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Sex and Lies in Sin City

2009 · 95 min

A sordid true-crime plunge into Vegas excess, watching glamour curdle into addiction and suspicion with a grim, tabloid pull.

Directed by
Peter Medak
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Overview
Ted Binion is Vegas royalty, the prince of the world famous Horseshoe Casino - rich, rowdy and randy. When he falls for Sandy Murphy at a local strip club, he becomes trapped in a web of drugs, deception and ultimately his death. All fingers point to Sandy, the beneficiary of his millions. A shockingly true tale of love gone sour and greed gone wild on the dark side of Las Vegas.

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Directed by
Peter Medak
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • crime
  • addiction
  • death
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
crime, drama, mystery, thriller, tv movie
Directed by
Peter Medak
Written by
Teena Booth
Starring
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Music
Edward Shearmur
Cinematography
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Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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