13 best Nicolas Cage movies ranked from ridiculous to really great

12. Honeymoon in Vegas

Premiering in 1992, Honeymoon in Vegas shows what can go wrong in Sin City. While this one is a bit more of a silly romantic comedy than a straight-up ridiculous Nic Cage movie, its unrealistic scenarios and scene of the “Flying Elvises” make it one worth laughing at. In the best ways, of course.

The movie follows a couple named Jack and Betsy, played by Cage and Sarah Jessica Parker, who jet out to Las Vegas to get married. But when Jack gets caught up in a fixed poker game and ends up in debt, their plans are ruined. A wealthy gambler named Tommy, played by James Caan, offers to help him out…for an exchange. He wants to date Betsy, who bears a striking resemblance to his late wife. As it turns out, he spotted Betsy earlier and arranged the poker game for Jack to lose.

Honeymoon in Vegas is a light movie that’s full of charm and so easy to throw on.

VERDICT: Ridiculous

11. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Nicolas Cage and Pedro Pascal are truly the duo I never knew I needed, and now I absolutely need them to star in more movies together! The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is a meta-comedy that came out in 2022 in which Cage plays a fictionalized version of himself.

Struggling with his career and financial issues, Cage agrees to take a job attending a superfan’s birthday party in Majorca for $1 million. What he doesn’t know is this fan, named Javi, is a powerful billionaire who’s accused of being an arms dealer. Though the movie was a box office failure, I really enjoyed watching it, and critics generally did as well.

Pascal and Cage have awesome chemistry and it was so fun seeing them both in comedic roles like this.

The movie’s not perfect, but it’s a unique and self-aware experience that is equal parts humorous and memorable. This time, it’s ridiculous on purpose.

VERDICT: Ridiculous