Nicolas Cage - 100 Years of Movie Posters - 79

A Chronology of Nicolas Cage Movie Posters 1983-2012.

Nicolas Cage was born 'Nicolas Kim Coppola' in Long Beach, California on 7th January 1964.

Cage is the nephew of director Francis Coppola. He has been Oscar nominated twice, winning Best Actor for Leaving Las Vegas (1995).

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Valley Girl (1983) Directed by Martha Coolidge. 99mins.

Nicolas Cage - Randy

Also starring Deborah Foreman, Elizabeth Daily, Michael Bowen, Colleen Camp and Frederic Forrest.

19-year old Nicolas Cage's first starring role.

Tagline - She's cool. He's hot. She's from the Valley. He's not.

Box Office - $17.4m (US)

IMDB rating 6.0

The Cotton Club (1984) Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. 127mins.

Richard Gere - Dixie Dwyer

Also starring Diane Lane, Gregory Hines, Lonette McKee, Bob Hoskins, Fred Gwynne, James Remar and Nicolas Cage as Vincent Dwyer.

Nominated for 2 Oscars - Best Art Direction and Best Film Editing.

Golden Globe Nominations for Best Film and Best Director.

Cost $58m - Box Office $26m (US)

IMDB rating 6.4

Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. 103mins.

Kathleen Turner - Peggy Sue Bodell
Nicolas Cage - Charlie Bodell

Also starring Barry Miller, Catherine Hicks, Joan Allen and Jim Carrey.

Romantic fantasy.

Nominated for 3 Oscars - Best Actress (Kathleen Turner), Best Cinematography and Best Costume Design.

Golden Globe Nominations for Best Film Comedy / Musical and Best Actress (Kathleen Turner)

Tagline - She awoke in the past with a chance to rebuild her future.

Cost $18m - Box Office $41.3m

IMDB rating 6.3

Raising Arizona (1987) Directed by Joel Coen. 94mins.

Nicolas Cage - Herbert I. McDunnough
Holly Hunter - Edwina McDunnough

Also starring Trey Wilson, John Goodman, William Forsythe, Frances McDormand and Randall 'Tex' Cobb.

Cult comedy from the Coen Bros.

#31 on the American Film Institute's 100 Funniest Films list.

Cost $6m - Box Office $22.8m

IMDB rating 7.4

Moonstruck (1987) Directed by Norman Jewison. 102mins.

Cher - Loretta Castorini
Nicolas Cage - Ronny Cammareri

Also starring Vincent Gardenia, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello and John Mahoney.

Nominated for 6 Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director, winning 3 - Best Screenplay, Best Actress (Cher) and Best Supporting Actress (Olympia Dukakis)

Golden Globe Nominations for Best Film and Best Actor (Nic Cage) winning for Best Actress (Cher) and Best Supporting Actress (Olympia Dukakis)

Box Office $156.2m

IMDB rating 7.0

Vampire's Kiss (1988) Directed by Robert Bierman. 103mins.

Nicolas Cage - Peter Loew

Also starring Maria Conchita Alonso, Jennifer Beals, Elizabeth Ashley, Kasi Lemmons and Bob Lujan.

Black comedy.

In one scene Cage eats a live cockroach, he later said, "Every muscle in my body didn't want to do it, but I did it anyway."

Tagline - Seduction. Romance. Murder. The things one does for love.

Cost $2m - Box Office $1m

IMDB rating 5.5

Firebirds (1990) UK title Wings of the Apache. Directed by David Green. 85mins.

Nicolas Cage - Jake Preston
Tommy Lee Jones - Brad Little
Sean Young - Billie Lee Guthrie

Also starring Bryan Kestner, Illana Diamant, Dale Dye and Mary Ellen Trainor.

"A third-rate knockoff of Top Gun and Blue Thunder" Entertainment Weekly.

Box Office $14.7m (US)

IMDB rating 4.4

Wild at Heart (1990) Directed by David Lynch. 125mins.

