Viva Las Vegas! The Truly Best Movies Shot in Sin City
There are many films about Las Vegas, including some about gambling. The most captivating ones are about slot machines. For us mere mortals, the best option is to watch the films on the slot sites not on GamStop.
Matt Damon's fourth appearance as Jason Bourne is the most intense in the Bournes series. The film features a Las Vegas Strip chase sequence that destroyed more than 150 cars.
Con Air (1997) was a preposterous action movie set on the Vegas Strip. The movie premiered at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. It was later demolished using scale models and CGI.
Steven Soderbergh made a new version of the Ocean's Eleven movie. It stars Matt Damon, George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts. The Bellagio is at the heart of this movie's heist plot.
Johnny Depp spent 56 days in Las Vegas shooting Fear and Loathing in Vegas.
The Hangover is one of the best movies shot in Las Vegas. Caesars Palace was used to film the bachelor party gone wrong and the Vegas Boulevard was also used extensively.
Diamonds are Forever (1971) is a James Bond movie set in Las Vegas. It was shot at the Las Las Vega Hilton.
Nicholas Cage won an Oscar for his performance in Leaving Las Vegas (1995). The director Mike Figgis managed to expose the seedy and grim side of Sin City.
Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise are siblings who go on a road trip that ends up in Las Vegas. Hoffman learns to dance and shows off his card-playing skills in Caesars Palace.
Robert De Niro plays a mafia operative in Casino. The movie features a fictional Tangiers Casino created using parts of the Riviera Casino and the derelict Landmark Hotel.