The American actor Nicolas Cage has appeared in over 110 films throughout his career.
Films
- Note: Films notated with * additionally have a ‘produced by’ credit for Cage through his company, Saturn Films.
| Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | Brad’s Bud | Amy Heckerling | Credited as Nicolas Coppola | |
| 1983 | Valley Girl | Randy | Martha Coolidge | ||
| Rumble Fish | Smokey | Francis Ford Coppola | |||
| 1984 | Racing with the Moon | Nicky | Richard Benjamin | ||
| The Cotton Club | Vincent Dwyer | Francis Ford Coppola | |||
| Birdy | Sergeant Al Columbato | Alan Parker | |||
| 1986 | The Boy in Blue | Ned Hanlan | Charles Jarrott | ||
| Peggy Sue Got Married | Charlie Bodell | Francis Ford Coppola | |||
| 1987 | Raising Arizona | H. I. McDunnough | Joel Coen | ||
| Moonstruck | Ronny Cammareri | Norman Jewison | |||
| 1989 | Vampire’s Kiss | Peter Loew | Robert Bierman | ||
| Never on Tuesday | Man in Red Sports Car | Adam Rifkin | Uncredited cameo | ||
| Time to Kill | Enrico Silvestri | Giuliano Montaldo | |||
| 1990 | Fire Birds | Jake Preston | David Green | ||
| Wild at Heart | Sailor Ripley | David Lynch | |||
| 1991 | Zandalee | Johnny Collins | Sam Pillsbury | ||
| 1992 | Honeymoon in Vegas | Jack Singer | Andrew Bergman | ||
| 1993 | Amos & Andrew | Amos Odell | E. Max Frye | ||
| Deadfall | Eddie | Christopher Coppola | |||
| Red Rock West | Michael Williams | John Dahl | |||
| 1994 | Guarding Tess | Doug Chesnic | Hugh Wilson | ||
| It Could Happen to You | Charlie Lang | Andrew Bergman | |||
| Trapped in Paradise | Bill Firpo | George Gallo | |||
| A Century of Cinema | Himself | Caroline Thomas | Documentary | ||
| 1995 | Kiss of Death | Little Junior Brown | Barbet Schroeder | ||
| Leaving Las Vegas | Ben Sanderson | Mike Figgis | |||
| 1996 | The Rock | Dr. Stanley Goodspeed | Michael Bay | ||
| 1997 | Con Air | Cameron Poe | Simon West | ||
| Face/Off | Castor Troy | John Woo | |||
| 1998 | City of Angels | Seth | Brad Silberling | ||
| Snake Eyes | Rick Santoro | Brian De Palma | |||
| 1999 | 8mm | Tom Welles | Joel Schumacher | ||
| Bringing Out the Dead | Frank Pierce | Martin Scorsese | |||
| 2000 | Gone in 60 Seconds | Randall “Memphis” Raines | Dominic Sena | ||
| The Family Man | Jack Campbell | Brett Ratner | * | ||
| 2001 | Captain Corelli’s Mandolin | Captain Antonio Corelli | John Madden | ||
| Christmas Carol: The Movie | Jacob Marley | Jimmy T. Murakami | Voice | ||
| 2002 | Windtalkers | Sgt. Joe Enders | John Woo | ||
| Adaptation | Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman | Spike Jonze | |||
| Sonny | Acid Yellow | Himself | * | ||
| 2003 | Matchstick Men | Roy Waller | Ridley Scott | * | |
| 2004 | National Treasure | Benjamin Gates | Jon Turteltaub | * | |
| 2005 | Lord of War | Yuri Orlov | Andrew Niccol | * | |
| The Weather Man | David Spritz | Gore Verbinski | |||
| 2006 | The Ant Bully | Zoc | John A. Davis | Voice | |
| World Trade Center | John McLoughlin | Oliver Stone | * | ||
| The Wicker Man | Edward Malus | Neil LaBute | * | ||
| 2007 | Ghost Rider | Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider | Mark Steven Johnson | ||
| Grindhouse | Dr. Fu Manchu | Rob Zombie | Segment: Werewolf Women of the SS, Uncredited cameo | ||
| Next | Cris Johnson | Lee Tamahori | * | ||
| National Treasure: Book of Secrets | Benjamin Gates | Jon Turteltaub | * | ||
| Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny Ramone | Himself | Mandy Stein | Documentary | ||
| 2008 | Bangkok Dangerous | Joe | Pang brothers | * | |
| 2009 | Knowing | Professor John Koestler | Alex Proyas | * | |
| G-Force | Speckles | Hoyt H. Yeatman Jr. | Voice | ||
| Astro Boy | Dr. Umatarō Tenma | David Bowers | Voice | ||
| Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans | Lt. Terrence McDonagh | Werner Herzog | * | ||
| 2010 | Kick-Ass | Damon Macready / Big Daddy | Matthew Vaughn | ||
| The Sorcerer’s Apprentice | Balthazar Blake | Jon Turteltaub | * | ||
| 2011 | Season of the Witch | Behman von Bleiruck | Dominic Sena | ||
| Drive Angry | Milton | Patrick Lussier | * | ||
| Trespass | Kyle Miller | Joel Schumacher | * | ||
| Seeking Justice | Will Gerard | Roger Donaldson | |||
| 2012 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider | Neveldine/Taylor | ||
| Stolen | Will Montgomery | Simon West | * | ||
| With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story | Himself | Nikki Frakes Terry Dougas William Lawrence Hess |
Documentary | ||
