Christos Tsiolkas The Saturday Paper Aug 19, 2026

Pig is a mess. A retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, it’s clear that the director’s influences include the recent work of Yorgos Lanthimos. The result is ludicrously pretentious.

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Jonathan Romney Sight & Sound May 13, 2026

Sarnoski deserves credit for audacity, using the promise of a generic Cage actioner to sneak in what proves to be a contemplative, lyrical film about solitude, self-sufficiency and the real value of taste.

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Christina Newland iNews.co.uk Sep 23, 2024 4/5

Nicolas Cage's beloved truffle pig is kidnapped in this meditation on loss.

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Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) Feb 13, 2024

Cage [gives] his best, most fully realized performance in decades.

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Grant Watson Fiction Machine Sep 5, 2023 10/10

I missed seeing Pig on its original release, and that was my mistake. Do not make the same one. This is vital, unmissable cinema.

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Mo Muzammal Vague Visages Jul 27, 2023

Cage elevates Sarnoski’s visuals. The actor is a vortex of emotions that quietly burn beneath a lonely exterior.

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Zach Pope Zach Pope Reviews Jul 26, 2023

PIG is ONE OF THE BEST FILMS OF 2021. It’s not Mandy, it’s not A John Wick Clone, it’s a somber, subdue, & profound film on the meaning in the meaningless of things to others & ourselves.

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Emma-Jane Betts The Digital Fix Jul 25, 2023 4/5

Pig may not be for everyone, but it is still worth the watch. It is a gentle, slow-burn movie, that while not perfect and a bit messy in some places, is undeniably a great piece of cinema.

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Akos Peterbencze Vulnerable Man (Medium) Jul 21, 2023

Pig goes on a mission to redefine traditional masculine roles. There’s an unspoken vulnerability in it that employs unexpected methods and unmanly emotions to highlight something that’s inherently rooted in all men: tenderness.

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David Gonzalez The Cinematic Reel Jan 31, 2023 3.5/4

Pig will haunt you and allow you to contemplate its rich themes if you allow yourself to open up to its cerebral style. In return for opening yourself up, Pig will indeed satisfyingly cleanse your cinephile palette.

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Diego Batlle Otroscines.com Dec 20, 2022 4/5

Debutante Sarnoski's austere and modest narrative drive is essential to Cage's luminous performance... [Full review in Spanish]

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Dallas King Flick Feast Nov 12, 2022 5/5

This is Cage’s best performance in years... Pig takes the humblest ingredients and delivers a Michelin-star cinematic feast.

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Zoë Rose Bryant Loud and Clear Reviews Sep 1, 2022 4/5

Pig is a solemn yet subtly stirring character study that expertly subverts expectations, elevated by Nicolas Cage ’s best performance in nearly two decades.

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Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies Aug 17, 2022 3.5/5

Sarnoski fully earns our empathy despite not fully satisfying our curiosity.

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Javier Ocaña El Pais (Spain) Jul 15, 2022

Sarnoski skews from the customary revenge thriller and plays with the crazed image Cage has constructed in the past decade and a half to bring us something completely unexpected. [Full review in Spanish]

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Randy Meeks Espinof Jul 15, 2022 4/5

Pig is proof that [Cage] is capable of elevating a film that many will come to watch expecting a good time and will be left with tears in their eyes. [Full review in Spanish]

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Roger Salvans Fotogramas Jul 14, 2022 3/5

... With a cold mise en scene and a contemplative, sedated rhythm, Pig proves that there isn't a colder dish than a broken, lost soul. [Full review in Spanish]

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Nando Salvá Cinemanía (Spain) Jul 14, 2022 4/5

What gives this strange film most of its beauty, emotional brutality, and poignant power is Cage, whose work exudes mystery, and tenderness, and suppressed rage. [Full review in Spanish]

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Luis Martínez El Mundo (Spain) Jul 14, 2022 3/5

It gives the impression that a good part of the film's findings are more found than really sought after, more chance than fair and accurate reflection. [Full review in Spanish]

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Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Jul 5, 2022

[Nicolas Cage] brings a grace to his scenes in the kitchen, showing us a man whose respect for the raw materials of his dishes borders on spiritual and whose ease with the tools of the trade reveals a mastery born of experience.

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