Leaving Las Vegas

1995 · 111 min · EN · R · 7.2 (1,736 votes)

Dir. Mike Figgis · Starring Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue, Julian Sands, Richard Lewis, Steven Weber, Kim Adams · Music Mike Figgis

“I love you... The way you are.”

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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.

VIBE

This film is a raw, unflinching descent into the abyss of addiction and a desperate, unconventional love story. It feels profoundly melancholic and somber, exploring the fragile nature of human connection amidst self-destruction. The atmosphere is heavy, a slow-burn exploration of despair with glimmers of an unlikely bond.

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