Face-Off: The Most Iconic Nicolas Cage Performance
From Raising Arizona to Con Air to The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, we need you to help us decide the best Nicolas Cage performance!
In celebration of the theatrical release of The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent and our look at the 40 most iconic Nicolas Cage performances of all time, we thought it would be the perfect time to ask you to help us to settle the debate once and for all and pick your favorite performances from the legendary actor.
Do you think his portrayal of H.I. McDunnough in Raising Arizona has stood the test of time? Or is your top pic Ben Gates from National Treasure because who else can say they stole the Declaration of Independence? We've selected 40 of Nicolas Cage's most iconic roles to "Face-Off" against each other two at a time. Will you choose Vampire's Kiss' Peter Loew over Face/Off's Castor Troy? Pig's Robin Feld or Con Air's Cameron Poe? The choice is yours...
(And don't forget, you can pass on a Face-Off round if you don't know a character by just hitting "skip" at the bottom of the page.)
Click here to start voting in the Nicolas Cage Face-Off!
What Is a Face-Off?
Like the name suggests, a Face-Off pits two things against one another and you decide which one is the superior of the two. In this case, you are voting to determine which Nicolas Cage performance is the best. It's possible to see some of his characters multiple times, so you can keep voting for your favorites to ensure they get ranked higher than the rest. IGN's resident team of Nicolas Cage experts and Nextlander's Alex Navarro pre-selected 40 roles for you to choose from. These get randomly paired up and each time you pick a winner, it's tracked.
How Is the Winner Determined?
When voting ends on April 28, we tally up the total number of "wins" and "losses" each Nicolas Cage character has, and create a ranked list based on your choices that will go live on April 29. The performance that won the most matchups will be crowned the "winner," and in the event of a tied number of "wins," the character with the least "losses" will take the top spot. If you continue to keep voting for your favorite character, they'll have a better chance of ranking high on the list. You can vote as many times as you want until the Face-Off closes.
How Do I Know When I’ve Clicked Through Everything?
It's difficult to know when you've seen every Nicolas Cage performance included because they are matched randomly and there are so many possible match-ups. Playing until you vote for all your favorites or ensuring that certain characters don't get in the winner's circle are different options you can take with a Face-Off. By deciding the winner throughout all these match-ups, you're ensuring that your picks for the best Nicolas Cage performance will have a fighting chance to reach the top of the list.
Which of Nicolas Cage's Movies Have You Included?
The list of Nicolas Cage movies has been decided by IGN staff and Nextlander's Alex Navarro who wrote our look at The 40 Most 'Nicolas Cage' Performances.' We've decided to keep it to these 40 films to keep out some of his lesser-known roles. If you feel we've omitted one of your favorites, please let us know in the comments below!
Click here to start voting in the Nicolas Cage Face-Off!
For more Nicolas Cage, check out why he turned down Lord of the Rings and Matrix Roles, why he stands by every VOD movies he's ever done, how he wants to play an "absolutely terrifying" Egghead against Robert Pattinson's Batman, and why he will "never" retire from acting.
Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.