Nicolas Cage - Sailor Ripley
Laura Dern - Lula Fortune

Also starring Willem Dafoe, J.E. Freeman, Crispin Glover, Diane Ladd and Isabella Rossellini.

Based on the novel "Wild at Heart: The Story of Sailor and Lula" by Barry Gifford.

Oscar Nomination for Best Supporting Actress (Diane Ladd).

Golden Globe Nomination for Best Supporting Actress (Diane Ladd).

Cost $10m - Box Office $14.5m

IMDB rating 7.2

Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) Directed by Andrew Bergman. 96mins.

James Caan - Tommy Korman
Nicolas Cage - Jack Singer
Sarah Jessica Parker - Betsy

Also starring Pat Morita, Anne Bancroft and Peter Boyle.

Golden Globe Nomination for Best Film Comedy / Musical and Best Actor (Nicolas Cage).

Tagline - A comedy about one bride, two grooms, and 34 flying Elvises.

Cost $25m - Box Office $35.2m

IMDB rating 5.7

It Could Happen to You (1994) Directed by Andrew Bergman. 101mins.

Nicolas Cage - Charlie Lang
Bridget Fonda - Yvonne Biasi

Also starring Rosie Perez, Wendell Pierce, Isaac Hayes, Stanley Tucci and Red Buttons .

Inspired by real life events.

Tagline - A cop. A waitress. A lottery ticket.

Box Office $38m

IMDB rating 6.2

Kiss of Death (1995) Directed by Barbet Schroeder. 101mins.

David Caruso – Jimmy Kilmartin
Samuel L. Jackson – Detective Calvin Hart
Nicolas Cage – Little Junior Brown

Also starring Helen Hunt, Ving Rhames, Stanley Tucci and Philip Baker Hall.

Loosely based on the 1947 noir classic Kiss of Death, directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Victor Mature and Richard Widmark.

Cost $38m - Box Office $15m

IMDB rating 5.8

Leaving Las Vegas (1995) Directed by Mike Figgis. 111mins.

Nicolas Cage - Ben Sanderson
Elisabeth Shue - Sera

Also starring Julian Sands, Richard Lewis, Steven Weber, Kim Adams and Valeria Golino.

Based on the novel by John O'Brien, published in 1990.

Nominated for 4 Oscars winning 1 - Best Actor (Nicolas Cage)

Nominated for 4 Golden Globe Awards winning 1 - Best Actor (Nicolas Cage)

Cost $4m - Box Office $32m

IMDB rating 7.6

The Rock (1996) Directed by Michael Bay. 136mins.

Sean Connery - John Patrick Mason
Nicolas Cage - Stanley Goodspeed
Ed Harris - General Francis X. Hummel

Also starring John Spencer, David Morse, William Forsythe, Claire Forlani and Michael Biehn.

One of the best action films of the 90's.

Oscar Nomination for Best Sound.

Saturn Award Nomination for Best Action Film and Best Music (Nick Glennie-Smith and Hans Zimmer)

Cost $75m - Box Office $335m

IMDB rating 7.3

Con Air (1997) Directed by Simon West. 115mins (123mins)

Nicolas Cage - Cameron Poe
John Cusack - Vince Larkin
John Malkovich - Cyrus Grissom

Also starring Monica Potter, Ving Rhames, Mykelti Williamson, Nick Chinlund, Rachel Ticotin and Steve Buscemi.

Nominated for 2 Oscars - Best Sound and Best Song

Razzie Award Winner for "Worst Reckless Disregard for Human Life and Public Property"

Cost $75m - Box Office $224m

IMDB rating 6.7

Face/Off (1997) Directed by John Woo. 138mins.

John Travolta - Sean Archer
Nicolas Cage - Castor Troy

Also starring Joan Allen, Alessandro Nivola, Dominique Swain, Nick Cassavetes.and Gina Gershon.

