Movies by Nicolas Cage
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The Croods (2012)
Cast: Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Nicolas Cage …
Directed by: Kirk De Micco, Chris Sanders
Driven away from their prehistoric homeland by an earthquake, a caveman (voiced by Nicolas Cage) and his family (Catherine Keener and Emma Stone) forge a fresh start in unfamiliar terrain.…
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Season of the Witch (2011)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Stephen Campbell Moore …
Directed by: Dominic Sena
In 14th-century Europe, a courageous knight leads a group of weary warriors across impossibly treacherous terrain in order to transport a suspected witch believed to be responsible for…
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Seeking Justice (2011)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, January Jones, Guy Pearce …
Directed by: Roger Donaldson
When his wife (January Jones) is savagely attacked, a humble English teacher (Nicolas Cage) is forced to make a tough choice: Should he leave the investigation up to the police, or should he…
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Drive Angry (2011)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard, William Fichtner …
Directed by: Patrick Lussier
Career criminal Milton breaks free from hell to pursue the cult that killed his daughter and abducted her baby, racing to save the infant before the group sacrifices her. Milton in turn is…
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Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Ciarán Hinds, Violante Placido …
Directed by: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
When the devil resurfaces with aims to take over the world in human form, Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage) reluctantly comes out of hiding to transform into the flame-spewing supernatural hero…
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Trespass (2011)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Nicole Kidman, Ben Mendelsohn …
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
A husband and wife find themselves pushed to their absolute limit when they're held for ransom by brutal thugs who invade their home. As tensions escalate and shocking revelations…
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Kick-Ass (2010)
Cast: Adrian Martinez, Aaron Johnson, Nicolas Cage …
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
Inspired by his love of comic books, high school student Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) decides to transform himself into a masked crime fighter -- a decision that eventually thrusts the…
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The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina …
Directed by: Jon Turteltaub
While Horvath (Alfred Molina) and Drake (Toby Kebbell) plot to restore Morgana Le Fay (Alice Krige) to power, master sorcerer Balthazar Blake (Nicolas Cage) makes physics student Dave Stutle…
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G-Force (2009)
Cast: Bill Nighy, Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis …
Directed by: Hoyt Yeatman
When a billionaire sets out to take over the world through a diabolical scheme involving household appliances, there is only one U.S. special forces unit capable of handling the job -- a…
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Astro Boy (2009)
Cast: Charlize Theron, Freddie Highmore, Ryan Stiles …
Directed by: David Bowers
Astro Boy (voiced by Freddie Highmore), a young robot created by Dr. Tenma (Nicolas Cage), embarks on a dangerous odyssey, navigating unknown territory in search of purpose before returning…
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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer …
Directed by: Werner Herzog
Corrupt Detective Terence McDonaugh -- whose bad habits include painkillers, reckless sports gambling and accepting sexual bribes -- investigates the murder of five Senegalese illegal…
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Knowing (2008)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Chandler Canterbury, Rose Byrne …
Directed by: Alex Proyas
When schoolteacher John Koestler opens a 50-year-old time capsule, he discovers a cryptic document that predicted recent disasters -- and a few still to come. Soon John becomes convinced that…
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Bangkok Dangerous (2008)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Charlie Yeung, Shahkrit Yamnarm …
Directed by: Oxide Pang Chun, Danny Pang
While on assignment in Bangkok, assassin Joe falls in love with a beautiful pharmacist and finds himself questioning his violent ways. Joe refuses to complete the operation and…
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Ghost Rider (2007)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Peter Fonda, Donal Logue …
Directed by: Mark Steven Johnson
Nicolas Cage stars in this hell-on-wheels thriller (with a supporting cast that includes Eva Mendes, Sam Elliott and Donal Logue) as Johnny Blaze, a badass stunt cyclist who makes a Faustian…
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National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Jon Voight …
Directed by: Jon Turteltaub
Benjamin Franklin Gates and Dr. Abigail Chase reteam with Riley Poole for another romp through history. Armed with pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, they set out to find the truth…
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Next (2007)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel …
Directed by: Lee Tamahori
Las Vegas magician Cris Johnson (Nicolas Cage) can see a few minutes into the future, a talent he uses to enhance his shows -- and to win at blackjack. But when an FBI agent (Julianne Moore)…
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The Ant Bully (2006)
