4 Absolutely Worst Nicolas Cage Movies, Ranked By Urge To Turn Them Off

Nicolas Cage's career has had its ups and downs, and the variety of his roles is literally astounding. He can transform himself into a fearless hero or an infamous villain. His talent has earned him many awards, including the Oscar.

At the same time, Cage was repeatedly nominated for the Golden Raspberry anti-award, and some of his more bizarre performances became the source for memes and jokes.

4. The Wicker Man

The Wicker Man remake was highly anticipated, as the original horror movie was truly scary and thrilling. In addition, many Hollywood stars were announced for the project, including Nicolas Cage, who had already damaged his reputation in 2006 with movies like Knowing and Pay the Ghost.

With The Wicker Man, however, the actor seemed to have outdone himself: the final torture scene, which was supposed to be scary but turned out to be hilarious in reality. Cage himself overacted, even in scenes where his character was reduced to nodding or uttering monotonous phrases.

3. Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider is a movie that can make you feel both physical and emotional pain. First of all, for Cage himself, who has repeatedly told that he has always dreamed of playing a superhero.

One fine day, his wish came true: the actor was invited to play the role of a motorcyclist with a flaming skull in the film adaptation of the Ghost Rider comics. The movie has many obvious flaws, but Cage's performance is also far from ideal: there is neither a tragic image nor internal contradictions.

2. National Treasure

National Treasure is not the best movie ever. But thanks to Nicolas Cage, it somehow managed to become even worse. Over the years, the actor has been persistently criticized for overacting. In the case of National Treasure, Cage demonstrated the opposite – a complete lack of acting.

Throughout the movie, the actor seemed to be in a kind of "wait mode," ready to unleash his trademark hyperactivity. Unfortunately, this did not happen even in the finale.

1. Left Behind

The movie for which critics literally "buried" the actor’s career. Cage agreed to participate in the movie at the request of his brother, a Christian pastor, and through the combined efforts of the director and Cage himself, the film was released.

Not everyone was able to stay seated while watching this sad spectacle – people simply left the theaters. Cage, who literally carried this movie on his own shoulders, received the most devastating reviews for it.