Leaving Las Vegas

About Leaving Las Vegas

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.

Mike Figgis's Leaving Las Vegas is a 1995 romance film. It runs 111 minutes and was released in October 1995.

Its themes are tragic, dying and death, alcoholism, and movie business.

Nicolas Cage appears as Ben Sanderson, Elisabeth Shue as Sera, Julian Sands as Yuri, and Richard Lewis as Peter. The screenplay is by Mike Figgis. American members can watch it on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, and MGM Plus.

8½, La Dolce Vita, and Barfly make useful companions to Leaving Las Vegas, all filed under individual. TMDB voters put it at 7.2 out of 10 across 1,729 votes and it carries a R rating.