Netflix Is Quietly Removing One of Nicolas Cage’s Best Movies With a 97 Percent Rating

During Nicolas Cage's legendary career, he has starred in a long list of iconic movies. Now, one of his best movies, which holds a 97% score on Rotten Tomatoes, is set to quietly leave Netflix soon.

Nicolas Cage’s 'Pig' Is Leaving Netflix on May 26

According to Kasey Moore from What's on Netflix, Pig will leave Netflix in the United States on May 26. That gives fans of Cage’s films just over a month to watch it on the streaming service. Released in 2021, the drama stars Cage, Alex Wolff and Adam Arkin. It was directed by Michael Sarnoski, who would later helm A Quiet Place: Day One.

'Pig' Is One of Nicolas Cage’s Highest-Rated Movies

Pig has consistently earned strong praise from critics and viewers alike. The film currently has a 97% score on Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer and holds an 83% audience score on the Popcornmeter. Separately, a list of Cage's movies based on Rotten Tomatoes percentages reveals that Pig is tied as his highest scoring movie with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

Released in 2021, the movie focuses on a reclusive truffle forager who previously had been an extremely high-end chef. When the pig that helps him hunt truffles is taken, he returns to Portland, the city where he used to rule the fine dining scene. Highlighted by Cage's understated performance in the lead role, many fans of the film felt it was an outrage that he wasn't nominated for an Oscar.

Since its release, Pig has earned accolades from several outlets, like when it was included on lists of 2021's best movies released by Rotten Tomatoes and IndieWire. Cage has also singled the movie out, including when he was asked to name his favorite movies that he has ever starred in and he said, "I will start with Pig, that's my favorite movie I've ever made."

Other Movies Leaving Netflix in May

According to What's on Netflix's report on what is leaving the streaming giant in May, Pig and a popular Alan Ritchson series won't be the only titles exiting. Instead, the following famous films will also leave in the coming weeks:

• Mission: Impossible — May 1
• Mission: Impossible 2 — May 1
• Mission: Impossible 3 — May 1
• Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol — May 1
• Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation — May 1
• Jaws — May 1
• Jaws 2 — May 1
• How to Train Your Dragon — May 1
• How to Train Your Dragon 2 — May 1
• Erin Brockovich — May 1
• Whiplash — May 1
• Sicario — May 1
• Conan The Destroyer — May 1
• Dawn of the Dead (2004) — May 1
• Dune (1984) — May 1
• Harry and the Hendersons — May 1
• Hell or High Water — May 1
• Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life — May 1
• You’ve Got Mail — May 1