← Apex Mountain

Nicolas Cage

Apex — National Treasure (2004)
25,670 feet (Camp III)
30th highest of 105

An enduring, oft-rewatched summit, edging National Treasure: Book of Secrets.

The career, climbed — every film on the shared Everest scale; hover for detail

Summit · 28,000Death Zone · 26,247Camp III · 23,500Camp II · 20,500198220042025

Filmography — by elevation

FilmYearElevation
National Treasure ▲ apex200425,796 ft
National Treasure: Book of Secrets200724,825 ft
Leaving Las Vegas199524,776 ft
Con Air199724,400 ft
City of Angels199824,229 ft
Lord of War200524,124 ft
Matchstick Men200323,894 ft
The Family Man200023,802 ft
Windtalkers200223,780 ft
The Sorcerer's Apprentice201023,756 ft
Ghost Rider200723,714 ft
Knowing200923,650 ft
World Trade Center200623,603 ft
Moonstruck198723,392 ft
It Could Happen to You199423,304 ft
Bringing Out the Dead199923,138 ft
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance201123,109 ft
Valley Girl198323,099 ft
Red Rock West199323,011 ft
Adaptation.200223,001 ft
Gone in Sixty Seconds200022,999 ft
Season of the Witch201122,947 ft
Raising Arizona198722,886 ft
Vampire's Kiss198922,832 ft
The Wicker Man200622,815 ft
The Frozen Ground201322,801 ft
Snake Eyes199822,777 ft
Joe201422,770 ft
Bangkok Dangerous200822,750 ft
Drive Angry201122,747 ft
Seeking Justice201122,729 ft
Pig202122,667 ft
Mandy201822,661 ft
Dream Scenario202322,652 ft
Trapped in Paradise199422,649 ft
Wild at Heart199022,581 ft
Left Behind201422,581 ft
8MM199922,564 ft
Color Out of Space202022,552 ft
Fire Birds199022,527 ft
Stolen201222,509 ft
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage201622,508 ft
Willy's Wonderland202122,465 ft
Rage201422,440 ft
Next200722,433 ft
Zandalee199122,424 ft
Pay the Ghost201522,418 ft
Outcast201422,409 ft
Arcadian202422,392 ft
A Score to Settle201922,385 ft
Vengeance: A Love Story201722,375 ft
Captain Corelli's Mandolin200122,372 ft
Mom and Dad201822,367 ft
The Humanity Bureau201722,360 ft
The Trust201622,347 ft
Dying of the Light201422,345 ft
The Boy in Blue198622,314 ft
Primal201922,307 ft
The Weather Man200522,304 ft
Army of One201622,301 ft
211201822,301 ft
The Retirement Plan202322,279 ft
Time to Kill198922,268 ft
The Runner201522,261 ft
Looking Glass201822,260 ft
Prisoners of the Ghostland202122,258 ft
Between Worlds201822,242 ft
Running with the Devil201922,242 ft
Grand Isle201922,239 ft
Butcher's Crossing202322,236 ft
The Old Way202322,227 ft
The Surfer202522,205 ft
Arsenal201722,199 ft
Kill Chain202022,155 ft
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans200922,147 ft
The Carpenter's Son202522,120 ft
The Croods201322,058 ft
Face/Off199722,035 ft
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent202221,946 ft
The Rock199621,896 ft
Birdy198421,847 ft
Trespass201121,831 ft
Longlegs202421,804 ft
Honeymoon in Vegas199221,792 ft
Dog Eat Dog201621,771 ft
Guarding Tess199421,696 ft
Inconceivable201721,684 ft
Racing with the Moon198421,647 ft
Renfield202321,573 ft
Peggy Sue Got Married198621,497 ft
The Croods: A New Age202021,357 ft
Sympathy for the Devil202321,340 ft
Jiu Jitsu202021,338 ft
Kick-Ass201021,307 ft
Kiss of Death199521,166 ft
Amos & Andrew199321,145 ft
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted199020,909 ft
Deadfall199320,884 ft
Gunslingers202520,819 ft
G-Force200920,556 ft
Love, Antosha201920,461 ft
Christmas Carol: The Movie200120,414 ft
Sonny200220,399 ft
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story201020,328 ft
The Ant Bully200620,320 ft
The Cotton Club198420,291 ft
Rumble Fish198320,278 ft
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen201220,195 ft
Snowden201620,157 ft
Astro Boy200920,156 ft
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies201820,152 ft
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse201820,152 ft
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired200820,143 ft
Fast Times at Ridgemont High198220,139 ft
Live 8200520,139 ft
Grindhouse200720,139 ft
The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?201520,139 ft
HyperNormalisation201620,139 ft