budget of $80 million and grossed more than $245.7 million at the box office. The movie, directed by filmmaker John Woo, is the story of an FBI agent who switches faces with a criminal looking to exploit Los Angeles. The movie was well received by critics, although some of the plot doesn’t make sense. However, its significance as an action movie eventually inspired Hong Kong director Andrew Lau to make Infernal Affairs.

Raising Arizona

Starring Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter. It started with a budget of $6 million and grossed over $29 million at the box office. It is a 1987 American film directed, written, and produced by brothers Joel and Ethan Coen. As a feature film fact, the American Film Institute (AFI) ranked it 31st on their “100 Years.... 100 Laughs” list. As a curiosity, we highlight the relationship between the actor Nicolas Cage and the filmmakers and the Coen brothers. A respectful relationship, but with some turbulent moments. The actor Nicolas Cage made suggestions to the directors and all of them were ignored.

Matchstick Men

Starring Nicolas Cage, Alison Lohman, Sam Rockwell, Bruce Altman and Bruce McGill. It started with a budget of $62 million and grossed over $65 million at the box office. Nicolas Cage stars as Roy Waller and Sam Rockwell as Frank Mercer, two small-time con men. Directed by Ridley Scott, the film is based on the novel Matchstick Men by Eric Garcia. The rights to the work were acquired by actor Nicolas Cage before publication to make the movie.

Wild at Heart

Starring Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe, Diane Ladd and Harry Dean Stanton. It started with a budget of $9.5 million and grossed more than $14.5 million at the box office. It is an American feature film written and directed by David Lynch, based on the novel of the same name by Barry Gifford about the story of two outlaws. During a prison vacation, Sailor Ripley (played by Nicolas Cage) visits his girlfriend Lula Pace Fortune (played by actress Laura Dern) and the two decide to run away to New Orleans. The problem Sailor Ripley encounters is that Lula’s mother disapproves of their relationship.

Birdy

Starring Matthew Modine and Nicolas Cage. Rounding out the cast were John Harkins, Sandy Baron, Karen Young, Bruno Kirby, Nancy Fish, George Buck, Dolores Sage, Robert L. Ryan, James Santini, Maud Winchester, Marshall Bell, Elizabeth Whitcraft and Sandra Beall. The movie is based on the novel of the same name by William Wharton. The story follows the lives of two friends, Birdy (played by Matthew Modine) and Al (played by Nicolas Cage), who share their lives from high school through their military service in Vietnam. Birdy’s character has a fixation with birds, and his experiences in Vietnam eventually unhinged him and caused more than obvious mental disorders. After returning from the war, Birdy is committed to a mental institution while his friend Al (Nicolas Cage) tries to be close to him.