re: Let's do this. Bill Murray vs Nic Cage. Body of work

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When Cage is on, he is better than Murray.

He has an Oscar, and should have another for Adaptation.

He was outstanding in Joe.

His problem is that when he mails it in, he is the worst.

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agreed 100%. cage vs murray is an apples to oranges comparison. if the question is who has participated in better movies throughout their careers, the answer is murray, as cage has been in some real clunkers. however, as this poster stated, at his best, cage is a better actor than murray. cage has the oscar for the dramatic role in leaving las vegas, and his performance in adaptation is as good if not better than anything murray has done(in a role very similar to many murray has played). cage has also been the leading man in a ton of action films.

on the other hand, murray is one of the best comedic actors of all time. murray has delivered consistently, and has been in more movies that history will remember favorably than cage.

imo the only fair comparison of cage and murray would be to compare cage in adaptation against murray in lost in translation.