The unbearable weight of The A.V. Club’s favorite Nicolas Cage performances

From Moonstruck to Mandy, it’s time to weigh in on one of cinema’s most charismatic oddballs

By Jack Smart, Alison Foreman, Gabrielle Sanchez, Todd Gilchrist, Tim Lowery, Alex McLevy, William Hughes, Matt Schimkowitz, Gwen Ihnat | April 21, 2022 | 8:30pm

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The unbearable weight of The A.V. Club’s favorite Nicolas Cage performances

From left: Pig (Photo: Neon), The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent (Photo: Katalin Vermes), Mandy (Photo: XYZ Films), Moonstruck (Screenshot). Graphic: Libby McGuire

Ahead of April 22’s The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, the highly anticipated Nicolas Cage movie starring Nicolas Cage as Nicolas Cage, The A.V. Club’s film buffs weigh in on one of cinema’s most charismatic oddballs. The question is simple: What is your favorite Nicolas Cage performance, and why?

Moonstruck

Ahead of April 22’s , the highly anticipated Nicolas Cage movie starring Nicolas Cage as Nicolas Cage, The A.V. Club’s film buffs weigh in on one of cinema’s most charismatic oddballs. The question is simple: What is your favorite Nicolas Cage performance, and why?

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