He runs, physically, mentally, for congress, in to the wall...

The Runner (2015)

"In the aftermath of the 2010 BP oil spill, an idealistic but flawed politician is forced to confront his dysfunctional life after his career is destroyed in a sex scandal." (Synopsis via IMDB)

History lesson time! This film is based on the true story of the worst maritime disaster in American history.

USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage

"After their ship is torpedoed by a Japanese submarine, the crew members of the USS Indianapolis face a harrowing nightmare as their ship goes down in the shark infested Philippine Sea." (Synopsis via Rotten Tomatoes)

Like, this movie is totally tubular!

Valley Girl (1983)

Julie, a girl from the valley, meets Randy, a punk from the city. They are from different worlds and find love. Somehow they need to stay together in spite of her trendy, shallow friends. (Synopsis via IMDB)

Wherein Nicolas Cage discovers Manic Panic.

Sympathy for the Devil (2023)

Forced to drive a passenger at gunpoint, a man finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse. (Synopsis via IMDB)

Well it certainly stole our time...

Stolen (2012)

A former thief (Nicolas Cage) has just 12 hours to come up with $10 million after his former partner (Josh Lucas) kidnaps his daughter and locks her in a cab. (Synopsis via Rotten Tomatoes)

Joel Schumaker's final film is a piece of shit.

Trespass (2011)

As they're held for ransom, a husband and wife's predicament grows more dire amid the discovery of betrayal and deception. (Synopsis via IMDB)

This movie gets an F in feminism .

Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)

Jack loses $65,000 in poker in Las Vegas, where he's marrying Betsy. The wedding will have to wait as the poker winner wants the weekend with Betsy to cancel the debt. She accepts. Whom will she marry? (Synopsis via IMDB)

*shiver*

Longlegs (2024)

In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree. (Synopsis via IMDB)

For a movie all about whores, this sure is boring.

Sonny (2002)

An honorably discharged soldier returns home to New Orleans, hoping to break away from his upbringing as a trained prostitute, but his brothel-madam mother has other expectations. (Synopsis via IMDB)

This movie is just devastating.

Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

Adapted from the novel by John O'Brien, this acclaimed drama follows alcoholic screenwriter Ben Sanderson (Nicolas Cage) as he drinks himself into oblivion in Las Vegas. When Ben meets the beautiful prostitute Sera (Elisabeth Shue), they strike up an unconventional relationship -- one where she can't ask him to curb his drinking, and he can't fault her for her job. Though they offer each other support, Ben's self-destruction threatens to eclipse their bond. (Synopsis via Rotten Tomatoes)