The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Nicolas Cage is Nick Cage.

2022•1h 47m•6.8/10

ActionComedyCrime

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.8/10(2K)

Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, Nick Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative and forced to live up to his own legend, channeling his most iconic and beloved on-screen characters in order to save himself and his loved ones.

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Production

Saturn Films, Burr! Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

Nick Cage / Nicky

Pedro Pascal

Pedro Pascal

Javi Gutierrez

Sharon Horgan

Sharon Horgan

Olivia

Ike Barinholtz

Ike Barinholtz

Martin

Alessandra Mastronardi

Alessandra Mastronardi

Gabriela

Jacob Scipio

Jacob Scipio

Carlos

Lily Mo Sheen

Lily Mo Sheen

Addy Cage

Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris

Richard Fink

Tiffany Haddish

Tiffany Haddish

Vivian

Paco León

Paco León

Lucas Gutierrez

Katrin Vankova

Katrin Vankova

Maria

Demi Moore

Demi Moore

Movie Actress Olivia

Anna Mhairi

Anna Mhairi

Movie Actress Addy

David Gordon Green

David Gordon Green

Director

Luke McQueen

Allan

Joanna Bobin

Joanna Bobin

Therapist

Enrique Martínez

Enrique Martínez

Majorcan Guy #1

Manuel Tallafé

Manuel Tallafé

Majorcan Guy #2

László Szívós

Evgeni

Ricard Balada

Fernando

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