List of films set in Las Vegas
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This is a list of films set in Las Vegas.
See also: List of films shot in Las Vegas, List of television shows set in Las Vegas
| Shot | Released | Title | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | The Amazing Colossal Man | A Nuclear Mutant terrorizes Vegas!!!. | |
| 1960 | Ocean's Eleven | The Rat Pack plans an elaborate heist of 5 casinos in one night. | |
| 1963 | 1964 | Viva Las Vegas | With Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret starring, this was a perfect postcard from the city of shows and gambling. |
| 1970 | 1971 | Diamonds Are Forever | James Bond investigates a diamond smuggling pipeline and a reclusive billionaire. |
| 1977 | 1978 | Corvette Summer | Mark Hamill plays a car-loving geek who searches for his school's stolen Corvette. |
| 1986 | 1987 | Over the Top | Sylvester Stallone plays a truck driver. |
| 1988 | Rain Man | Tom Cruise's character exploits Dustin Hoffman's character, who is an autistic savant, by using his amazing memorization skills to win big on Blackjack at Caesars Palace. Directed by Barry Levinson | |
| 1991 | Bugsy | Directed by Barry Levinson. | |
| 1991 | 1992 | Cool World | Directed by Ralph Bakshi. |
| 1992 | Honey, I Blew Up The Kid | A giant 2 year-old toddler causes havoc on Fremont Street. | |
| 1992 | Honeymoon in Vegas | Written and directed by Andrew Bergman. | |
| 1993 | Indecent Proposal | Robert Redford pays $1,000,000 for one night with Demi Moore. | |
| 1994 | The Stand | Locations used: Downtown Las Vegas | |
| 1995 | Casino | Main characters played by Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci based loosely on mob real life figures Frank Rosenthal and Anthony Spilotro | |
| 1995 | Showgirls | Filmed at the Stardust and other locations through out Las Vegas. Directed by Paul Verhoeven | |
| 1995 | Leaving Las Vegas | Nicholas Cage plays an alcoholic who wants to drink himself to death. He spends his last days with a hooker. | |
| 1996 | Swingers | Vince Vaughn is "...so money" is this tale of young bachelor's who go to Sin City for fun. | |
| 1997 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | Filmed at the Riviera Hotel and Casino and on the Strip | |
| 1997 | Con Air | Starring Nicholas Cage | |
| 1997 | Vegas Vacation | Starring Chevy Chase | |
| 1998 | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | Film adaptation of Hunter S. Thompsons famous novel about the "Death of the American Dream". | |
| 1998 | Very Bad Things | Black comedy directed by Peter Berg. The bachelor party scenes are set in Las Vegas. | |
| 1999 | Jack of Hearts | ||
| 2000 | Pay It Forward | A young student at a public school in Clark County tries to start a movement to motivate people to help other people. | |
| 2001 | 3000 Miles to Graceland | A gang of criminals dress as Elvis impersonators for a robbery. Kurt Russell played Elvis in a made for TV movie in 1979. Seeing Russell dressed as Elvis again was a treat for many in the audience. | |
| 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | Chief Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) and Detective James Carter (Chris Tucker) track the villain Ricky Tan (John Lone) to his Red Dragon Casino in Las Vegas where he plans to swap real U.S. money in winnings with fake printed money to jeopardize the U.S. economy. | |
| 2001 | Ocean's Eleven | Remake of Ocean's Eleven (1960 film) starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, et al. | |
| 2003 | The Cooler | Comedy / gangster film about an unlucky man (William H. Macy) hired by a mob-run Vegas casino to kill off the lucky streaks the high rollers. | |
| 2005 | Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous | ||
| 2006 | 2007 | Resident Evil: Extinction | Film adaptation of Capcom's game series Resident Evil |
| 2007 | Ocean's Thirteen | Predecessor of Ocean's Eleven and Twelve | |
| 2007 | Lucky You | Starring Drew Barrymore and Eric Bana, about a man trying to win the 2003 World Series of Poker tournament | |
| 2007 | 2008 | 21 | Based on the book Bringing Down the House about the real life MIT Blackjack Team |
| 2008 | What Happens in Vegas | Romantic comedy film starring Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher. |
