# What is your favorite Nicolas Cage movie? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [May 10, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-nicolas-cage-movie/1029968 "2026-05-10T16:28:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-nicolas-cage-movie/1029968/62 "2026-05-11T18:58:21Z")
I’m a fan of fun popcorn movies. I know they aren’t great cinema but I enjoy _National Treasure,_ _The Rock_ and _ConAir._ But _Raising Arizona_ is just a great film. One of my favorite comedies of all time. The trajectory of the early career of the Coen Brothers is bizarre and wonderful. _Blood Simple_ to _Raising Arizona_ to _Miller’s Crossing._ I think they could have made _Raising Arizona_ with someone else but I think Cage was the perfect choice. > [@GuanoLad](#): > > I haven’t seen many, but I am a very basic movie watcher, so I pick **National Treasure**. I am also looking forward to _Spiderman Noir_ or whatever it’s called. _Spider-Noir_ isn’t a movie. It will be an eight episode series. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-nicolas-cage-movie/1029968/63 "2026-05-11T19:02:55Z")
I watched National Treasure many times with my kids, and as a result have a real fondness for it. It’s good fun, plus every once in a while that other, crazier Nic Cage pops out briefly when he’s yelling…he can never fully contain it. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-nicolas-cage-movie/1029968/64 "2026-05-11T19:55:45Z")
I’m not a fan of Raising Arizona. My favorite is Honeymoon in Vegas, “Will you please stop _CUCIFYING_ me with that!?”. The other Vegas - Leaving Las Vegas ain’t to shabby either. ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-nicolas-cage-movie/1029968/65 "2026-05-11T20:21:22Z")
Oh also… it’s a helluva stretch but I’d probably go with Flash. I actually really enjoyed it one of the best superhero movies I’ve seen in a while. Calling it a Nicholas Cave movie on the other hand, a leeeetle bit of a stretch to say the least, what with his part being a non speaking momentary cameo 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Orville\_mogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/aeb1de/32.png) [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-nicolas-cage-movie/1029968/66 "2026-05-11T20:27:28Z")
Big fan of Nik. I loved Face/Off. Also liked Adaptation a lot because how many films are about orchids? ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-nicolas-cage-movie/1029968/67 "2026-05-11T21:16:28Z")
_Raising Arizona._ Honorable mention to _Wild at Heart._ Being a lifelong comic-book nerd, I enjoyed the Ghost Rider movies more than they probably deserved. I have mixed feelings about _Season of the Witch._ The writers wanted to make a much better movie than the director delivered. You could see what they were trying to do. Unfortunately, the opening scene gives away the ending. ---
**Author:** ![Staggerlee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/staggerlee/32/3134_2.png) [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-nicolas-cage-movie/1029968/68 "2026-05-11T21:31:49Z")
I immediately thought of Con Air, and it took several minutes to come up with Adaptation; but I reckon that’s because I love it so much, it’s in a different mental category for me, rather than ‘Nicholas Cage films’. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-nicolas-cage-movie/1029968/69 "2026-05-11T21:35:28Z")
I also really liked Raising Arizona (and similarly like other lighter, more comic Coen brothers films) but another one I really liked was Peggy Sue Got Married, though he’s not the lead in that. ---
**Author:** ![Meatwater](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meatwater/32/20074_2.png) [@Meatwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatwater)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-nicolas-cage-movie/1029968/70 "2026-05-11T21:45:04Z")
Difficult to choose, but I’ll go with **Color Out of Space**. Honorable Mentions: **Mandy** , **Ghost Rider** , and **Face/Off**. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-nicolas-cage-movie/1029968/71 "2026-05-12T02:45:24Z")
Am I the only one that liked Birdy? Honorable mentions: Raising A & Wild ---
**Author:** ![by-tor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/by-tor/32/266_2.png) [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-nicolas-cage-movie/1029968/72 "2026-05-12T05:52:31Z")
Lord of War is my favorite followed by The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Matchstick Men. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-nicolas-cage-movie/1029968/73 "2026-05-12T17:19:21Z")
> [@China\_Guy](#): > > Am I the only one that liked Birdy? I liked it. But I liked other films more. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-nicolas-cage-movie/1029968/74 "2026-05-12T22:31:54Z")
How about my (least) favorite movie that Nic Cage _isn’t_ in: let me explain. Up thread there are a few mentions of his early role in **Valley Girl** , which I’ve come to appreciate lately after I recently rewatched it. I noticed that the 2019 “remake” is airing on Prime, so I thought it’d be fun to watch. It was _excruciating_! They made it into a musical with lots of lip-synching, mob style dancing, and utter cluelessness as to what the 1980’s was all about. (They eliminated some of the best, if minor, scenes in the original: the “Fred!” “Stacy!” chase around the car; the friend whose mother think she’s in _The Graduate_; Laryn shamefully sneaking around after canoodling with Tommy; the hippie parents; and worst, losing the original music). Deborah Foreman and EG (Elizabeth) Daley have brief cameos, but that goodness Nic Cage skipped this mess. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-nicolas-cage-movie/1029968/75 "2026-05-12T22:39:05Z")
Hmm…he’s a great actor and it’s hard to pick but I’ll go with: **Mandy** **Longlegs** **I also really like both National Treasure films. What a fun series. I wish we had more of them.** ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-nicolas-cage-movie/1029968/76 "2026-05-13T01:54:12Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > **Longlegs** > > **I also really like both National Treasure films. What a fun series. I wish we had more of them.** I picked National Treasure above, but I could go with Longlegs as well. I’m intrigued to see he’ll be in the sequel. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-nicolas-cage-movie/1029968/77 "2026-05-13T01:58:47Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > I picked National Treasure above, but I could go with Longlegs as well. I’m intrigued to see he’ll be in the sequel Uh, so it is a prequel then??? ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-nicolas-cage-movie/1029968/78 "2026-05-13T02:03:46Z")
Gotta be! > Paramount and Perkins are keeping details in the basement but sources stress that this new _Longlegs_ is not a sequel but something “set in the _Longlegs_ universe.” Nonsense-speak, I’ll bet they don’t even have a script. But Paramount bought the rights from Neon and then signed both Cage and Oz Perkins, so I’ll see it regardless. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-nicolas-cage-movie/1029968/79 "2026-05-13T02:07:41Z")
I hate Cage. You look in my window and I will NOT be watching! I’m kidding, just seeing how far I could go saying this in an appreciation thread. I like Cage well enough..the stuff he does with his face is kinda amazing. Moonstruck and the one where he was a drunk and the prostitute falls in love with him are the ones I like) ---
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A tie between “Wild at Heart” and “Adaptation”. Recent shirt: [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/yfOzlgW.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/l4hjFH5) ---
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While I would probably miss Raising Arizona the most, if it was erased from the world, let me be the first to name **Red Rock West**. Delightful little film noir. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-nicolas-cage-movie/1029968.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-nicolas-cage-movie/1029968.md?page=5)