Nicolas Cage refused the role at first saying he didn't want to play a villain, he changed his mind when he was told he would be playing the hero for most of the film.

Oscar Award Nomination for Best Sound Effects Editing.

Nominated for 9 Saturn Awards including Best Action Film, winning 2 - Best Director and Best Screenplay.

Cost $80m - Box Office $245.6m

IMDB rating 7.3

City of Angels (1998) Directed by Brad Silberling. 114mins.

Nicolas Cage - Seth
Meg Ryan - Dr. Maggie Rice

Also starring Andre Braugher, Dennis Franz, Colm Feore and Robin Bartlett.

Romantic fantasy. A remake of 'Wings of Desire' (1987) directed by Wim Wenders.

His Face/Off co-star John Travolta played an angel in Michael (1996) now it's Cage's turn.

Cost $55m - Box Office $198.6m

IMDB rating 6.5

Snake Eyes (1998) Directed by Brian De Palma. 98mins.

Nicolas Cage - Rick Santoro

Also starring Gary Sinise, John Heard, Carla Gugino, Stan Shaw and Kevin Dunn.

Tagline - Believe Everything Except Your Eyes

Cost $73m - Box Office $104m

IMDB rating 5.9

8MM (1999) Directed by Joel Schumacher. 123mins.

Nicolas Cage - Tom Welles

Also starring Joaquin Phoenix, James Gandolfini, Peter Stormare, Anthony Heald and Catherine Keener.

David Fincher was considered to direct and Mark Wahlberg was on the shortlist for the Joaquin Phoenix role.

Cost $40m - Box Office $96.6m

IMDB rating 6.4

Bringing Out the Dead (1999) Directed by Martin Scorsese. 121mins.

Nicolas Cage - Frank Pierce

Also starring Patricia Arquette, John Goodman, Ving Rhames, Tom Sizemore and Marc Anthony.

Based on the novel by Joe Connelly, published in 1998.

Edward Norton was considered for the lead role.

Cost $55m - Box Office $16.8m (US)

IMDB rating 6.8

Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) Directed by Dominic Sena. 118mins (127mins).

Nicolas Cage - Randall "Memphis" Raines

Also starring Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi, Robert Duvall, Delroy Lindo, Timothy Olyphant, Will Patton, Vinnie Jones and Christopher Eccleston.

Loose remake of the 1974 movie of the same name directed by H.B. Halicki.

A master car thief and his gang have to steal 50 cars in 72 hours.

Nominated for 3 World Stunt Awards winning for Best Driving.

Cost $90m - Box Office $237.2m

IMDB rating 6.3

The Family Man (2000) Directed by Brett Ratner. 125mins.

Nicolas Cage - Jack Campbell

Also starring Téa Leoni, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Piven, Saul Rubinek and Josef Sommer.

Fantasy romance inspired by Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life.

Tagline - What if you made different choices? What if you said yes, instead of no? What if you got a second chance?

Cost $60m - Box Office $124.7m

IMDB rating 6.6

Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) Directed by John Madden. 131mins.

Nicolas Cage - Captain Antonio Corelli
Penelope Cruz - Pelagia

Also starring John Hurt, Christian Bale, Irene Papas and David Morrissey.

Romance set on a Greek Island during WWII and based on a novel by Louis de Bernieres, first published in 1994.

Cost $57m - Box Office $62.1m

IMDB rating 5.7

Windtalkers (2002) Directed by John Woo. 134mins (153mins)

Nicolas Cage - Sgt. Joe Enders

Also starring Adam Beach, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Stormare, Noah Emmerich and Christian Slater.

World War II - Pacific Theater - 1943.

Nominated for 3 World Stunt Awards winning Best Fire Stunt

Tagline - Honor Was Their Code.

Cost $115m - Box Office $77.6m

IMDB rating 5.9

Adaptation (2002) Directed by Spike Jonze. 114mins.

