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Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

Biography

Nicolas Cage (born Nicolas Kim Coppola; January 7, 1964) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award. During the early years of his career, Cage starred in a variety of films such as Rumble Fish (1983), Racing with the Moon (1984), Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), Raising Arizona (1987), Vampire's Kiss (1989), Wild at Heart (1990), Honeymoon in Vegas (1992), and Red Rock West (1993). During this period, John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 36 listed him as one of twelve Promising New Actors of 1984. For his performance in Leaving Las Vegas (1995), he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He received his second Academy Award nomination for his performance as Charlie and Donald Kaufman in Adaptation (2002). He subsequently appeared in more mainstream films, such as The Rock (1996), Con Air (1997), City of Angels (1998), 8mm (1999), Windtalkers (2002), Lord of War (2005), The Wicker Man (2006), Bangkok Dangerous (2008) and Knowing (2009). He also directed the film Sonny (2002), for which he was nominated for Grand Special Prize at Deauville Film Festival. Cage owns the production company Saturn Films and has produced films such as Shadow of the Vampire (2000) and The Life of David Gale (2003). In October 1997, Cage was ranked No. 40 in Empire magazine's The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time list, while the next year, he was placed No. 37 in Premiere's 100 most powerful people in Hollywood. In the 2010s, he starred in Kick-Ass (2010), Drive Angry (2011), Joe (2013), The Runner (2015), Dog Eat Dog (2016), Mom and Dad (2017), Mandy (2018), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), and Color Out of Space (2019). His participation in various film genres during this time increased his popularity and gained him a cult following.

CritifyHub Reviews Featuring Nicolas Cage

Conning the Heart: Why Matchstick Men Still Swindles Us

on Matchstick Men | Aug 26, 2025

Ever wonder how a con artist’s life unravels when his heart gets in on the grift? Matchstick Men (2003), directed by Ridley Scott, pulls off a slick heist on your emotions, blending razor-sharp wit wi... Read more

Punching Through the Superhero Satire: The Audacious Spirit of Kick-Ass

on Kick-Ass | Aug 01, 2025

Matthew Vaughn’s Kick-Ass (2010) bursts onto the screen with a kinetic audacity that both celebrates and skewers the superhero genre, blending hyper-violent spectacle with a surprising emotional core.... Read more

A Quiet Masterpiece That Butchers the Myth of the Angry Man

on Pig | Jun 15, 2025

Nicolas Cage has spent years wading through direct-to-VOD schlock, but Pig reminds us why he remains one of cinema’s most fascinating actors. This isn’t John Wick with a truffle hunter though the prem... Read more

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