Leaving Las Vegas
Directed by Mike FiggisBen Sanderson, a Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his alcoholism, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.
Leaving Las Vegas Ratings & Reviews
- Ricardo Arnaz CPA, ACCA USN-retiredMarch 16, 2026Good, hard hitting what addiction does to us. Cage with booze, Shue with sex. Manipulates, lies, destroys. Not the "Lost Weekend" or "Requiem for a Dream" but good. A little cynical having Las Vegas as every man's city of dreams and hope: rise fast fall faster city of hope, no spotlight, no stamina just hope. Not NY for finance, advertising or stage. It a slow climb but a slow fall where stamina wins or LA for Hollywood but where anybody could rise or fall FAST but you are in the spotlight, hubris wins.
- tellumSeptember 6, 2025Depressingly good, and the best Nick Cage style performance.
Leaving Las Vegas Trivia
Leaving Las Vegas was released on December 1, 1995.
Leaving Las Vegas was directed by Mike Figgis.
Leaving Las Vegas has a runtime of 1h 51m.
Leaving Las Vegas was produced by Lila Cazès, Annie Stewart.
Ben Sanderson, a Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his alcoholism, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.
The key characters in Leaving Las Vegas are Ben Sanderson (Nicolas Cage), Sera (Elisabeth Shue), Yuri (Julian Sands).
Leaving Las Vegas is rated R.
Leaving Las Vegas is a Drama, Romance film.
Leaving Las Vegas has an audience rating of 8.5 out of 10.
Leaving Las Vegas had a budget of $3.6M.
Leaving Las Vegas has made $49.8M at the box office.