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9 Great Movies About Las Vegas

Ocean's Eleven (2001)

Directed by Steven Soderbergh, this stylish heist film follows Danny Ocean (played by George Clooney) and his team of expert criminals as they plan and execute a daring robbery of three Las Vegas casinos.

Casino (1995)

Directed by Martin Scorsese, this crime drama stars Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci. It tells the story of the rise and fall of a casino empire in Las Vegas, focusing on the intertwining lives of a mobster, a casino owner

The Hangover (2009)

Directed by Todd Phillips, this comedy follows a group of friends who embark on a wild bachelor party weekend in Las Vegas. After a night of heavy drinking, they wake up with no memory of the previous night and must retrace their steps to find the groom.

Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

Directed by Mike Figgis, this drama stars Nicolas Cage as a suicidal alcoholic who travels to Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he forms an unlikely bond with a prostitute, played by Elisabeth Shue.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

Directed by Terry Gilliam and based on the novel by Hunter S. Thompson, this psychedelic comedy follows journalist Raoul Duke (played by Johnny Depp) and his attorney (played by Benicio del Toro)

Vegas Vacation (1997)

This comedy is the fourth installment in the National Lampoon's Vacation film series. It follows the Griswold family as they take a trip to Las Vegas, where they encounter a series of misadventures and shenanigans.

21 (2008)

Directed by Robert Luketic, this drama is based on the true story of the MIT Blackjack Team, a group of students and alumni who used card-counting techniques to win millions of dollars in Las Vegas casinos

Rain Man (1988)

Directed by Barry Levinson, this drama stars Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman. Cruise plays a selfish yuppie who discovers that his autistic savant brother (played by Hoffman) has a remarkable talent for counting cards

The Cooler (2003)

Directed by Wayne Kramer, this romantic drama stars William H. Macy as a "cooler" for a Las Vegas casino, whose mere presence at the gambling tables seems to bring bad luck to anyone on a winning streak