From spy thrillers, mob movies, comedies, and heist films, Vegas has served as the backdrop of many Hollywood blockbusters.
10. Swingers
“Vegas, baby, Vegas!” So many of us have uttered that iconic phrase from this 1996 Vince Vaughn & John Favreau comedy as we get excitedly ready to hop a Southwest Airlines flight bound for Las Vegas. While most of this film about a group of young struggling actors is set in Los Angeles, the centerpiece of the film involves buddies Mike & Trent heading out on an impromptu Vegas roadtrip.
9. Honeymoon in Vegas
After losing his fiance in a high stakes game of poker to a ruthless millionaire, Jack Singer will do anything to find her and get back. Including strapping on a parachute and jumping out of a perfectly good airplane with the Flying Elvises.
8. Oceans 11
The film that made the names Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. synonymous with old school Las Vegas. The Rat Pack would famously party and perform at the Sands every night while the movie was in production. It hasn’t aged that well, but it’s still a fun look back at early Vegas.
7. Rain Man
Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt takes the brother he never knew he had on a cross-country trip to Vegas, where he discovers his autistic brothers hidden talent for counting cards.
6. Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas
An assignment to cover the Mint 400 desert off-road race for Sports Illustrated turns into drug fueled quest for the heart of the American Dream in 1970’s Las Vegas. Buy the ticket, and take the ride on this manic, psychedelic journey.