Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

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Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

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2014

1h 41m

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The damaged denizens of Sin City return for another round of stories from the mind of Frank Miller. In "Just Another Saturday Night," Marv (Mickey Rourke) struggles to recall a nasty run-in with some frat boys. In "A Dame to Kill For," Dwight McCarthy (Josh Brolin) forsakes his battle with his inner demons to help Ava Lord (Eva Green), the woman of his dreams and nightmares. In "Nancy's Last Dance," Nancy Callahan (Jessica Alba), mad with grief and rage over Hartigan's death, vows revenge.

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Critics Consensus

A Dame to Kill For boasts the same stylish violence and striking visual palette as the original Sin City, but lacks its predecessor's brutal impact.

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David Sims

AV Club

To call Sin City noir is to misunderstand the genre, as perhaps Miller does. Each story ends pretty simply-in brutal fighting and murder-and lacks genuine intrigue or ambiguity.

Sep 22, 2016

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

The duration between the first film and its sequel doesn't fully explain the new film's flaws, it's quite instructive when examining the reactions to them.

Jun 18, 2016

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David Stratton

The Australian

There's a bleak beauty to all of this, but also there's a reliance on stereotypes, male and female, that, while they come directly from the source material, are starting to become irritating.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 22, 2014

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

The inspired comic recreation looks outstanding once again and the purposeful contrast levels are spot on to enhance the necessary atmosphere.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 28, 2025

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Moments of greatness do occur, and the audience is rapt throughout, just with less unbridled enthusiasm than when we last visited Miller's world nine years ago.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 29, 2022

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Therese Lacson

Nerdophiles

Haters Gonna Hate, But I Loved Being Back in Sin City

Rated: 4/5

Oct 9, 2021

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Jack F

I know this one gets a lot of hate, but I liked it because it was just one more movie that I could see done in the same way as the first one. And that was rewarding enough.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/19/25

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tommy J

Yea, kinda hard to keep my attention.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/01/25

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Yilium A

It respected the univers, the style of the first one: loved that. Pieces of different stories joining up was nice idea. My only regret: we don't have a part 3.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/30/25

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T T

I loved it, as with all the Frank Miller’s Sin City films amazing story and cinematography, brutal and satisfying.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/10/25

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Matheus F

I just can't hate this movie at all.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/11/25

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John W

Many are probably disappointed because the second film does not measure up to the excellent first film. However, when viewed separately in comparison to other dark action films, it is still very good. It features exciting, compelling stories and a still outstanding art style.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/26/25

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Synopsis

The damaged denizens of Sin City return for another round of stories from the mind of Frank Miller. In "Just Another Saturday Night," Marv (Mickey Rourke) struggles to recall a nasty run-in with some frat boys. In "A Dame to Kill For," Dwight McCarthy (Josh Brolin) forsakes his battle with his inner demons to help Ava Lord (Eva Green), the woman of his dreams and nightmares. In "Nancy's Last Dance," Nancy Callahan (Jessica Alba), mad with grief and rage over Hartigan's death, vows revenge.

Director: Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller
Producer: Robert Rodriguez, Aaron Kaufman, Stephen L'Heureux, Alexander Rodyansky, Mark C. Manuel
Screenwriter: Frank Miller
Distributor: Weinstein Co.
Production Co: Troublemaker Studios, AR Films
Rating: R (Nudity|Brief Drug Use|Sexual Content|Strong Brutal Violence)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 22, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 7, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $13.8M
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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