Best decade for Nicolas Cage? (See film list in the first post)

[Infernal King]

Use whatever criteria you want to determine which decade Nicolas Cage was at the height of his powers.

1980's
Best of Times (TV Movie) (as Nicolas Coppola) - 1981
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (as Nicolas Coppola) - 1982
Valley Girl - 1983
Rumble Fish - 1983
Racing with the Moon - 1984
The Cotton Club - 1984
Birdy - 1984
The Boy in Blue - 1986
Peggy Sue Got Married - 1986
Raising Arizona - 1987
Moonstruck - 1987
Vampire's Kiss - 1988
Never on Tuesday (uncredited) - 1989
Time to Kill - 1989

1990's
Wild at Heart - 1990
Fire Birds - 1990
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted (TV Movie) - 1990
Zandalee - 1991
Honeymoon in Vegas - 1992
Amos & Andrew - 1993
Red Rock West - 1993
Deadfall - 1993
Guarding Tess - 1994
It Could Happen to You - 1994
Trapped in Paradise - 1994
Kiss of Death - 1995
Leaving Las Vegas - 1995
The Rock - 1996
Con Air - 1997
Face/Off - 1997
City of Angels - 1998
Snake Eyes - 1998
8MM - 1999
Bringing Out the Dead - 1999

2000's
Gone in Sixty Seconds - 2000
The Family Man - 2000
Captain Corelli's Mandolin - 2001
Christmas Carol: The Movie (voice) - 2001
Windtalkers - 2002
Sonny (also directed by Nicolas Cage) - 2002
Adaptation. - 2002
Matchstick Men - 2003
National Treasure - 2004
Lord of War - 2005
The Weather Man - 2005
The Ant Bully (voice) - 2006
World Trade Center - 2006
The Wicker Man - 2006
Ghost Rider - 2007
Grindhouse: Werewolf Women of the SS (uncredited) - 2007
Next - 2007
National Treasure: Book of Secrets - 2007
Bangkok Dangerous - 2008
Knowing - 2009
G-Force (voice) - 2009
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans - 2009
Astro Boy (voice) - 2009

2010's
Kick-Ass - 2010
The Sorcerer's Apprentice - 2010
Season of the Witch - 2011
Drive Angry - 2011
Seeking Justice - 2011
Trespass - 2011
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance - 2011
Stolen - 2012
The Croods (voice) - 2013
The Frozen Ground - 2013
Joe - 2013
Rage - 2014
Outcast - 2014
Left Behind - 2014
Dying of the Light - 2014
The Runner - 2015
Pay the Ghost - 2015

[LegacyCosts]

The 90s. Decade of the cage.

[grape_jelly]

I'm actually going to go 2000's. Between The Weatherman, Matchstick Men, Adaptation, Bad Lieutenant and National Treasure, I really find it hard to argue otherwise

[Foggy]

90's. You get a lot of good Cage. With a lot of bad Cage. Without a lot of the sleeper Cage.

[DangeRuss]

For me ....................... It's the 2000's

[Abby is Q]

This is kind of tough to answer since the height of his popularity was basically from 1995 to 2005.

[Infernal King]

Originally Posted by Abby is Q

This is kind of tough to answer since the height of his popularity was basically from 1995 to 2005.

True that. Even I can't make up my mind.

[Al_The_Strange]

I picked the 00s for one reason alone: Lord of War. I think it's easily his best dramatic performance. As for everything else, I know it was a silly decade for him, but I have fond memories of seeing him in Gone in 60 Seconds, Bangkok Dangerous, Ghost Rider, and Next. None great, but all enjoyable anyway. National Treasure and Windtalkers were genuinely good films too.

[tigertron]

Originally Posted by Foggy

90's. You get a lot of good Cage. With a lot of bad Cage. Without a lot of the sleeper Cage.

You get Con Air. One of the best blockbusters ever made.

The Rock was pretty awesome too.

[Coenskubrick]

I thought I'd seen more Cage films but actually all I've seen is

Raising Arizona
Wild at Heart
Face/Off
Adaptation
National Treasure
Ghost Rider
National Treasure 2
Knowing
Kick-Ass
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
and Ghost Rider 2

[Nada]

90's for Face/Off alone.

[AKORIS]

The Rock, Con-Air, and Face/off--- the 90's for the win!

[Optimus]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

I picked the 00s for one reason alone: Lord of War. I think it's easily his best dramatic performance. As for everything else, I know it was a silly decade for him, but I have fond memories of seeing him in Gone in 60 Seconds, Bangkok Dangerous, Ghost Rider, and Next. None great, but all enjoyable anyway. National Treasure and Windtalkers were genuinely good films too.

Lord of War is my favourite Nic Cage movie, absolutely fantastic, just wonderful.

[Gizz]

Easy the 1990s.

The Rock
Con Air
Face Off
Trapped in Paradise
Guarding Tess

[Quake1028]

90's. This stretch is pretty insane:

Leaving Las Vegas - 1995
The Rock - 1996
Con Air - 1997
Face/Off - 1997
City of Angels - 1998
Snake Eyes - 1998
8MM - 1999

[Infernal King]

Originally Posted by Quake1028

90's. This stretch is pretty insane:

Leaving Las Vegas - 1995
The Rock - 1996
Con Air - 1997
Face/Off - 1997
City of Angels - 1998
Snake Eyes - 1998
8MM - 1999

You forgot Bringing Out the Dead

[ccg1978]

I'm going to have to go with the 90's even though my favorite movie (Raising Arizona - 1987) is from the 80's.

[LegacyCosts]

The cage needs to step up his 2010s game. 0 votes. Kick ass helps.

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by Quake1028

90's. This stretch is pretty insane:

Leaving Las Vegas - 1995
The Rock - 1996
Con Air - 1997
Face/Off - 1997
City of Angels - 1998
Snake Eyes - 1998
8MM - 1999

Except for the fact that most of those movies suck.

...no offense Nic Cage fans.

[Optimus]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Except for the fact that most of those movies suck.

...no offense Nic Cage fans.

Nope.