Biography: Nicolas Cage |

Actor Nicolas Cage has always strived to make a name for himself based on his work, rather than on his lineage. As the nephew of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, Cage altered his last name to avoid accusations of nepotism. (He chose "Cage" both out of... more
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Cast: Meg Ryan   
Tags: Heavenly Drama Romance Fantasy Romantic Fantasy 
Length: 117min
An angel must decide if love is more important than eternal peace in this Americanized adaptation of Wim Wenders' modern classic Wings of Desire. Seth (Nicholas Cage) is an angel who hovers over the city of Los Angeles, listening to people's thoughts,...

Cast: Nicolas Cage John Heard   
Tags: Thriller Crime Thriller 
Length: 105min
Brian DePalma directed this taut thriller, set in Atlantic City, where a corrupt cop investigates a political assassination. Outside an Atlantic City arena-hotel-casino, a TV news reporter stands in a pre-hurricane storm to report on the heavyweight...

Cast: Joan Allen Michael Douglas   
Tags: Action Action Thriller 
Length: 138min
The third of John Woo's American-made feature films, Face/Off stars John Travolta as Sean Archer, an FBI agent obsessed with capturing Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage), a criminal genius who years before killed Archer's son while trying to assassinate the...

Cast: John Travolta Glenn Close   
Tags: Mockumentary Comedy Showbiz Comedy Media Satire 
Length: 89min
Film director Adam Rifkin spoofs Hollywood's star machine in concocting this fictional "mockumentary" about a director (Rifkin playing himself) who wants to make a documentary film about a rising young star. Anton Markwell (Tony Markes, who...

Cast: Ed Harris Sean Connery   
Tags: Action Buddy Film Action Thriller 
Length: 136min
The sophomore film from former music video and commercial director Michael Bay, this fast-paced action yarn featured rapid-fire editing, a cutting-edge rock soundtrack and liberal use of shots awash in a haze of burnished hues, all trademarks of...

Tags: Thriller Gangster Film Crime Thriller Post-Noir (Modern Noir) 
Length: 101min
A convict agrees to go undercover and gather evidence on a notorious crime lord in order to win an early release from prison in this tough, gritty crime drama. Much of the tension develops from the inner conflict of Jimmy Kilmartin (David Caruso), who...

Tags: Psychological Drama Drama Romantic Drama Addiction Drama 
Length: 112min
Mike Figgis' grim drama documents a romantic triangle of sorts involving prostitute Sera (Elisabeth Shue), failed Hollywood screenwriter Ben (Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage), and the constant flow of booze which he loves more dearly than life itself....

Tags: Crime Comedy Comedy 
Length: 112min
Three brothers who are inept criminals butcher one last attempt to pull off a big heist in this caper comedy. Bill Firpo (Nicolas Cage) is sick of thievery and has retired from crime to run an upscale restaurant in New York. But when his two brothers,...

Tags: Action Thriller Action 
Length: 115min
Former war hero Cameron Poe (Nicolas Cage) is sentenced to eight years in prison when he accidentally kills a man in a barroom brawl while defending his pregnant wife. When his release comes through, he's eager to see the daughter he's never met....

Cast: Shirley MacLaine   
Tags: Comedy Thriller Odd Couple Film Comedy of Manners Comedy 
Length: 95min
A man trained for a life of excitement and danger is given a new and unexpected challenge -- minding a grouchy old woman -- in this comedy. Doug Chesnic (Nicolas Cage) is a Secret Service agent who takes great pride in his job, performing his duties...



























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