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Leaving Las Vegas
1995
· Movie
· 111 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1075
- IMDb #1054
- Rotten Tomatoes #794
- Metacritic #537
- Letterboxd #1303
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #936
+8 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1109
- Metacritic Critics #578
- Metacritic Audience #775
- Criticker #796
- Douban #649
- Kinopoisk #1635
- AlloCiné #1246
- Trakt #1578
Every rating
60–91
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Lowest is Criticker on 60, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 91.
See the most agreed on films →A Hollywood screenwriter, who has lost everything to alcoholism, moves to Las Vegas with the explicit goal of drinking himself to death. There, he forms an unlikely relationship with a prostitute who accepts him without judgment. They develop a bond based on mutual desperation and non-interference, finding a sliver of solace in each other amidst their self-destruction.
Details
- Director
- Mike Figgis
- Writer
- Mike Figgis
- Based on
- Leaving Las Vegas by John O'Brien
- Studio
- Initial Productions, Lumière Pictures
- Released
- 27 October 1995
- Country
- France, United Kingdom
- Language
- English, Russian, Latvian
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $3.6M
- Box office
- $49.8M
- Awards
- 31 wins, 25 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 56 →7 major awards won · 31 wins from 56 nominations across 22 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1995 | Best Actor | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1995 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 1995 | Best Film | Winner | |
| Independent Spirit Awards 1995 | Best Cinematography | Declan Quinn | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 1995 | Best Female Lead | Elisabeth Shue | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 1995 | Best Director | Mike Figgis | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 1995 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1995 | Best Actress | Elisabeth Shue | Nominee |
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Independent Spirit Awards
6 nominations, 4 won
| Best Cinematography | Declan Quinn | Winner |
| Best Director | Mike Figgis | Winner |
| Best Female Lead | Elisabeth Shue | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Male Lead | Nicolas Cage | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Mike Figgis | Nominee |
Academy Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
| Best Actress | Elisabeth Shue | Nominee |
| Best Director | Mike Figgis | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Mike Figgis | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Elisabeth Shue | Nominee |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Mike Figgis | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Elisabeth Shue | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Nicolas Cage | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Mike Figgis | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Mike Figgis | Nominee |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
| Best Actress | Elisabeth Shue | Winner |
| Best Director | Mike Figgis | Winner |
| Best Picture | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
| Best Actress | Elisabeth Shue | Winner |
| Best Director | Mike Figgis | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
| Best Actress | Elisabeth Shue | Winner |
| Best Director | Mike Figgis | Winner |
Awards Circuit Community Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Elisabeth Shue | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Mike Figgis | Nominee |
| Best Director | Mike Figgis | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture | Lila Cazès and Annie Stewart | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
| Best Actress | Elisabeth Shue | Winner |
| Best Director | Mike Figgis | Nominee |
San Sebastián International Film Festival
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
| Best Director | Mike Figgis | Winner |
| Golden Shell | Mike Figgis | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner |
20/20 Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
| Best Actress | Elisabeth Shue | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Mike Figgis | Nominee |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
Jupiter Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Actor | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
Society of Texas Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nicolas Cage | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Elisabeth Shue | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Mike Figgis | Nominee |
Chlotrudis Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Nicolas Cage | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Elisabeth Shue | Nominee |
Sant Jordi Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Actor | Nicolas Cage | Nominee |