Mike FiggisCast
Nicolas Cage Elisabeth Shue 
Julian Sands Richard Lewis Steven Weber Kim Adams
Credits
Written by: John O'Brien
Plot
A suicidal alcoholic screenwriter goes to Las Vegas to drink himself to death, and forms a relationship with a prostitute who accepts him as he is, in a bleak and tender romance.
Sinekatalog’s take
A harrowing and tender drama that won Nicolas Cage the Oscar.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (147,302 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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