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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Nicolas Cage is Nick Cage.

20226.81h 47m

Overview

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.

Directed by Tom Gormican
Written by Tom Gormican, Kevin Etten
Produced by Nicolas Cage, Kevin Turen, Mike Nilon
Box OfficeBudget: $30.0MRevenue: $29.1M

Top 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

Themes & Keywords

central intelligence agency (cia)undercoverscreenplaysatirebirthday partydrug lordstruggling actorfather daughter relationshipilhaambiguouseuphoriccinematraficante

About The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is a action, comedy, crime film released in 2022 exploring themes of central intelligence agency (cia), undercover, screenplay, satire, birthday party, drug lord. Directed by Tom Gormican, it stars Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Sharon Horgan. 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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