Leaving Las Vegas (2000)

Not under 16

Reason:ViolenceSexDrugsProfanity

Plot

Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.

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Cast

Nicolas CageBen Sanderson

Elisabeth ShueSera

Julian SandsYuri

Richard LewisPeter

Steven WeberMarc Nussbaum

Kim AdamsSheila

Emily ProcterDebbie

Stuart RegenMan At Bar

Valeria GolinoTerri

Graham BeckelL.A. Bartender

Lucienne HamonMan at Strip Bar

Shashi BhatiaHispanic Prostitute

Carey LowellBank Teller

Anne LangeBusiness Colleague

Peggy ForcelliniMr. Simpson

Vincent WardBusinessman 1

Lucinda JenneyWeird Woman

French StewartBusinessman 2

Ed LauterMobster 3

Mike FiggisMobster 1

Writers and directors

Mike FiggisDirectorf. 1948

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Takashi NaitoWriter

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Wuchak ★ 6.0/10

_**Cage terminally drunk in Las Vegas with Elisabeth Shue and lots of jazz/blues**_ An alcoholic in Los Angeles (Nicolas Cage) cashes out of the film industry and moves to Las Vegas to apparently d…13. Jun 2021

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Filipe Manuel Neto ★ 8.0/10

**A dense film, difficult to see, but one that should be seen, especially by young people who think that getting drunk is relevant to a night of fun.** This film is based on the true story of a man…20. May 2023

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CinemaSerf ★ 7.0/10

Is there any profession portrayed in cinema more likely to be an obnoxious alcoholic than an Hollywood screen writer? Well that's what "Ben" (Nicolas Cage) is and when he gets fired after one too many…8. Apr 2024

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Nicolas Cage fékk Óskarsverðlaunin fyrir bestan leik í aðalhlutverki. Þrjár aðrar Óskarstilnefningar, leikstjórn, besta leikkona og besta handrit.

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