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Nicolas Cage

Apex — National Treasure (2004)
24,710 feet (Camp III)
59th highest of 108

A $350m family franchise built on him, a long way from Leaving Las Vegas, which won him the Oscar.

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

Summit · 28,000Death Zone · 26,247Camp III · 23,500Camp II · 20,5001980818283841985868788891990919293941995969798992000010203042005060708092010111213142015161718192020212223242025

Filmography

FilmYearElevation
National Treasure ▲ apex200422,750 ft
Adaptation.200222,595 ft
Leaving Las Vegas199522,580 ft
Con Air199722,486 ft
The Rock199622,470 ft
City of Angels199822,452 ft
Face/Off199722,432 ft
Raising Arizona198722,427 ft
Lord of War200522,421 ft
National Treasure: Book of Secrets200722,418 ft
Moonstruck198722,384 ft
Gone in Sixty Seconds200022,336 ft
Ghost Rider200722,330 ft
8MM199922,314 ft
Windtalkers200222,307 ft
Matchstick Men200322,298 ft
Snake Eyes199822,291 ft
Wild at Heart199022,285 ft
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent202222,277 ft
Next200722,273 ft
World Trade Center200622,270 ft
It Could Happen to You199422,256 ft
The Family Man200022,252 ft
Dream Scenario202322,244 ft
Knowing200922,242 ft
The Sorcerer's Apprentice201022,240 ft
Pig202122,236 ft
Bringing Out the Dead199922,216 ft
Valley Girl198322,204 ft
Red Rock West199322,195 ft
The Weather Man200522,192 ft
Captain Corelli's Mandolin200122,188 ft
Mandy201822,176 ft
Willy's Wonderland202122,174 ft
Arcadian202422,163 ft
Color Out of Space202022,158 ft
Joe201422,153 ft
Vampire's Kiss198922,147 ft
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage201622,146 ft
Butcher's Crossing202322,120 ft
The Retirement Plan202322,120 ft
The Old Way202322,111 ft
The Frozen Ground201322,110 ft
Pay the Ghost201522,108 ft
A Score to Settle201922,105 ft
The Wicker Man200622,103 ft
Vengeance: A Love Story201722,102 ft
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans200922,098 ft
The Carpenter's Son202522,098 ft
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance201122,095 ft
Trapped in Paradise199422,094 ft
Bangkok Dangerous200822,093 ft
The Trust201622,092 ft
Prisoners of the Ghostland202122,092 ft
The Croods201322,090 ft
Dog Eat Dog201622,086 ft
Army of One201622,084 ft
Mom and Dad201822,084 ft
Left Behind201422,083 ft
The Surfer202522,083 ft
The Runner201522,079 ft
Primal201922,076 ft
The Humanity Bureau201722,073 ft
211201822,073 ft
Season of the Witch201122,069 ft
Looking Glass201822,065 ft
Fire Birds199022,064 ft
Between Worlds201822,062 ft
Inconceivable201722,058 ft
Running with the Devil201922,057 ft
Grand Isle201922,057 ft
Rage201422,055 ft
Outcast201422,051 ft
Kill Chain202022,051 ft
Seeking Justice201122,049 ft
Zandalee199122,047 ft
Arsenal201722,041 ft
Dying of the Light201422,039 ft
Drive Angry201122,037 ft
The Boy in Blue198622,029 ft
Time to Kill198922,023 ft
Longlegs202422,011 ft
Stolen201222,007 ft
Trespass201122,003 ft
Peggy Sue Got Married198621,990 ft
The Croods: A New Age202021,969 ft
Renfield202321,940 ft
Birdy198421,936 ft
Honeymoon in Vegas199221,905 ft
Guarding Tess199421,899 ft
Racing with the Moon198421,896 ft
Sympathy for the Devil202321,891 ft
Kiss of Death199521,871 ft
Amos & Andrew199321,852 ft
Jiu Jitsu202021,848 ft
Kick-Ass201021,782 ft
Sonny200221,778 ft
Gunslingers202521,737 ft
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted199021,732 ft
Deadfall199321,720 ft
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse201821,642 ft
G-Force200921,638 ft
Christmas Carol: The Movie200121,623 ft
The Ant Bully200621,613 ft
The Life of David Gale200321,596 ft
The Cotton Club198421,593 ft
Rumble Fish198321,590 ft
Shadow of the Vampire200021,589 ft
Fast Times at Ridgemont High198221,576 ft
Snowden201621,575 ft
Grindhouse200721,574 ft
A Thousand Words201221,573 ft
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies201821,566 ft
Astro Boy200921,565 ft