Cast: Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep …
Directed by: John A. Davis
Fed up with being targeted by the neighborhood bully, 10-year-old Lucas Nickle (voiced by Zach Tyler) vents his frustrations on the anthill in his front yard ... until the insects shrink him…
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World Trade Center (2006)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Maria Bello, Michael Peña …
Directed by: Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone helms this gripping docudrama set amid the rubble of Sept. 11, 2001. Working under treacherous conditions, an army of dedicated rescuers struggles to find anyone who survived the…
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Amarillo Slim (2006)
Cast: Nicolas Cage
Directed by: Milos Forman
This time it's the life of legendary poker player Amarillo Slim (Nicolas Cage) that director Milos Forman -- "the king of biopics" -- is focusing his lens on. The result is an in-depth…
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The Wicker Man (2006)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Neil LaBute, Ellen Burstyn …
Sheriff Edward Maulis (Nicolas Cage) gets more than he bargained for when he probes a young girl's disappearance in Neil LaBute's remake of the 1973 psychological thriller. The…
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Too Tough To Die: A Tribute To Johnny Ramone (2006)
Cast: Deborah Harry, Lisa Marie Presley, Nicolas Cage …
Directed by: Mandy Stein
Mandy Stein directs this tribute to rocker Johnny Ramone that includes footage from a 2004 benefit concert mounted to toast the Ramones' 30th anniversary and also documents Johnny's…
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The Weather Man (2005)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Hope Davis, Nicholas Hoult …
Directed by: Gore Verbinski
Chicago weatherman Dave Spritz gets one step closer to fame and fortune when he's invited to try out for a spot on a popular national morning show. All he has to do is pull himself…
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Lord of War (2005)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Ethan Hawke, Jared Leto …
Directed by: Andrew Niccol
As the world's leading arms dealer, Yuri Orlov has embraced his glamorous profession so soundly that it's hard to let it go. But if he wants to dodge the cunning Interpol agent on…
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National Treasure (2004)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha …
Directed by: Jon Turteltaub
Modern treasure hunters, led by archaeologist Ben Gates, search for a chest of riches rumored to have been stashed away by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin during the…
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Matchstick Men (2003)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Alison Lohman …
Directed by: Ridley Scott
When Roy Waller (Nicolas Cage), a professional con man struggling with an obsessive-compulsive disorder, meets the daughter (Alison Lohman) he never knew he had, he inadvertently jeopardizes…
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Windtalkers (2002)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Peter Stormare …
Directed by: John Woo
In this epic drama, gung-ho Marine Joe Enders is assigned to protect a "windtalker" -- one of several Navajo Indians used to relay messages during World War II because their spoken language…
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Adaptation (2002)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper …
Directed by: Spike Jonze
In this offbeat indie tale, Hollywood screenwriter Charlie Kaufman battles immense feelings of insecurity and impotence as he struggles to adapt The Orchid Thief -- a book about a mercurial…
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Sonny (2002)
Cast: James Franco, Brenda Blethyn, Harry Dean Stanton …
Directed by: Nicolas Cage
This is the story of a young New Orleans man, Sonny Phillips (James Franco), who is trained to follow the family tradition as a paid male prostitute, pleasuring the whims of wealthy women --…
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Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Penélope Cruz, John Hurt …
Directed by: John Madden
Dr. Iannis (John Hurt) and his beautiful daughter, Pelagia (Penélope Cruz), live an idyllic life on the Greek island of Cephallonia -- that is, until Italian forces occupy it during…
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Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001)
Cast: Simon Callow, Rhys Ifans, Kate Winslet …
Directed by: Jimmy T. Murakami
Nicolas Cage, Kate Winslet and Simon Callow provide voices for this animated version of the classic Charles Dickens tale about the miserable Ebenezer Scrooge, who learns the true meaning of…
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Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Giovanni Ribisi, Angelina Jolie …
Directed by: Dominic Sena
Upon learning that he has to come out of retirement to steal 50 cars in one night to save his brother Kip's (Giovanni Ribisi) life, former car thief Randall "Memphis" Raines (Nicolas…
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The Family Man (2000)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Téa Leoni, Don Cheadle …
Directed by: Brett Ratner
In this modern-day riff on Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life, cutthroat investment banker Jack Campbell (Nicolas Cage), who eschews emotional ties, is transported into the prosaic…
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Welcome to Hollywood (2000)
Cast: Tony Markes, Adam Rifkin, David Andriole …
Directed by: Tony Markes, Adam Rifkin
Featuring appearances by A-list stars such as Will Smith, Halle Berry and John Travolta, director Adam Rifkin's incisive mockumentary about Hollywood follows aspiring young actor Nick…