Nicolas Cage - Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman

Also starring Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Cara Seymour, Brian Cox and Tilda Swinton.

Based on the book 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean, published in 1998.

One of the AFI's 10 Best Movies of the Year.

Nominated for 4 Oscars including Best Actor (Nicolas Cage), winning Best Supporting Actor (Chris Cooper).

Nominated for 6 Golden Globe Awards winning 2 - Best Supporting Actor (Chris Cooper) and Best Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep).

IMDB rating 7.7

Matchstick Men (2003) Directed by Ridley Scott. 116mins.

Nicolas Cage - Roy Waller

Also starring Sam Rockwell, Alison Lohman, Bruce Altman, Jenny O'Hara and Bruce McGill.

Based on the novel by Eric Garcia, published in 2002.

Tagline - Lie Cheat Steal Rinse Repeat

Box Office $65.5m

IMDB rating 7.3

National Treasure (2004) Directed by Jon Turtletaub. 131mins.

Nicolas Cage - Benjamin Franklin Gates

Also starring Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean, Jon Voight, Harvey Keitel and Christopher Plummer.

Saturn Award nomination for Best Action/Adventure/Thriller movie

World Stunt Award nomination - Best Overall Stunt by a Stunt Woman

Tagline - In order to break the code, one man will have to break all the rules.

Cost $100m - Box Office $347.5m

IMDB rating 6.8

Lord of War (2005) Directed by Andrew Niccol. 122mins.

Nicolas Cage - Yuri Orlov

Also starring Jared Leto, Bridget Moynahan, Ethan Hawke, Eamonn Walker and Ian Holm.

Monica Bellucci was considered for the female lead.

Tagline - He Sells Guns... And He's Making A Killing.

Cost $50m - Box Office $72.6m

IMDB rating 7.6

The Weather Man (2005) Directed by Gore Verbinski. 102mins.

Nicolas Cage - David Spritz

Also starring Michael Caine, Hope Davis, Gemmenne de la Peña, Nicholas Hoult and Michael Rispoli.

Comedy - Drama.

Tagline - ... bring an umbrella

Cost $22m - Box Office $19m

IMDB rating 6.7

World Trade Center (2006) Directed by Oliver Stone. 129mins.

Nicolas Cage - John McLoughlin

Also starring Maria Bello, Michael Peña, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Stephen Dorff, Michael Shannon, Donna Murphy and Frank Whaley.

Based on real events, the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center buildings, September 11, 2001.

George Clooney and Mel Gibson were considered for the lead role.

Tagline - A True Story Of Courage And Survival

Cost $65m - Box Office $163m

IMDB rating 6.0

The Wicker Man (2006) Directed by Neil LaBute. 102mins.

Nicolas Cage - Edward Malus

Also starring Ellen Burstyn, Kate Beahan, Frances Conroy, Molly Parker and Leelee Sobieski.

Remake of the classic 1973 horror movie of the same name, which was directed by Robin Hardy, written by Anthony Shaffer and starred Edward Woodward and Christopher Lee.

Winona Ryder turned down a role in the film.

Cage's character is named after the original films lead actor, Edward Woodward.

Nominated for 5 Razzie Awards including Worst Remake and Worst Actor (Cage).

Cost $40m - Box Office $38.7m

IMDB rating 3.6

Ghost Rider (2007) Directed by Mark Steven Johnson. 114mins (123mins)

Nicolas Cage - Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
Eva Mendes - Roxanne Simpson

Also starring Wes Bentley, Sam Elliott, Matt Long, Raquel Alessi and Peter Fonda as Mephistopheles.

Based on the Marvel Comics character who first appeared in Marvel Spotlight #5 (1972).

Nicolas Cage is an avid comic book reader and collector and Ghost Rider was one of his favourites, he lobbied hard to get this role. The actor has a Ghost Rider tattoo which had to be covered up for some scenes of the film.

