1. Jason Bourne
With an exciting car chase scene filmed on the Las Vegas Strip, Jason Bourne is the fifth installment of the Jason Bourne film series. In this film, the CIA’s most dangerous former operative is drawn out of hiding to uncover more explosive truths about his past (summary courtesy of IMDb).
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2. War Dogs
With scenes filmed at Caesar’s Palace, War Dogs is based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America’s allies in Afghanistan (summary courtesy of IMDb).
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3. Frank & Lola
Set in Las Vegas and Paris, Frank & Lola is a psychosexual noir love story about love, obsession, sex, betrayal, revenge and, ultimately, the search for redemption (summary courtesy of IMDb).
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4. Independence Day: Resurgence
While most of the shooting was studio-based, Independence Day: Resurgence also had scenes filmed at West Wendover, NV as well as the Utah and Nevada border. This film is a sequel to the 1996 film Independence Day and is set 20 years after the first Independence Day invasion (view on IMDb).
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5. Poor Boy
Also filmed in Las Vegas, Poor Boy is about two misfit brothers hustling cash and chasing dreams in the desert. When a mysterious woman threatens to repo their beloved houseboat, the brothers cook up an epic con to finally leave their dusty town and sail off on a beam of sunshine to California (summary courtesy of IMDb).
Poor Boy first premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 17, 2016.
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6. Who’s Driving Doug
Who’s Driving Doug is about a sheltered, intelligent college student who agrees to go on a spontaneous road trip to Las Vegas. The film stars RJ Mitte, an actor best known for his role as Walter “Flynn” White Jr. in the TV series Breaking Bad (view more about Who’s Driving Doug at IMDb).
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7. The Red Man
The Red Man is a horror mystery film shot in Las Vegas. It is about a successful DJ living in a trendy apartment building who learns his psychiatrist and new neighbor may be involved in a secret society plot drugging and killing fellow celebrity tenants (summary courtesy of IMDb).
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8. Conspiracy Theory
Conspiracy Theory is about a television crew that discovers a terrifying truth lurking beneath the waters of Lake Mead (summary courtesy of IMDb).
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9. Monumental
Partly filmed at Hoover Dam, Monumental follows the story of two young men who journey across the USA to honor their mother by spreading her ashes at the monuments she always dreamed of visiting (summary courtesy of IMDb).
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10. Dead Bullet
Dead Bullet is a film about a hard-luck gambler who risks everything to sell stolen casino chips to a ruthless gunslinger (summary courtesy of IMDb). Nearly all of the shooting took place in Laughlin, NV, Bullhead City, AZ and the surrounding areas.
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11. The Trust
Filmed entirely in Las Vegas, The Trust is about a pair of cops investigating a drug invasion stumble upon a mysterious bank vault (summary courtesy of IMDb).
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12. Power Lines
With street scenes filmed in Las Vegas, Power Lines is about a 16 year old Diné relocation refugee who uses poetry to escape from her painful past and present (summary courtesy of IMDb).
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13. From the Inside Looking Out
Also filmed in Las Vegas, From the Inside Looking Out is an urban drama about one man’s quest for redemption and moral conviction that is now challenged by the street code that he once grew up in. (summary courtesy of IMDb).
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And there you have it! 13 feature films released in 2016 with our beautiful State of Nevada used as filming locations!