This is a list of films set in Las Vegas .
| Shot | Released | Title | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Boulder Dam | ||
| 1941 | Las Vegas Nights | ||
| 1944 | Moon Over Las Vegas | ||
| 1946 | Heldorado | ||
| 1949 | The Lady Gambles | ||
| 1952 | The Las Vegas Story | ||
| 1954 | The Atomic Kid | ||
| 1956 | Crashing Las Vegas | ||
| 1956 | Meet Me in Las Vegas | ||
| 1957 | The Amazing Colossal Man | ||
| 1960 | Ocean's Eleven | ||
| 1964 | Viva Las Vegas | ||
| 1966 | The Las Vegas Hillbillys | ||
| 1968 | They Came to Rob Las Vegas | ||
| 1969 | Where It's At | ||
| 1970 | The Grasshopper | ||
| 1970 | The Only Game in Town | ||
| 1971 | Diamonds Are Forever | ||
| 1972 | The Godfather | ||
| 1972 | The Night Stalker | ||
| 1977 | The Gauntlet | ||
| 1978 | Corvette Summer | Dantley spots his stolen car as he works at a Las Vegas car wash. | |
| 1982 | One from the Heart | ||
| 1982 | Lookin' to Get Out | Filmed inside the original MGM Grand. Angelina Jolie's film debut. | |
| 1985 | Lost in America | Linda loses her and David's savings playing roulette at the Desert Inn. | |
| 1985 | Fever Pitch | A reporter becomes a gaming addict while doing a piece on a gambler in Las Vegas. | |
| 1987 | Over the Top | The World Armwrestling Championship is held in Las Vegas. | |
| 1988 | Rain Man | An autistic savant uses his skills to count cards at blackjack at Caesars Palace. | |
| 1988 | Midnight Run | ||
| 1989 | Las Vegas Bloodbath | [1] | |
| 1991 | Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | ||
| 1991 | Bugsy | ||
| 1991 | Father Christmas | The titular character goes on holiday here after visiting Scotland. | |
| 1992 | Honey, I Blew Up The Kid | A giant two year-old toddler causes havoc on Fremont Street. | |
| 1992 | Cool World | Filmed at the Union Plaza Hotel in Fremont Street. | |
| 1992 | Honeymoon in Vegas | ||
| 1993 | Indecent Proposal | Filmed at the Westgate (formerly Las Vegas Hilton). | |
| 1995 | Casino | Filmed at the Riviera and other locations throughout Las Vegas. | |
| 1995 | Showgirls | Filmed at the Stardust and other locations throughout Las Vegas. | |
| 1995 | Leaving Las Vegas | ||
| 1995 | Leprechaun 3 | ||
| 1996 | Hard Eight | Scene in the MGM Grand. | |
| 1996 | Swingers | ||
| 1996 | Mars Attacks! | ||
| 1996 | Beavis and Butt-head Do America | ||
| 1997 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | Filmed at the Riviera Hotel and Casino and on the Strip. | |
| 1997 | Con Air | The finale takes place in Las Vegas. | |
| 1997 | Vegas Vacation | Filmed at The Mirage and Fremont Street. | |
| 1997 | Fools Rush In | ||
| 1998 | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | ||
| 1998 | Speedway Junky | ||
| 1998 | Very Bad Things | The bachelor party scenes are set in Las Vegas. | |
| 1999 | Go | ||
| 1999 | The Conmen in Vegas | Scene in the Las Vegas Strip. | |
| 1999 | Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies | ||
| 2000 | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | ||
| 2000 | Pay It Forward | ||
| 2000 | Luckytown | ||
| 2001 | 3000 Miles to Graceland | ||
| 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | A villain is tracked to the Red Dragon Casino in Las Vegas. | |
| 2001 | Ocean's Eleven | ||
| 2003 | The Cooler | ||
| 2003 | Looney Tunes: Back in Action | ||
| 2005 | Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous | ||
| 2005 | "¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico" | ||
| 2005 | Domino | Shot at the Stratosphere Hotel and Casino. | |
| 2007 | Resident Evil: Extinction | ||
| 2007 | Ocean's Thirteen | ||
| 2007 | Lucky You | ||
| 2008 | The Grand | A poker tournament is held at the Golden Nugget. | |
| 2008 | 21 | ||
| 2008 | What Happens in Vegas | ||
| 2008 | Bolt | ||
| 2009 | Up in the Air | Bingham takes a picture of the Luxor Las Vegas for his sister's wedding. | |
| 2009 | Race to Witch Mountain | ||
| 2009 | 2012 | Las Vegas is destroyed by a large earthquake. | |
| 2009 | The Hangover | A bachelor party goes horribly wrong when the groom goes missing and his friends can not remember what happened the night before. | |
| 2010 | Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | Percy travels to Las Vegas and enters a fictional casino modeled after Caesar's Palace. | |
| 2010 | Get Him to the Greek | ||
| 2011 | Fright Night | ||
| 2011 | Rango | Set in the desert around Las Vegas. | |
