Leaving Las Vegas

Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

R 09 Feb 1996 • Drama, Romance • 1h 51m
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Because his wife left him and took his son with her, screenwriter Ben Sanderson has started drinking, a lot. He's getting more and more isolated and he troubles women in bars because he wants to have sex with them. When he gets fired, he decides to leave everything behind and move to Las Vegas and drink himself to death. In Las Vegas he meets Sera, a prostitute with some problems as well who he moves in with.

Mike Figgis
Director
John O'Brien, Mike Figgis
Writer
Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue, Julian Sands
Starring

Language: English, Russian
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 32 wins & 30 nominations total
Country: United States
Metacritic Score: 82
DVD Release Date:
Box Office Total: $32,029,928

7.5

IMDb (137873 votes)
91%
Rotten Tomatoes
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