Portrait of Nicolas Cage

Acting

Nicolas Cage

Career

Active from 1981 to 2028, busiest in 2023 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
113
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for Love, Antosha
Love, Antosha
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 120 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nicolas Cage Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    2.1, average 3.0
  • Wholesome
    2.6, average 3.4
  • Nostalgia
    3.3, average 3.8
  • Historical
    2.0, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nicolas Cage Performance 9
  • Character-Driven 9
  • Moral Ambiguity 7
  • Crime Thriller 6
  • Psychological Thriller 6
  • Intense Suspense 5
  • Fast-Paced 5
  • Action-Packed 4
  • Eccentric Characters 4
  • High-Octane Action Thriller 4
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Intense Performances 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

136
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

6 titles
Spider-Noir
Spider-Noir

as Ben Reily / The Spider

Fortitude
Fortitude

as Dusko Popov

Gambino
Gambino

as Carlo Gambino

Lords of War
Lords of War

as Yuri Orlov

Parish
Parish

as Parish

Untitled National Treasure 3
Untitled National Treasure 3

as Ben Gates

2020s

26 titles · average score 59
Spider-Noir
Spider-Noir (2026)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Ben Reilly / The Spider

The Carpenter's Son
The Carpenter's Son (2025)
GoodWatch score 42

as The Carpenter

Longlegs
Longlegs (2024)
GoodWatch score 72

as Longlegs

Arcadian
Arcadian (2024)
GoodWatch score 60

as Paul

Renfield
Renfield (2023)
GoodWatch score 59

as Dracula

Dream Scenario
Dream Scenario (2023)
GoodWatch score 75

as Paul Matthews

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
GoodWatch score 74

as Nick Cage / Nicky

Pig
Pig (2021)
GoodWatch score 80

as Rob Feld

Willy's Wonderland
Willy's Wonderland (2021)
GoodWatch score 56

as The Janitor

Prisoners of the Ghostland
Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021)
GoodWatch score 51

as Hero

The Croods: A New Age
The Croods: A New Age (2020)
GoodWatch score 68

as Grug (voice)

Color Out of Space
Color Out of Space (2020)
GoodWatch score 70

as Nathan Gardner

2010s

42 titles · average score 47
Primal
Primal (2019)
GoodWatch score 38

as Frank Walsh

Mandy
Mandy (2018)
GoodWatch score 77

as Red Miller

Left Behind
Left Behind (2014)
GoodWatch score 18

as Rayford Steele

Outcast
Outcast (2014)
GoodWatch score 29

as Gallain

The Croods
The Croods (2013)
GoodWatch score 66

as Grug (voice)

The Frozen Ground
The Frozen Ground (2013)
GoodWatch score 54

as Jack Halcombe

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)
GoodWatch score 33

as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider

Season of the Witch
Season of the Witch (2011)
GoodWatch score 33

as Behman

Drive Angry
Drive Angry (2011)
GoodWatch score 47

as Milton

Trespass
Trespass (2011)
GoodWatch score 34

as Kyle Miller

Kick-Ass
Kick-Ass (2010)
GoodWatch score 73

as Damon Macready / Big Daddy

The Sorcerer's Apprentice
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
GoodWatch score 50

as Balthazar Blake

2000s

26 titles · average score 54
Knowing
Knowing (2009)
GoodWatch score 47

as John Koestler

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
GoodWatch score 71

as Terence McDonagh

Ghost Rider
Ghost Rider (2007)
GoodWatch score 41

as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider

National Treasure: Book of Secrets
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
GoodWatch score 52

as Ben Gates

Next
Next (2007)
GoodWatch score 46

as Cris Johnson / Frank Cadillac

The Wicker Man
The Wicker Man (2006)
GoodWatch score 30

as Edward Malus

Lord of War
Lord of War (2005)
GoodWatch score 69

as Yuri Orlov

National Treasure
National Treasure (2004)
GoodWatch score 56

as Ben Gates

Adaptation.
Adaptation. (2002)
GoodWatch score 82

as Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman

Windtalkers
Windtalkers (2002)
GoodWatch score 50

as Sergeant Joe Enders

Gone in Sixty Seconds
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
GoodWatch score 47

as Memphis Raines

The Family Man
The Family Man (2000)
GoodWatch score 58

as Jack Campbell

1990s

22 titles · average score 58
8MM
8MM (1999)
GoodWatch score 42

as Tom Welles

Bringing Out the Dead
Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
GoodWatch score 71

as Frank Pierce

City of Angels
City of Angels (1998)
GoodWatch score 62

as Seth

Snake Eyes
Snake Eyes (1998)
GoodWatch score 53

as Rick Santoro

Con Air
Con Air (1997)
GoodWatch score 62

as Cameron Poe

Face/Off
Face/Off (1997)
GoodWatch score 81

as Castor Troy

The Rock
The Rock (1996)
GoodWatch score 71

as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed

Leaving Las Vegas
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
GoodWatch score 81

as Ben Sanderson

It Could Happen to You
It Could Happen to You (1994)
GoodWatch score 67

as Charlie Lang

Guarding Tess
Guarding Tess (1994)
GoodWatch score 56

as Doug Chesnic

Zandalee
Zandalee (1991)
GoodWatch score 36

as Johnny Collins

Wild at Heart
Wild at Heart (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sailor

1980s

14 titles · average score 62
Vampire's Kiss
Vampire's Kiss (1989)
GoodWatch score 55

as Peter Loew

Time to Kill
Time to Kill (1989)
GoodWatch score 39

as Enrico Silvestri

Moonstruck
Moonstruck (1987)
GoodWatch score 80

as Ronny Cammareri

Raising Arizona
Raising Arizona (1987)
GoodWatch score 78

as H.I.

Peggy Sue Got Married
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
GoodWatch score 72

as Charlie Bodell

The Boy in Blue
The Boy in Blue (1986)
GoodWatch score 33

as Ned Hanlan

Birdy
Birdy (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

as Sergeant Al Columbato

Racing with the Moon
Racing with the Moon (1984)
GoodWatch score 57

as Nicky / Bud

The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club (1984)
GoodWatch score 68

as Vincent Dwyer

Valley Girl
Valley Girl (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

as Randy

Rumble Fish
Rumble Fish (1983)
GoodWatch score 71

as Smokey

The Best of Times
The Best of Times (1981)
GoodWatch score 53

as Nicolas