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8MM (1999)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix, James Gandolfini …
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
When a widow hires private eye Tom Welles to determine whether a snuff film in her late husband's possession was faked or real, Welles descends into an abyss of evil he can't shake…
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Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Patricia Arquette, John Goodman …
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
An ambulance driver on the verge of a nervous breakdown stumbles through three sleepless nights on the job accompanied by a callous crew and finds humanity in an unlikely friendship with a…
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City of Angels (1998)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan, Andre Braugher …
Directed by: Brad Silberling
When guardian angel Seth (Nicolas Cage) -- who invisibly watches over the citizens of Los Angeles -- becomes captivated by Maggie (Meg Ryan), a strong-willed heart surgeon, he ponders trading…
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Snake Eyes (1998)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Gary Sinise, John Heard …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
When corrupt homicide cop Rick Santoro witnesses a murder during a boxing match, it's up to him and his lifelong friend Kevin Dunne -- a naval intelligence agent -- to uncover the…
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Con Air (1997)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich …
Directed by: Simon West
Newly released from prison, ex-con Cameron Poe finds himself on a transport plane that's been hijacked by some of the most dangerous inmates in America. Cameron just wants to reunite…
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Face/Off (1997)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, John Travolta, Joan Allen …
Directed by: John Woo
An antiterrorism agent goes under the knife to acquire the likeness of a terrorist and gather details about a bombing plot. When the terrorist escapes custody, he undergoes surgery to look…
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The Rock (1996)
Cast: Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris …
Directed by: Michael Bay
When a disgruntled ex-Marine seizes Alcatraz prison -- taking hostages and threatening to blanket San Francisco with nerve gas -- the feds send in a strike team led by a chemical-weapons whiz…
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Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue, Julian Sands …
Directed by: Mike Figgis
Oscar winner Nicolas Cage stars in this incisive portrait as an alcoholic Hollywood executive who moves to Las Vegas to drink himself to death and meets a prostitute (Elisabeth Shue) who…
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Kiss of Death (1995)
Cast: David Caruso, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicolas Cage …
Directed by: Barbet Schroeder
Ex-con Jimmy Kilmartin (David Caruso) wants to put a whole lot of distance between himself and his past. But when his cousin, Ronny (Michael Rapaport), shows up begging for help with one more…
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Guarding Tess (1994)
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Nicolas Cage, Austin Pendleton …
Directed by: Hugh Wilson
Longing for action but feeling more like a heavily armed butler, Doug Chesnic is a serious-minded Secret Service agent assigned to protect the very demanding Tess Carlisle (Golden Globe…
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It Could Happen to You (1994)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda, Rosie Perez …
Directed by: Andrew Bergman
In this charming romantic comedy based on a true story, a coffee-shop waitress gets a life-changing tip when a beat cop comes up short on pocket change and promises her half of his potential…
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Trapped in Paradise (1994)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Jon Lovitz, Dana Carvey …
Directed by: George Gallo
Crooked brothers David (Jon Lovitz) and Alvin (Dana Carvey) are sprung from jail and hook up with their third partner in crime, brother Bill (Nicolas Cage). Three-time losers, the larcenous…
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Red Rock West (1993)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Dennis Hopper, Lara Flynn Boyle …
Directed by: John Dahl
Nicolas Cage stars in this noir thriller as Michael Williams, a drifter who lands a job when a bartender, Wayne (J.T. Walsh), mistakes him for "Lyle from Dallas." But the gig isn't…
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Amos & Andrew (1993)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, Dabney Coleman …
Directed by: E. Max Frye
When renowned African-American playwright Andrew Sterling moves into an all-white suburb, his suspicious new neighbors mistake him for a burglar and promptly call the police. When…
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Deadfall (1993)
Cast: Michael Biehn, Sarah Trigger, Nicolas Cage …
Directed by: Christopher Coppola
When his father dies, Joe (Michael Biehn) tracks down his con man Uncle Lou (James Coburn) to recover some loot Lou had stolen from his father years before. But Joe becomes ensnarled in…
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Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Sarah Jessica Parker, James Caan …
Directed by: Andrew Bergman
A gumshoe's frenzied efforts to win back his fiancée while dealing with Elvis impersonators galore give new meaning to the word zany in this madcap comedy. Finally ready to get…
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Zandalee (1991)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Judge Reinhold, Erika Anderson …
Directed by: Sam Pillsbury
