Corrupt Atlantic City police officer Rick Santoro and Navy Commander Kevin Dunn join forces to investigate both the assassination of Secretary of Defense Charles Kirkland and the disappearance of a beautiful stranger.
Where to Watch Snake Eyes
- RichardOctober 4, 2025There’s something electric about watching a Brian De Palma thriller on the big screen. I remember sinking into that worn velvet seat, the lights dimming and the opening shot pulling me straight into the chaos of Atlantic City. Nicolas Cage was at full throttle, sweaty, sleazy, and magnetic. His performance filled the room like cigarette smoke in a casino lounge: overwhelming, intoxicating and impossible to ignore. Sure, the plot goes off the rails by the final act, but in that dark theater, it didn’t matter. It was about the ride.
- CarbonDJAugust 6, 2026The opening scene is one of the highlights of this flick. Cage doing over the top Cage things was amazing. And solid whodunnit with enough fun performances.
- JoshuaWJune 30, 2026This move take me back to when I was way younger. So, I rated it at a 3 out of 5✨. Still a good movie though. I think. Better than some crap hellyweird pushes out in the early 2020 era. And still with Chaka as super Girl.
- ርልዪረJune 17, 2026I love the awesome camera angles in the same take at different scenes within the movie throughout the boxing match. It feels so professional and some of the scenes are also tracking shots or long takes, but other cameras in the same scene are in close up later and with split screen editing. There's also this awesome camera angle panning as an overhead shot through apartment rooms in another sequence. The payoff of who the lead villian organizing the shootout in the audience is a little underwhelming and the ending credits linger on an outdoor location throughout for no need, but this is mostly so cool and gripping.
- Joe GMarch 8, 2026Not nearly as bad as its reputation suggests, or as bad as memory might lead you to believe. The story itself is fine: a fairly standard conspiracy built on corruption and shady dealings. Nothing remarkable, but functional. Nicolas Cage is, at times, too much. The dialogue can be difficult to stomach, and some of the acting drifts toward the theatrical. It’s not a great film. But the camera work alone makes it worth watching. Brian De Palma constantly shifts perspective, moving the camera and field of vision in ways that reveal multiple viewpoints of the same moment. The editing supports this approach with a meticulous attention to how scenes unfold and how information is revealed. It’s a technical exercise in staging and perspective. Without that, this movie would be completely worthless.
- TheSacredAdmirerFebruary 6, 2026Cage is fun to watch, as always, but... idk. Yawn.
- George BananzaDecember 9, 2025A guy rolls “🎲🎲” at the casino.
- 0 1November 15, 2025De Palma's best mystery/thriller.
- HermanAngstOctober 27, 2025Here for the tin foil hat parade. Nick is great, as always. Don't give me that wounded look. You haven't got the face for it. Gary is Gary, fine. Chicks are fine. Filming is good. Story is not good.
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Snake Eyes was released on August 7, 1998.
Snake Eyes was directed by Brian De Palma.
Snake Eyes has a runtime of 1h 38m.
Snake Eyes was produced by Brian De Palma.
Corrupt Atlantic City police officer Rick Santoro and Navy Commander Kevin Dunn join forces to investigate both the assassination of Secretary of Defense Charles Kirkland and the disappearance of a beautiful stranger.
The key characters in Snake Eyes are Rick Santoro (Nicolas Cage), Kevin Dunne (Gary Sinise), Julia Costello (Carla Gugino).
Snake Eyes is rated R.
Snake Eyes is a Crime, Mystery, Thriller film.
Snake Eyes has an audience rating of 3.6 out of 10.
Snake Eyes had a budget of $73M.
Snake Eyes has made $103.9M at the box office.