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      Leaving Las Vegas

      R Released Oct 27, 1995 1 hr. 51 min. Drama TRAILER for Leaving Las Vegas: Trailer 1 List
      91% 53 Reviews Tomatometer 85% 50,000+ Ratings Audience Score Adapted from the novel by John O'Brien, this acclaimed drama follows alcoholic screenwriter Ben Sanderson (Nicolas Cage) as he drinks himself into oblivion in Las Vegas. When Ben meets the beautiful prostitute Sera (Elisabeth Shue), they strike up an unconventional relationship -- one where she can't ask him to curb his drinking, and he can't fault her for her job. Though they offer each other support, Ben's self-destruction threatens to eclipse their bond. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered May 01 Buy Now

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      Oscar-awarded Nicolas Cage finds humanity in his character as it bleeds away in this no frills, exhilaratingly dark portrait of destruction.

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      Test T I watched this on DVD recently. It's a love story of sorts between two seriously flawed people who support each other, accepting each other for what they are, and not trying to change each other. The film works because of the quality of the performances, which make the story seem real enough to believe. It's certainly not glamorous, but the story is so engaging that once you start watching it it's almost impossible to stop until the end. If I'd have known what it was like, I may gave chosen not to watch it, but then I would have missed out on an very good film. I'd recommend it, but it's probably not going to be what you expect it to be. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/27/24 Full Review Nawt W The atmosphere is top-notch. Blaring the jazz serenades that suit Las Vegas so well, it really transforms the entire thing into a never-ending lounge bar session at 3 in the morning. And what's there to say about performances that hasn't already been said? Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/24 Full Review Pathetic b To me, the time this came out was the ACTUAL golden age of hollywood. 1995 to 2005 They covered all the angles. From Blockbusters to plame d'or and everything in between. Amazing. High creativity, high originality, great scriptwriting and the last of the wonders of 35mm vibrance and clarity. Now look at it. Washed out, washed up. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/11/23 Full Review Ben W Loved the acting. Good story. But the overly dramatic slo-mo—just not into the directing and feel like it all didn't age well. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/25/23 Full Review Madie R "Leaving Las Vegas" is a sobering, wrenching tale about an amiable, lonely woman who forms a strong connection with a severely depressed man. It's a gripping tale about acceptance, tough luck, painful drinking, and a relationship of tenderness and destruction. Two people trying to find a small island of hope. It paints a troubling and trembling depiction of the final stages of alcoholism. Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue are well deserving of the critical acclaim they received for their performances in this movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/18/23 Full Review Lynn A I thought Cage played a sickening character, literally. Shue was pathetic. They did a good job playing hopeless, relentlessly downer roles. Ben says he loves Sera, but he is weak and selfish to claim love, when all he can do is be passive and selfish, pulling the woman for whom he proclaims to care, into his planned suicide. He had planned to kill himself by drinking himself to death before he met Sera. I felt as though I was watching a train wreck in slow motion. Anyone having dealt with alcoholism in the past, and sexual dependency or detachment, brutality, is likely to get post traumatic stress from watching this. I've never seen a movie more depressing, except maybe "Old Yeller," when I was a little girl, at the drive in. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Rene Rodriguez Miami Herald Leaving Las Vegas is a relentless downer -- look at it as a love story for anyone who found The Bridges of Madison County too precious -- but it's worth sticking through for its two lead performances. Rated: 3/4 Aug 18, 2021 Full Review David Ansen Newsweek A love story like no other, Mike Figgis's Leaving Las Vegas is a bleak, mesmerizing rhapsody of self-destruction, defiantly uninterested in peddling Hollywood-style uplift. Feb 23, 2018 Full Review Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online This movie was like watching a car crash in slow motion. You knew there was going to be a crash, but I just wished it would just happen already, and not have spent two hours getting to the impact. Rated: B+ Sep 12, 2017 Full Review Quentin Crisp Christopher Street It is the most boring film ever made -- worse than a documentary. Apr 25, 2022 Full Review Ben Kuchera Polygon The movie contains career-best performances from Nicolas Cage... and Elisabeth Shue. Aug 4, 2020 Full Review Tim Brayton Alternate Ending What works, first and foremost, are the two lead performances. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 30, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Adapted from the novel by John O'Brien, this acclaimed drama follows alcoholic screenwriter Ben Sanderson (Nicolas Cage) as he drinks himself into oblivion in Las Vegas. When Ben meets the beautiful prostitute Sera (Elisabeth Shue), they strike up an unconventional relationship -- one where she can't ask him to curb his drinking, and he can't fault her for her job. Though they offer each other support, Ben's self-destruction threatens to eclipse their bond.
      Director
      Mike Figgis
      Executive Producer
      Stuart Regen, Paige Simpson
      Screenwriter
      John O'Brien, Mike Figgis
      Distributor
      United Artists, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc.
      Production Co
      Lumiere Productions, Initial Productions, Studio Canal
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Oct 27, 1995, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jul 4, 2014
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $29.9M
      Sound Mix
      Surround
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