In 2020, I decided to watch the entire filmography of Nicolas Cage (100+ films) in alphabetical order. I took a long break then started doing it again. This is 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔜𝔢𝔞𝔯 𝔬𝔣 ℭ𝔞𝔤𝔢. This project will take me multiple years to complete.
Chapter 001 – 8mm
Chapter 002 – 211
Chapter 003 – A Score to Settle
Chapter 004 – Adaptation.
Chapter 005 – Amos & Andrew
Chapter 006 – Army of One
Chapter 007 – Arsenal
Chapter 008 – Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Chapter 009 – Bangkok Dangerous
Chapter 010 – Between Worlds
Chapter 011 – Birdy
Chapter 012 – Bringing Out the Dead
Chapter 013 – Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Chapter 014 – City of Angels
Chapter 015 — Color Out of Space
Chapter 016 — Pig *
Chapter 017 — The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent *
Chapter 018 — Con Air
Chapter 019 — Deadfall
Chapter 020 — Dog Eat Dog
Chapter 021 — Drive Angry
Chapter 022 — Dying of the Light
Chapter 023 — Face/Off
Chapter 024 — The Cotton Club *
Chapter 025 — Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Chapter 026 — Fire Birds
Chapter 027 — The Frozen Ground
Chapter 028 — Ghost Rider
Chapter 029 — Gone in 60 Seconds
Chapter 030 — Guarding Tess
Chapter 031 — Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Chapter 032 — Grand Isle
Chapter 033 — Honeymoon in Vegas
Chapter 034 — Inconceivable
Chapter 035 — It Could Happen to You
Chapter 036 — Jiu Jitsu
Chapter 037 — Joe
Chapter 038 — Kick-Ass
Chapter 039 — Kill Chain
Chapter 040 — Kiss of Death
Chapter 041 — Knowing
Chapter 042 — Leaving Las Vegas
Chapter 043 — Left Behind
Chapter 044 — Looking Glass
Chapter 045 — Lord of War
Chapter 046 — Mandy
Chapter 047 — Matchstick Men
Chapter 048 — Mom and Dad
Chapter 049 — Moonstruck
Chapter 050 — National Treasure
Chapter 051 — National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Chapter 052 — Never On Tuesday
Chapter 053 — Next
Chapter 054 — The Old Way
Chapter 055 — The Boy in Blue *
Chapter 056 — Butcher's Crossing *
Chapter 057 — The Family Man *
Chapter 058 — The Humanity Bureau *
Chapter 059 — Industrial Symphony No. 1 *
Chapter 060 — Dream Scenario *
Chapter 061 — The Flash *
Chapter 062 — Outcast
Chapter 063 — Pay the Ghost
Chapter 064 — Peggy Sue Got Married
Chapter 065 — Primal
Chapter 066 — Prisoners of the Ghostland
Chapter 067 — Racing with the Moon
Chapter 068 — Rage
Chapter 069 — Arcadian *
Chapter 070 — Longlegs *
Chapter 071 — Raising Arizona
Chapter 072 — Red Rock West
Chapter 073 — Renfield
Chapter 074 — The Retirement Plan
Chapter 075 — The Rock
*reviewed out of alphabetical order (for various reasons)
R A N K I N G – Every Single Nicolas Cage Movie
....from worst to first....
SCORING KEY:
Zero Redeeming Qualities / Offensively Boring (0-2)
Minimal Reedming Qualities and/or Hints of a "Good" Bad Movie (3-5)
Decent to Pretty Great and/or Legitimate Top-Notch "Good" Bad Movie (6-9)
Great film (9-10)
(* = classic or potential classic / † = cage isn't really in it, so won't count towards official ranking in the end...)
Gone in 60 Seconds
Guarding Tess
Dog Eat Dog
Kill Chain
The Old Way
Butcher's Crossing
Ghost Rider
Fire Birds
Rage
211
8mm
Left Behind
The Boy in Blue
Army of One
Arsenal
The Retirement Plan
The Boy in Blue
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Never on Tuesday †
Bangkok Dangerous
The Cotton Club
Dying of the Light
It Could Happen to You
Looking Glass
Lord of War
Renfield
Color Out of Space
The Frozen Ground
Deadfall
Jiu Jitsu
Pay the Ghost
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Grand Isle
Red Rock West
Knowing / Next (tie)
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Outcast
The Humanity Bureau
Racing with the Moon
Leaving Las Vegas
A Score to Settle
Inconceivable
National Treasure
Bringing Out the Dead
Birdy
Amos & Andrew
Drive Angry
Moonstruck
Con Air
The Flash †
Primal
Prisoners of the Ghostland
The Family Man
City of Angels
Joe
Kiss of Death
Honeymoon in Vegas
Industrial Symphony No. 1 †
Matchstick Men
Mom and Dad
Peggy Sue Got Married
Arcadian
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Pig
Fast Times at Ridgemont High †
Between Worlds
The Rock
Mandy
Longlegs
Dream Scenario
Kick-Ass *
Face/Off *
Raising Arizona *
Adaptation. *
....from worst to first....
SCORING KEY:
Zero Redeeming Qualities / Offensively Boring (0-2)
Minimal Reedming Qualities and/or Hints of a "Good" Bad Movie (3-5)
Decent to Pretty Great and/or Legitimate Top-Notch "Good" Bad Movie (6-9)
Great film (9-10)
(* = classic or potential classic / † = cage isn't really in it, so won't count towards official ranking in the end...)
Gone in 60 Seconds
Guarding Tess
Dog Eat Dog
Kill Chain
The Old Way
Butcher's Crossing
Ghost Rider
Fire Birds
Rage
211
8mm
Left Behind
The Boy in Blue
Army of One
Arsenal
The Retirement Plan
The Boy in Blue
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Bangkok Dangerous
The Cotton Club
Dying of the Light
It Could Happen to You
Looking Glass
Lord of War
Renfield
Color Out of Space
The Frozen Ground
Deadfall
Jiu Jitsu
Pay the Ghost
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Grand Isle
Red Rock West
Knowing / Next (tie)
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Outcast
The Humanity Bureau
Racing with the Moon
Leaving Las Vegas
A Score to Settle
Inconceivable
National Treasure
Bringing Out the Dead
Birdy
Amos & Andrew
Drive Angry
Moonstruck
Con Air
Primal
Prisoners of the Ghostland
The Family Man
City of Angels
Joe
Kiss of Death
Honeymoon in Vegas
Matchstick Men
Mom and Dad
Peggy Sue Got Married
Arcadian
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Pig
Between Worlds
The Rock
Mandy
Longlegs
Dream Scenario
Kick-Ass *
Face/Off *
Raising Arizona *
Adaptation. *