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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

2022Movie1 h 47 minR

74

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A gloriously campy, eccentric action movie about show business and pop culture.

Good for date night · friends night · party vibe

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Story

Nicolas Cage is Nick Cage.

Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, Nick Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative and forced to live up to his own legend, channeling his most iconic and beloved on-screen characters in order to save himself and his loved ones.

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Self-Referential Comedy
Nicolas Cage Persona Deconstruction
Absurdist Action Thriller
Campy & Ironic
Hollywood Satire
Cringle Humor
Pop Culture Nostalgia
Buddy Cop Dynamic
Meta-Fictional Narrative

Crew

Directed by: Tom Gormican
Written by: Tom Gormican, Kevin Etten
Produced by: Nicolas Cage, Kevin Turen, Kristin Burr
Music by: Mark Isham

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Facts

April 20, 2022 · 1 h 47 min · R

Released: April 20, 2022
Runtime: 1 h 47 min
Age rating: R
Content: Violence, Strong Language, Drug Use
Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime
Original language: English
Also spoken: Spanish
Made in: United States
Budget: $30 million
Box office: $29 million
Available in: 94 countries

Tropes

Amicable Exes, Chekhov's Skill, Noodle Incident +9

Amicable Exes
Chekhov's Skill
Noodle Incident
Locked Out of the Loop
Homoerotic Subtext
Romance on the Set
Conspicuous Consumption
Killed Off for Real
Who Writes This Crap!?
Heroic BSoD
Heroic Sacrifice
Missing Child

12 of 70 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

6 questions, like "Where can I stream The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent?"

Questions about The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent?

In the United States, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent streams on fuboTV and MovieSphere+, and it is free with ads on The Roku. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, and Spectrum On Demand. It also streams in 70 other countries.

Is The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent worth watching?

74

GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 74 (IMDb 7, Letterboxd 3.4 out of 5, Rotten Tomatoes 87%, and Metacritic 68).

Will The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent make me laugh?

Very funny

Yes, a lot: the humor is mostly cringe comedy (9 of 10) and absurd humor (9 of 10).

Is The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on dialogue centrality (7 of 10) and character depth (6 of 10) more than on its plot.

Was The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent a box office flop?

Budget$30 million

Box office$29 million

Yes: it cost about $30 million to make and earned $29 million worldwide, 97% of its budget.

What tropes does The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent use?

Amicable ExesChekhov's SkillNoodle IncidentLocked Out of the LoopHomoerotic SubtextRomance on the SetConspicuous ConsumptionKilled Off for RealWho Writes This Crap!?Heroic BSoDHeroic SacrificeMissing Childand 58 more

TV Tropes lists 70 tropes for it, including Amicable Exes, Chekhov's Skill, and Noodle Incident.