| 2013 | The Croods | Grug Crood | Kirk DeMicco Chris Sanders |
Voice | |
| The Frozen Ground | Detective Jack Halcombe | Scott Walker | |||
| Joe | Joe | David Gordon Green | |||
| 2014 | Rage | Paul Maguire | Paco Cabezas | * | |
| Left Behind | Rayford Steele | Vic Armstrong | |||
| Dying of the Light | Evan Lake | Paul Schrader | |||
| 2015 | Outcast | Gallain | Nick Powell | ||
| The Runner | Colin Price | Austin Stark | |||
| Pay the Ghost | Mike Lawford | Uli Edel | |||
| 2016 | The Trust | Lieutenant Jim Stone | Alex Brewer Ben Brewer |
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| Snowden | Hank Forrester | Oliver Stone | |||
| USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage | Captain Charles B. McVay | Mario Van Peebles | * | ||
| Dog Eat Dog | Troy | Paul Schrader | |||
| Army of One | Gary Faulkner | Larry Charles | |||
| 2017 | Arsenal | Eddie King | Steven C. Miller | ||
| Vengeance: A Love Story | John Dromoor | Johnny Martin | * | ||
| Inconceivable | Brian | Jonathan Baker | |||
| Mom and Dad | Brent Ryan | Brian Taylor | |||
| 2018 | Mandy | Red Miller | Panos Cosmatos | ||
| Looking Glass | Ray | Tim Hunter | |||
| The Humanity Bureau | Noah Kross | Rob W. King | |||
| 211 | Mike Chandler | York Shackleton | |||
| Becoming Iconic | Himself | Neal Thibedeau | Documentary | ||
| Teen Titans Go! To the Movies | Superman | Aaron Horvath Peter Rida Michail |
Voice | ||
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Peter Parker / Spider-Man Noir | Bob Persichetti Peter Ramsey Rodney Rothman |
Voice | ||
| Between Worlds | Joe | Maria Pulera | |||
| 2019 | Love, Antosha | Narrator | Garret Price | Voice Documentary |
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| A Score to Settle | Frank Carver | Shawn Ku | * | ||
| Running with the Devil | The Cook | Jason Cabell | |||
| Kill Chain | Araña | Ken Sanzel | |||
| Color Out of Space | Nathan Gardner | Richard Stanley | |||
| Primal | Frank Walsh | Nick Powell | |||
| Grand Isle | Walter | Stephen Campanelli | * | ||
| 2020 | Jiu Jitsu | Wylie | Dimitri Logothetis | ||
| The Croods: A New Age | Grug Crood | Joel Crawford | Voice | ||
| 2021 | Prisoners of the Ghostland | Hero | Sion Sono | ||
| Willy’s Wonderland | The Janitor | Kevin Lewis | |||
| The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent | Nic Cage | Tom Gormican | * Post-production | ||
| Pig | Rob | Michael Sarnoski | * Post-production |
Archival footage appearances
| Year | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Celluloid Closet | |
| 2008 | Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired | |
| 2012 | Elvis Found Alive | |
| 2015 | The Death of “Superman Lives”: What Happened? | |
| 2016 | De Palma | |
| Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | ||
| 2017 | The Family Whistle | |
| 2019 | You Don’t Nomi | |
| 2020 | Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo | |
| TBA | Hollywood Celebrity |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Best of Times | Nicolas | Pilot Credited as Nicolas Coppola |
| 1990 | Industrial Symphony No. 1 | Heartbreaker | Televised stage production |
| 1992, 2012 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (host)/(cameo) | Episodes: “Nicolas Cage/Bobby Brown” and “Zooey Deschanel/Karmin” |
| 2021 | History of Swear Words | Himself (host) | 6 episodes |
| 2021 | Untitled Joe Exotic Series | Joe Exotic | |
| TBA | Highfire | Lord Highfire | Voice |
As producer
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Bel Air | |
| Shadow of the Vampire | Under the “Saturn Films” label | |
| 2002 | Sonny | Also director. Under the “Saturn Films” label |
| 2003 | The Life of David Gale | Under the “Saturn Films” label |
| 2005 | Lord of War | Under the “Saturn Films” label |
| 2006 | The Wicker Man | Under the “Saturn Films” label |
| 2007 | Next | Under the “Saturn Films” label |
| The Dresden Files | Executive producer; TV series | |
| 2008 | Bangkok Dangerous | Under the “Saturn Films” label |
| 2010 | The Sorcerer’s Apprentice | Executive producer |
| 2012 | A Thousand Words | Under the “Saturn Films” label |
| Stolen | Under the “Saturn Films” label | |
| Can’t Stop Losing You: Surviving the Police | ||
| 2017 | Vengeance: A Love Story | |
| 2019 | A Score to Settle | Executive producer |
| Grand Isle | Under the “Saturn Films” label | |
| 2021 | The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent | Under the “Saturn Films” label |
| Willy’s Wonderland | Under the “Saturn Films” label |