Leaving Las Vegas

1995 film directed by Mike Figgis
Movie film Q280918
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Leaving Las Vegas

Summary

Leaving Las Vegas is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,343 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Leaving Las Vegas received the Academy Award for Best Actor[3].
  • Leaving Las Vegas received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].
  • Leaving Las Vegas received the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film[5].
  • Leaving Las Vegas's image is recorded as Las Vegas, Circus Circus, 2018.11.22 (08).jpg[6].
  • Leaving Las Vegas's instance of is recorded as film[7].
  • Leaving Las Vegas's director is recorded as Mike Figgis[8].
  • Leaving Las Vegas's screenwriter is recorded as Mike Figgis[9].
  • Leaving Las Vegas's screenwriter is recorded as John O'Brien[10].
  • Leaving Las Vegas's composer is recorded as Anthony Marinelli[11].
  • Leaving Las Vegas's genre is recorded as romance film[12].
  • Leaving Las Vegas's genre is recorded as drama film[13].
  • Leaving Las Vegas's genre is recorded as erotic film[14].
  • Leaving Las Vegas's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[15].
  • Leaving Las Vegas's based on is recorded as Leaving Las Vegas[16].
  • Leaving Las Vegas's cast member is recorded as Nicolas Cage[17].
  • Leaving Las Vegas's cast member is recorded as Elisabeth Shue[18].
  • Leaving Las Vegas's cast member is recorded as Valeria Golino[19].
  • Leaving Las Vegas's cast member is recorded as Julian Sands[20].
  • Leaving Las Vegas's cast member is recorded as Steven Weber[21].
  • Leaving Las Vegas's cast member is recorded as Emily Procter[22].
  • Leaving Las Vegas's cast member is recorded as Richard Lewis[23].
  • Leaving Las Vegas's cast member is recorded as Carey Lowell[24].
  • Leaving Las Vegas's cast member is recorded as Mariska Hargitay[25].
  • Leaving Las Vegas's cast member is recorded as Graham Beckel[26].
  • Leaving Las Vegas's cast member is recorded as Vincent Ward[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Leaving Las Vegas's performer is recorded as Mike Figgis[28]. Its producer is recorded as Mike Figgis[29]. Its director is recorded as Mike Figgis[8]. Screenwriters include Mike Figgis[9] and John O'Brien[10]. Cast members include Nicolas Cage[17], Elisabeth Shue[18], Valeria Golino[19], Julian Sands[20], Steven Weber[21], and Emily Procter[22].

Publication

Publication dates include +1995-11-07T00:00:00Z[30] and +1996-05-09T00:00:00Z[31]. Leaving Las Vegas's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[32]. Genres include romance film[12], drama film[13], erotic film[14], and film based on a novel[15].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include suicide[33], prostitution[34], and alcoholism[35].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Actor[3], an award for best leading actor[36], in United States[37], founded in 1929[38]; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], a film award[39], in United States[40], founded in 1929[41]; and Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film[5], a Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards[42], in United States[43], founded in 1990[44]. Reviews include 7.6/10[45], 91%[46], and 82/100[47].

Why It Matters

Leaving Las Vegas ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,343 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

What awards did Leaving Las Vegas receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Actor[3], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], and Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film[5].

References

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  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [17] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  18. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [29] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  26. [5] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [45] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [46] . wikidata.org.
  31. [47] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . wikidata.org.
  35. [34] . wikidata.org.
  36. [35] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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