Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their hotel room and fear legal repercussions. Duke begins to drive back to L.A., but after an odd run-in with a cop, he returns to Sin City and continues his wild drug binge.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas has generally received positive reviews.
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was released in 1998 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 780 reviews, giving Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) an average rating of 70%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 77%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 60%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas than critics were.
With a score of 70%, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1998, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1998 with similar scores include films like The Mask of Zorro, There's Something About Mary and City of Angels.
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