The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

2022 107 min ★ 6.8 Action, Comedy, Crime

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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Cast

Nicolas Cage

Nick Cage / Nicky

Pedro Pascal

Javi Gutierrez

Sharon Horgan

Olivia

Ike Barinholtz

Martin

Alessandra Mastronardi

Gabriela

Jacob Scipio

Carlos

Lily Mo Sheen

Addy Cage

Neil Patrick Harris

Richard Fink

Tiffany Haddish

Vivian

Paco León

Lucas Gutierrez

Details

Director

Tom Gormican

Tagline

"Nicolas Cage is Nick Cage."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$30,000,000

Revenue

$29,116,320

Production

Saturn Films, Burr! Productions

Reviews

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Chris Sawin

April 24, 2022

★ 8/10

It certainly seems like _The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent_ will have a deeper impact on you if you’re at least somewhat of a fan of Nicolas Cage’s work, but could also be amusing for fans of absurd adult comedies. Pedro Pascal is the humorous wingman we all wish we could have; soft-spoken and yet a priceless factor in the overall ludicrous nature of the film. Meanwhile, Nicolas Cage continu...

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CinemaSerf

April 26, 2022

★ 7/10

No-one could ever accuse Nicolas Cage of not having a sense of humour. He plays himself for most of this, depicting a somewhat fallen star whose agent (Neil Patrick Harris) finds him a gig for $1m to go to the birthday party of his wealthy Mallorcan superman "Javi" (Pedro Pascal). Lack of options force him to travel and he quite quickly befriends his adulatory, spring screenplay writer, amigo. Sna...

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Manuel São Bento

April 28, 2022

★ 8/10

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/unbearable-weight-massive-talent-spoiler-free-review "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is an admirable tribute to one of the most iconic actors of his generation: Nicolas Cage. A hilariously insane, absurd journey through a career filled with unforgettable gems, equally ridiculous and without any creative constraints. ...

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d54.pod

September 7, 2022

Full review: open.spotify.com/episode/5cQovXzt5NNCQZr8ooTeow?si=69d80cd4b8744aca To keep it brief, this movie lives in my head rent free. I truely enjoyed everything about this unique movie and I just cant speak highly enough about it. The way it's written was absolutely amazing, and to put something like this together is just special and unique. I can't thank the directors, writers, co-stars a...

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The Movie Mob

November 12, 2022

★ 7/10

**Nic Cage proves himself a classy, good-natured, down-to-earth star by poking fun at himself and his career while making a delightfully funny film.** The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is a hilarious meta ride filled with goofy charm and outrageous comedy. Nic Cage made this movie possible and wonderful - both because the movie is a parody of his career and because he was willing to be a ...