Cage named his son 'Kal-El' Superman's Kryptonian name.

World Stunt Award nomination for Best Speciality Stunt.

Saturn Award nomination for Best Horror Film.

Cost $110m - Box Office $228.7m

IMDB rating 5.2

Next (2007) Directed by Lee Tamahori. 96mins.

Nicolas Cage - Cris Johnson

Also starring Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel, Thomas Kretschmann, Tory Kittles and Peter Falk.

Loosely based on the sci-fi novel "The Golden Man" by Philip K. Dick, published in 1954.

Cage plays a man with the ability to see a few minutes into the future.

Tagline - If you can see the future, you can save it.

Cost $70m - Box Office $76m

IMDB rating 6.1

National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) Directed by Jon Turteltaub. 124mins.

Nicolas Cage - Benjamin Franklin Gates

Also starring Justin Bartha, Diane Kruger, Jon Voight, Helen Mirren, Ed Harris, Harvey Keitel and Bruce Greenwood as The President

Mystery action and adventure, sequel to National Treasure (2004).

Cost $130m - Box Office $457.3m

IMDB rating 6.5

Bangkok Dangerous (2008) Directed by the Pang Brothers. 99mins.

Nicolas Cage - Joe

Also starring Shahkrit Yamnarm, Charlie Yeung, James With, Nirattisai Kaljaruek and Panward Hemmanee.

Remake of the 1999 Thai movie of the same name which was also directed by the Pang Brothers.

Tagline - It's all in the execution.

Cost $45m - Box Office $82.4m

IMDB rating 5.4

Knowing (2009) Directed by Alex Proyas. 121mins.

Nicolas Cage - Prof. John Koestler

Also starring Rose Byrne, Chandler Canterbury, Lara Robinson, Nadia Townsend, Ben Mendelsohn and Liam Hemsworth.

An old time capsule dug up at a school contains the coded dates and predictions of major disasters that have happened and are still yet to come, with lists of fatalities and survivors. The final disaster predicted is global, survivors - nil.

Saturn Award nomination for Best Science Fiction Film.

Visual Effects Society nomination for Best Single Visual Effect (The Plane Crash)

Cost $50m - Box Office $187.8m

IMDB rating 6.2

The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (2009) Directed by Werner Herzog. 122mins.

Nicolas Cage - Terrence McDonagh
Eva Mendes - Frankie Donnenfeld

Also starring Tom Bower, Jennifer Coolidge, Val Kilmer, Brad Dourif, Xzibit and Fairuza Balk.

Remake of Abel Ferrara's Bad Lieutenant (1992) which starred Harvey Keitel.

Director Werner Herzog never saw the original and prefers to call his film a "rethought" rather than a remake.

Abel Ferrara wasn't happy that they were remaking his film and said that everyone concerned "should all burn in hell" and wondered how Cage "has the nerve to play Harvey Keitel".

Cost $25m - Box Office $10.4m

IMDB rating 6.7

Kick-Ass (2010) Directed by Matthew Vaughn. 117mins.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson - David Lizewski / Kick-Ass
Christopher Mintz-Plasse - Chris D'Amico / Red Mist
Chloë Grace Moretz - Mindy Macready / Hit-Girl
Nicolas Cage - Damon Macready / Big Daddy

Also starring Mark Strong, Michael Rispoli and Lyndsy Fonseca.

Superhero comedy based on the comic book series by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. first published in 2008.

There was some controversy over the exaggerated violence and 11 year old Chloe Moretz as Hit-Girl yelling profanities before shooting dead villains and slicing people up with knives. But it was faithful to the comic books and has become one of the biggest cult hits of recent years. A second movie is on the way.

Cage is excellent as Hit-Girls father 'Big Daddy' who talks like Adam West (Batman) when in superhero guise.

Empire Awards winner for Best British Film and Best Newcomer (Chloe Moretz)

People's Choice Award nomination for Favouirte Action Movie.

