Leaving Las Vegas 274th greatest film

Directed by Mike Figgis | R | 111 min | 1995 | Drama, Romance |

Starring Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue, Julian Sands, Richard Lewis

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.

This film is ranked on the following lists

• Best Picture by New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC)

• Best Picture by Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association

• Best Film by Independent Spirit Awards

• Best Picture by Los Angeles Film Critics Association