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Sin City (2005)

18 124 min  -  Crime | Thriller  -   1 April 2005 (USA)
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Reviews: 1,659 user | 324 critic | 40 from Metacritic.com

A film that explores the dark and miserable town, Basin City, and tells the story of three different people, all caught up in violent corruption.

Writer:

Frank Miller (graphic novels)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jessica Alba ...
Devon Aoki ...
Alexis Bledel ...
Powers Boothe ...
Cara D. Briggs Cara D. Briggs ...
Hearing Panel Person (as Cara Briggs)
Jude Ciccolella ...
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw Jeffrey J. Dashnaw ...
Motorcycle Cop (as Jeff Dashnaw)
Rosario Dawson ...
Jesse De Luna Jesse De Luna ...
Benicio Del Toro ...
Jason Douglas ...
Michael Clarke Duncan ...
Tommy Flanagan ...
Christina Frankenfield Christina Frankenfield ...
Rick Gomez ...
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Storyline

Four tales of crime adapted from Frank Miller's popular comics, focusing around a muscular brute who's looking for the person responsible for the death of his beloved Goldie, a man fed up with Sin City's corrupt law enforcement who takes the law into his own hands after a horrible mistake, a cop who risks his life to protect a girl from a deformed pedophile, and a hitman looking to make a little cash. Written by Tom Benton  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

City | Death | Vengeance | Hitman | Violence  | See more »

Taglines:

Do I take this cop down and risk it all? See more »

Genres:

Crime | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sustained strong stylized violence, nudity and sexual content including dialogue See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Frank Miller's Sin City See more »

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$29,120,273 (USA) (3 April 2005) (3230 Screens)

Gross:

$158,930,820 (Worldwide)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | USA: (unrated, recut version)

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Black and White  | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

When John Hartigan (Bruce Willis) comes into Kadie's Bar, Shellie (Brittany Murphy) is carrying a bottle of "Chango beer". This is the same fictional brand used in other Robert Rodriguez movies, including Desperado and From Dusk Till Dawn. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Marv steals the Police Car and ditches it in the water, he gets out of the car while underwater and swims away and comes up through a drainpipe. Once he emerges from the drainpipe, his hair and clothing are dry. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
The Salesman: [voiceover] She shivers in the wind like the last leaf on a dying tree. I let her hear my footsteps. She only goes stiff for a moment.
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Crazy Credits

Shot and Cut by Robert Rodriguez. See more »

Connections

Referenced in The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Absurd"
Written by Fluke
Performed by Fluke
Courtesy of Virgin Records
Under License from EMI Film & TV Music See more »