| 2012 | Lay the Favorite | ||
| 2013 | The Hangover Part III | ||
| 2013 | Behind the Candelabra | ||
| 2013 | Last Vegas | ||
| 2013 | The Incredible Burt Wonderstone | ||
| 2013 | Now You See Me | ||
| 2014 | Godzilla | The female MUTO destroys Las Vegas. [2] | |
| 2014 | Step Up: All In | ||
| 2014 | Earth to Echo | ||
| 2014 | The Bride From Vegas | ||
| 2014 | Think Like a Man Too | ||
| 2015 | Wild Card | ||
| 2015 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 | ||
| 2016 | Jason Bourne | Bourne pursues the Asset on the Las Vegas Strip. | |
| 2017 | Sleepless | ||
| 2017 | The Boss Baby | ||
| 2018 | Bad Times at the El Royale | ||
| 2018 | Sarkar | ||
| 2019 | Kaaviyyan | ||
| 2019 | Las Vegas Vietnam: The Movie | ||
| 2019 | 7 Days to Vegas | ||
| 2020 | Date in Vegas | ||
| 2020 | Vegas High | ||
| 2020 | Fatale | ||
| 2022 | Elvis |
Las Vegas, often known simply as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-largest in the Southwestern United States. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city, known primarily for its gambling, shopping, fine dining, entertainment, and nightlife, with most venues centered on downtown Las Vegas and more to the Las Vegas Strip just outside city limits. The Las Vegas Valley as a whole serves as the leading financial, commercial, and cultural center for Nevada. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city had 641,903 residents in 2020, with a metropolitan population of 2,227,053, making it the 25th-most populous city in the United States.
The Rat Pack was an informal group of entertainers, the second iteration of which ultimately made films and appeared together in Las Vegas casino venues. They originated in the late 1940s and early 1950s as a group of A-list show business friends, such as Errol Flynn, Nat King Cole, Mickey Rooney, Frank Sinatra and others who met casually at the Holmby Hills home of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. In the 1960s, the group featured Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, and Peter Lawford, among others. They appeared together on stage and in films in the 1950s and 1960s, including the films Ocean's 11 and Sergeants 3; after Lawford's expulsion, they filmed Robin and the 7 Hoods with Bing Crosby in what was to have been Lawford's role. Sinatra, Martin, and Davis were regarded as the group's lead members after Bogart's death.
Las Vegas is an American comedy-drama television series created by Gary Scott Thompson. It was broadcast by NBC from September 22, 2003, to February 15, 2008, airing for five seasons. It focuses on a team of people working at the Montecito, a fictional hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip. The employees deal with various issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from casino security to restaurant management and valet parking. Las Vegas starred James Caan, Josh Duhamel, Nikki Cox, James Lesure, Vanessa Marcil, Molly Sims, Marsha Thomason, and eventually Tom Selleck. The series originally centered on Ed Deline (Caan), a strict ex-CIA officer who serves as the president of operations for the Montecito. Former Marine Danny McCoy (Duhamel), who is Ed's protégé, later becomes the Montecito's new president.
Live in Las Vegas is a four-disc box set by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released in July 2001 on RCA Records, catalogue 07863 69354-2. It comprises live recordings from shows given by Presley in Las Vegas through every decade of his career.
Treasure Island Hotel and Casino is a pirate-themed hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, U.S. It includes 2,885 rooms and a 47,927 sq ft (4,452.6 m2) casino. The resort is owned and operated by businessman Phil Ruffin.
The Tropicana Las Vegas is a defunct casino hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned by Bally's Corporation, on land leased from Gaming and Leisure Properties. The complex occupies 35 acres (14 ha) at the southeast corner of the Tropicana – Las Vegas Boulevard intersection.
Viva Las Vegas is a 1964 American rock and roll musical film, with auto racing thrown in, directed by George Sidney, choreographed by David Winters, and starring Elvis Presley, Ann-Margret, Cesare Danova, William Demarest. Set in Las Vegas, Nevada, the film tells about two competing race car drivers who also compete for the same girl.
