The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Theatrical - Wide 2022-04-22

Cast Nicolas Cage Pedro Pascal Sharon Horgan Ike Barinholtz Neil Patrick Harris
Directed by Tom Gormican

Box Office Gross: $29,116,320

Running Time: 107 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Saturn Films, Burr! Productions

Genres: Action Comedy Crime

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8/10

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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... See more 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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