Cost $28m - Box Office $96.1m

IMDB rating 7.8

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010) Directed by Jon Turteltaub. 109mins.

Nicolas Cage - Balthazar
Jay Baruchel - Dave Stutler

Also starring Alfred Molina, Teresa Palmer, Toby Kebbell, Monica Bellucci and Alice Krige.

Inspired by the animated sequence of the same name from Walt Disney's Fantasia featuring Mickey Mouse, there is a brief homage to the segment in the movie. The title originates from the popular symphonic poem by Paul Dukas which was the basis for the animation.

The classic 1935 Rolls Royce Phantom used in the film belongs to Nicolas Cage, the filmmakers were looking for a suitable vintage car and Cage suggested his own car.

Cost $150m - Box Office $215.2m

IMDB rating 6.1

Season of the Witch (2011) Directed by Dominic Sena. 95mins.

Nicolas Cage - Behman von Bleibruck
Ron Perlman - Felson

Also starring Claire Foy, Stephen Campbell Moore, Robert Sheehan, Ulrich Thomsen and Christopher Lee.

Set in the 14th century and Cage plays a Knight given the task of escorting a young lady accused of witchcraft to a remote monastery where the monks can determine if she really is a witch.

Razzie Award nominations for Worst Actor (Cage) and Worst Couple (Cage and anyone sharing the screen with him)

Tagline - All Hell Will Break Loose

Cost $40m - Box Office $91.6m

IMDB rating 5.3

Drive Angry (2011) Directed by Patrick Lussier. 104mins.

Nicolas Cage - Milton

Also starring Amber Heard, William Fichtner, Billy Burke, David Morse, Todd Farmer and Tom Atkins.

Cage plays Milton, a prisoner who has escaped from Hell! He is pursued by The Accountant (Fichtner) who is determined to send him back to the Netherworld.

World Stunt Award nominations for Best Speciality Stunt and Best Stunt by a Woman.

Tagline - One Hell of a Ride.

Filmed in 3D

Cost $45m - Box Office $29m

IMDB rating 5.5

Seeking Justice (2011) Directed by Roger Donaldson. 105mins.

Nicolas Cage - Will Gerard

Also starring January Jones, Guy Pearce, Harold Perrineau, Jennifer Carpenter, IronE Singleton and Xander Berkeley.

Tagline - Vengeance Always Has a Price.

Cist $30m - Box Office $12.3m

IMDB rating 6.1

Trespass (2011) Directed by Joel Schumacher. 91mins.

Nicolas Cage - Kyle Miller
Nicole Kidman - Sarah Miller

Also starring Ben Mendelsohn, Liana Liberato, Cam Gigandet and Jordana Spiro.

The fastest theater to DVD release ever! The film was pulled from theaters after just 10 days and was out on DVD 8 days later.

Tagline - When terror is at your door, you can run, or you can fight.

Cost $35m - Box Office $9.6m

IMDB rating 5.2

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012) Directed by Mark Neveldine & Brian Taylor. 95mins.

Nicolas Cage - Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider

Also starring Violante Placido, Ciaran Hinds, Idris Elba, Johnny Whitworth and Fergus Riordan.

Sequel to Ghost Rider (2007) with only Cage returning from that film.

Ciaran Hinds replaces Peter Fonda as Mephistopheles, here going by the name Roarke.

Filmed in Romania.

Released in 3D.

Cost $57m - Box Office $132.5m

IMDB rating 4.4

Stolen (2012) Directed by Simon West. 96mins.

Nicolas Cage - Will Montgomery

Also starring Josh Lucas, Danny Huston, Malin Åkerman, Sami Gayle and M.C. Gainey.

Jason Statham and Clive Owen were considered for the lead role.

Tagline - 12 Hours. $10 Million. 1 Kidnapped Daughter.

Cost $35m - Box Office $2.1m

IMDB rating 5.3