Nicolas Cage is an American actor and film producer. He is a versatile actor whose wide-ranging work spanned everything from comedies, to serious dramas, to VFX-driven action films. He won an Academy Award in the Best Actor category for the 1995 film, Leaving Las Vegas.

Here are the best 32 Nicolas Cage movies to watch and appreciate the work of the talented actor!

1. Kick-Ass (2010)

This Nicolas Cage movie is the story of  Dave Lizewski. He is an unpopular high school student and comic book fan. One day he decides to become a superhero. Although he has no powers, ability, or good reason to do so.

 2. National Treasure (2004)

This Nicolas Cage movie is the story of a historian who is trying to find the legendary Templar Treasure before a team of ill-willed people.

3. The Rock (1996)

This Nicolas Cage movie is the story of a mild-mannered chemist and an ex-con. They must lead the counterattack when a rebellious group of military men, led by the master general threatened a nerve gas attack against San Francisco.

4. National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)

This Nicolas Cage movie is the story of Benjamin Gates. He is following a clue left in John Wilkes Booth's diary to prove that his ancestor is not guilty of the murder of Abraham Lincoln.

5. Face/Off (1997)

This Nicolas Cage movie is about a terrorist plot. An FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery to take place of the criminal mastermind who murdered his only son. However, the criminal wakes up early and seeks revenge.

6. Con Air (1997)

This Nicolas Cage movie is the story of a newly-paroled ex-con and former U.S. Ranger Cameron Poe. He finds himself stuck in a prisoner-transport plane when the passengers declare hijack.

7. Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)

This Nicolas Cage movie is the story of a retired master car thief. He has to come back to his game and steal 50 cars with his team in one night to save his brother's life.

8. Trapped in Paradise (1994)

This Nicolas Cage movie is the story of residents of a friendly Pennsylvania town. Three brothers’ plan to rob a bank on Christmas falls apart.

9. Ghost Rider (2007)

This Nicolas Cage movie is the story of motorcycle rider Johnny Blaze. He barters his soul to the Devil in exchange for his father's life. He is transformed into the Ghost Rider, the Devil's hunter. He is sent on a mission to hunt down the wrongdoers.

10. Snake Eyes (1998)

This Nicolas Cage movie is the story of a police detective. He finds himself in the middle of a murder plan at a boxing match in a casino.

11. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

This Nicolas Cage movie is the story of a group of Southern California high school students. They are enjoying their most important subjects: sex, drugs, and party.

12. Lord of War (2005)

This Nicolas Cage movie is the story of an arms dealer. He questions the morality of his work as an INTERPOL Agent is chasing him.

13. The Family Man (2000)

This Nicolas Cage movie is the story of an investment broker. He is offered a chance to see how the other half lives. One day he wakes up to find his world turned upside down.

14. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)

This Nicolas Cage movie is the story of Balthazar Blake. He is an intern of the legendary magician Merlin. He has to train his old teacher's successor, a physics genius in the art of magic to stop the return of Morgana le Fay.

15. Drive Angry (2011)

This Nicolas Cage movie is the story of a revengeful father. He escapes from hell and chases after the men who killed his family.

16. Mandy (I) (2018)

This Nicolas Cage movie is the story of the enchanted lives of a couple in a remote forest. They are brutally shocked by a nightmare of a hippie cult and their demon-biker henchmen.

17. Next (2007)

This Nicolas Cage movie is the story of a Las Vegas magician. He can see into the future. He is summoned by FBI agents seeking to use his powers to stop a terrorist attack.

18. Raising Arizona (1987)

This Nicolas Cage movie is about a childless couple of an ex-con and an ex-cop. They decide to become foster parents of another family's quintuplets. Their lives become more troublesome than they hoped for.

19. Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

This Nicolas Cage movie is the story of Ben Sanderson. He is a Hollywood writer who lost everything because of his alcoholism. He goes to Las Vegas to drink to his death. There, he meets and begins an awkward friendship with a prostitute named Sera.

20. Matchstick Men (2003)

This Nicolas Cage movie is the story of a phobic con artist and his protégé. They are on the road to pulling off a high prize con when the former's teenage daughter arrives.

21. Color Out of Space (2019)

This Nicolas Cage movie is a fantasy story of a secluded farm that is struck by a strange meteorite. It has devastating consequences for the family living there and the world.

22. Willy's Wonderland (2021)

This Nicolas Cage movie is about a quiet drifter who is tricked into a janitorial job at the now looked down upon Willy's Wonderland. The regular tasks suddenly become an all-out fight for survival against one after the other demonic animatronics.

23. Knowing (2009)

This Nicolas Cage movie is the story of M.I.T. professor John Koestler. He observes a pattern and links a mysterious list of numbers from a time capsule to past and future disasters. He then goes on a mission to prevent the ultimate catastrophe.

24. Vampire's Kiss (1988)

This Nicolas Cage movie is the story of a publishing executive. After meeting with a neck-biter, he thinks that he's turned into a vampire.

25. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)

This Nicolas Cage movie is an action-packed comedy. Nick Cage is in trouble with a superfan and a CIA agent.

26. Bringing Out the Dead (1999)

This Nicolas Cage movie is the story of a Manhattan ambulance paramedic. Haunted by the patients he failed to save and monumentally burned out, he fights to maintain his calm over three increasingly painful nights.

27. Kiss of Death (1995)

This Nicolas Cage movie is the story of a reformed convict. He goes undercover with the help of a detective to stop a crazy mobster.

28. 8MM (1999)

This Nicolas Cage movie is the story of a private investigator who is hired to uncover if a "snuff film" is real or not.

29. The Wicker Man (2006)

This Nicolas Cage movie is the story of a sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island. He realizes that there is a larger mystery to uncover among the island's secretive community.

30. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)

This Nicolas Cage movie is the story of Johnny Blaze who is tortured by the Ghost Rider's curse. He gets a chance of rescuing himself by protecting the Devil's son while the Devil is pursuing him.

31. It Could Happen to You (1994)

This Nicolas Cage movie is the story of a police officer who promises to share his lottery ticket with a waitress instead of giving her a tip.

32. Red Rock West (1993)

This Nicolas Cage movie is the story of a drifter. When he arrives in a small town, a drifter is mistaken for a hitman. However, when the real hitman arrives, troubles follow.

These were some of the best movies by Nicholas Cage. The actor’s talent comes across very beautifully. We hope to see more great films by him.