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1995 film directed by Mike Figgis
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Leaving Las Vegas is a 1995 romantic drama film written and directed by Mike Figgis and based on the 1990 semi-autobiographical novel by John O'Brien. Nicolas Cage stars as a suicidal alcoholic in Los Angeles who, having lost his family and been recently fired, has decided to move to Las Vegas and drink himself to death. Once there, he develops a romantic relationship with a prostitute.
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1995 · 1h 51m · Drama · Romance
TMDB 7.3/10 (1,690 votes)
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.
Directed by Mike Figgis
Box office $50M worldwide
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Nicolas Cageas Ben Sanderson
Julian Sandsas Yuri
Richard Lewisas Peter
Steven Weberas Marc NussbaumKKim Adamsas Sheila
Emily Procteras DebbieSStuart Regenas Man At Bar
Albert Hendersonas Man at Strip BarSShashi Bhatiaas Hispanic Prostitute
Carey Lowellas Bank Teller
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