Movies that capture the atmosphere of the city.
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Bugsy (1991)
The Hollywood version of history makes it look like mobster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel single-handedly built the Strip. Yet the recreation of the original Flamingo casino hotel stuns.
Casino (1995)
Martin Scorsese’s epic film traces the city’s transformation from a mafia haven to a family vacationland, as seen through the eyes of corrupt casino chief Robert De Niro.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–present)
Emmy Award–winning TV series shoots real-life locations around Las Vegas, including nighttime flyovers of the Strip. Besides, in which other city could an exotic dancer believably become a crime-fighting detective?
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Nicolas Cage plays a broken-down, alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who comes to town to drink himself to death, but not before forging a relationship with a hard-as-nails prostitute (Elizabeth Shue).
Ocean’s Eleven (1960)
The original casino caper film features Rat Pack hijinks and crooning by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis, Jr. Filmed at the now-imploded Sands casino hotel; remade with an all-star Hollywood cast in 2001.
Viva Las Vegas (1964)
In this colorful romp, Elvis Presley and redhead Ann-Margret sing, strum guitars, and dance their way through casino showrooms and into a little white wedding chapel.