Bored by her life and her marriage to poet turned businessman Thierry (Judge Reinhold), Zandalee (Erika Anderson) turns to Thierry's old buddy, Johhny (Nicolas Cage), when he comes for a…
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Wild at Heart (1990)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe …
Directed by: David Lynch
Barry Gifford's neopulp novel inspired this controversial cult film from director David Lynch. A star-crossed couple on the lam (Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern) is in for the most gruesome…
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Time to Kill (1990)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Ricky Tognazzi, Patrice-Flora Praxo …
Directed by: Giuliano Montaldo
Nicolas Cage delivers a powerful performance as Enrico, a young soldier stationed in Africa whose struggle to survive the consequences of a passionate crime ignites an obsessive search for…
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Fire Birds (1990)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Tommy Lee Jones, Sean Young …
Directed by: David Green
The Apaches are an elite flight corps trained by the U.S. Army to attack from the skies. With a national enemy threatening the country with high-tech weaponry, the men who fly the decidedly…
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Vampire's Kiss (1989)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Maria Conchita Alonso, Jennifer Beals …
Directed by: Robert Bierman
Peter Loew (Nicolas Cage, in an all-encompassing performance) is a sleazy literary agent who prowls the bars looking for action. One night he hooks up with Rachel (Jennifer Beals), who, in…
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Never on Tuesday (1988)
Cast: Claudia Christian, Andrew Lauer, Peter Berg …
Directed by: Adam Rifkin
Leaving their humdrum Midwest hometown behind, best pals Matt and Eddie head for California in search of beaches and bikini babes, but find themselves stuck in the desert when they collide…
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Moonstruck (1987)
Cast: Cher, Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis …
Directed by: Norman Jewison
Cher, Olympia Dukakis and screenwriter John Patrick Shanley each won Oscars for their wonderful work in this slice-of-life comedy about the Italian-American denizens of a Brooklyn…
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Raising Arizona (1987)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, John Goodman …
Directed by: Joel Coen
Ex-cop Edwina "Ed" McDonnough (Holly Hunter) and her ex-con husband, H.I. (Nicolas Cage), are devastated when they learn they can't have children. Not to worry: They reckon they'll…
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Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
Cast: Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage, Barry Miller …
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
Full of regrets and facing divorce, middle-aged housewife Peggy Sue Bodell is given the chance to go back in time and change her fate, splitting up with her future husband before he breaks…
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The Boy in Blue (1986)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Cynthia Dale, Christopher Plummer …
Directed by: Charles Jarrott
Nicolas Cage stars as Ned Hanlan in this 1986 biopic about the maverick sculler. Set in the late 1800s, the film follows Hanlan from his rebellious youth to his rise to the top of the sport.…
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Birdy (1984)
Cast: Matthew Modine, Nicolas Cage, John Harkins …
Directed by: Alan Parker
(Matthew Modine) returns from the war in Vietnam mentally shattered and convinced he's a bird. Confined to a military hospital, he sits in his room day after day in silence, emulating a…
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The Cotton Club (1984)
Cast: Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane …
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
Richard Gere plays his own cornet solos in Francis Ford Coppola's story of a jazz musician at the titular 1930s legendary nightclub. When Dixie Dwyer (Gere) saves the life of mobster…
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Racing with the Moon (1984)
Cast: Sean Penn, Elizabeth McGovern, Nicolas Cage …
Directed by: Richard Benjamin
Actor turned director Richard Benjamin helmed this moving drama. On the brink of adulthood in small-town Northern California, teens Henry (Sean Penn) and Nicky (Nicolas Cage) try to have a…
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Rumble Fish (1983)
Cast: Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane …
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
In Francis Ford Coppola's black-and-white adaptation of the S.E. Hinton novel, Rusty James (Matt Dillon) is the leader of a small, dying gang once led by his now-absent brother,…
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Valley Girl (1983)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Deborah Foreman, Elizabeth Daily …
Directed by: Martha Coolidge
A punk named Randy (Nicolas Cage) from the wrong side of the Hollywood Hills falls for Julie (Deborah Foreman), a mall-dwelling Valley Girl, and they begin a Romeo-and-Juliet-like romance --…
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Cast: Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold …
Directed by: Amy Heckerling
Writer Cameron Crowe's coming-of-age classic follows the ups and downs of a group of high school students over the course of a year in 1980s California. The cast includes Sean Penn as a…
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Sonny (2002)
Cast: James Franco, Brenda Blethyn, Harry Dean Stanton …
Directed by: Nicolas Cage
This is the story of a young New Orleans man, Sonny Phillips (James Franco), who is trained to follow the family tradition as a paid male prostitute, pleasuring the whims of wealthy women --…