George Sidney was an American film director and producer who worked primarily at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. His work includes cult classics Bye Bye Birdie (1963) and Viva Las Vegas (1964). With an extensive background in acting, stage direction, film editing, and music, Sidney created many of post-war Hollywood's big budget musicals, such as Annie Get Your Gun (1950), Show Boat (1951), Kiss Me Kate (1953), Jupiter's Darling (1955), and Pal Joey (1957). He was also a president of the Screen Directors Guild for 16 years.
Horseshoe Las Vegas is a casino hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment. It originally opened as the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino on December 4, 1973. The 26-story hotel contained 2,100 rooms and was among the world's largest hotels.
The Riviera was a hotel and casino on the northern Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. It opened on April 20, 1955, and included a nine-story hotel featuring 291 rooms. The Riviera was the first skyscraper in the Las Vegas Valley, and was the area's tallest building until 1956. Various hotel additions would be made in later years, including a 12-story tower in 1966, a 17-story tower in 1975, and a 24-story tower in 1988. By the time of its closure in 2015, the resort included a 103,800 sq ft (9,640 m2) casino and 2,075 rooms.
The Michelob Ultra Arena, formerly the Mandalay Bay Events Center, is a 12,000-seat multi-purpose indoor arena at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned and operated by MGM Resorts International, and was opened on April 10, 1999. MGM and brewing company Anheuser-Busch entered a naming-rights agreement in 2021, naming the arena after the company's Michelob Ultra beer.
NAB Show is an annual trade show produced by the National Association of Broadcasters. It takes place in April, and has been held since 1991 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show's tagline is "Where Content Comes to Life". NAB show is the largest show for media, entertainment and technology. The NAB shows covers: broadcast TV, radio, production, post production, news gathering, streaming, cable TV, satellite TV, film restoration, data storage, data management, weather forecasting, industrial TV, FX, CGI, connected media, cybersecurity and more. NAB had 103,000 attendees from 161 countries and more than 1,806 exhibitors in 2016. There are also exhibitors in Las Vegas hotels not counted in the official convention center displays. In addition to the exhibitors' booths, there are lectures, panel discussions and workshops. In 2017, there will be over 200 of these sessions. Before 1991 the show had moved around to a number of cities: Atlanta (1990), Washington DC, Chicago, New York, Atlantic City, Dallas, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Houston, San Francisco, St. Louis, White Sulfur Springs, W. Va., and once in West Baden Springs, Indiana
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a 1998 American stoner road black comedy film adapted from Hunter S. Thompson's 1971 novel of the same name. It was co-written and directed by Terry Gilliam, and stars Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro as Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo, respectively. The film details the duo's journey through Las Vegas as their initial journalistic intentions devolve into an exploration of the city under the influence of psychoactive substances.
Rex Bell was an American actor and politician. Bell primarily appeared in Western films during his career. He also appeared in the 1930 movie True to the Navy, starring Clara Bow; Bell and Bow married the following year.
Crashing Las Vegas is a 1956 American comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring the comedy team The Bowery Boys. The film was released on April 22, 1956 by Allied Artists and is the 41st film in the series. It was the last of the series to star Leo Gorcey.
Summer Nights was a concert residency by Australian recording artist, Olivia Newton-John. The residency took place in the Donny & Marie Showroom at the Flamingo Las Vegas. It began April 2014 and ended December 2016. Her three-year run even prompted a live album entitled Summer Nights: Live in Las Vegas (2015).
Garth at Wynn was a concert residency by American country pop singer Garth Brooks at the Encore Theatre in Las Vegas. It began on December 11, 2009 and featured acoustic concerts with Brooks and Trisha Yearwood on periodic weekends until January 4, 2014. The first multi-concert live performances by Brooks since 1998, the 187-show residency predominantly featured a set list designed to show Brooks' music influences. This prompted the release of Brooks' 2013 album, Blame It All on My Roots: Five Decades of Influences.
Metamorphosis was a concert residency by American singer Janet Jackson at Park Theater located in the Park MGM hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. It began on May 17, 2019, and concluded on August 17, 2019. The show featured songs from Jackson's music catalog, and also celebrated the thirty-year anniversary of Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989). The concert was produced by Live Nation Entertainment.
Weekends with Adele is the first concert residency by English singer Adele, held at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Initially scheduled to commence on 21 January 2022, she postponed it due to production delays and her team contracting COVID-19. Adele rescheduled the residency to begin on 18 November 2022, and after being extended, it is set to conclude its run on 23 November 2024. As part of it, she performs two shows at the venue every weekend.
