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Sin City

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76% Tomatometer 255 Reviews 78% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
In this quartet of neo-noir tales, a mysterious salesman (Josh Hartnett) narrates a tragic story of co-dependency, while a musclebound vigilante (Mickey Rourke) tears his way through the criminal underworld in search of his lost love (Jaime King). In another part of the city, a grizzled cop (Bruce Willis) foils the ambitions of a child-killer (Nick Stahl), and an ex-prostitute (Brittany Murphy) evades her ex-pimp (Benicio del Toro) with the help of her new boyfriend, Dwight (Clive Owen).
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Visually groundbreaking and terrifically violent, Sin City brings the dark world of Frank Miller's graphic novel to vivid life.

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David Germain Associated Press With a huge, well-chosen cast and the blessing of Miller, who was on set as Rodriguez's co-director, Sin City is a gloriously stylized world unlike anything you've seen before on screen. Apr 14, 2013 Full Review Richard Corliss TIME Magazine For all its astronomical body count, Sin City is brazenly, thrillingly alive. Apr 14, 2013 Full Review Joe Morgenstern Wall Street Journal While Sin City on screen evokes the same feeling of bottomless decadence and dread that the novels do, there is one crucial difference -- you can put the novels down. Apr 14, 2013 Full Review Justin Brown Medium Popcorn It's a beautiful looking film but it didn't give me enough to want to ever watch this again. The story was all over the place and kind of boring. Rated: 2/5 Apr 2, 2023 Full Review Brandon Collins Medium Popcorn Back when this was initially released, I would have rated this higher but the storylines and dialogue don't hold up well enough for repeat viewing. Visually it is stunning though. Rated: 2/5 Apr 2, 2023 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Rodriguez was never so energetic or creative behind the camera, and he hasn't come close to achieving something so inspired since. Rated: 4/4 Jul 29, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Noelia P Sin City (2005) Cast: Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson, Clive Owen, Alexis Bledel, etc. Directors: Frank Miller, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez The film "Sin City" is set in Basin City, a fictional city that plays a massive role in corruption and violence. This is a place that involves prostitution, violence, and crimes involving money. It makes it very popular as a good setting for this particular film. Watching the film a few more times and looking into details of the scenes and events happening around the main topics helped me notice that "Sin City" has various criteria uses. The film incorporates various topics, such as the emphasis on the Violence, anxiety, and how it focuses on the mental and physical relations between the characters. The Story explores the dark and violent Basin City and everyone involved in the corruption. Josh Hartnett, who is a mysterious salesman, narrates the Story. Mickey Rourke plays a role in the film, which goes out to the criminal world to find his love, Jaime King. Although the Story is structured into specific parts, it is seen as how everything connects to what is going on in the city. It is as if they are all just trying to keep themselves alive and not get stabbed in the back. It is vital to look deep down into detail. This helps to understand what is happening in the film and the outcome of the film. In this film, the overall focus and potential of the Story are based on violence. The characters and language they use are powerful and can create chaos for the audience because of their power. However, the characters' acting and portrayal are exceptional in their power. After watching the film, I was able to look back at the style of the film and the way it was structured. The way the characters and overall cast contributed to creating such a powerful and creative film. The film versions of these powerful stories are always way better from my perspective. It helps the audience gain a clear understanding of the characters and their emotions. Another important feature when it comes to characters is their development in how they portray the character and in the scenes. Despite the topics in "Sin City", it is a fantastic film and gives the audience many perspectives, whether consequential or not. Still, it is up to one perspective on how one understands the message portrayed in the film. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/30/24 Full Review magdy e That was an immediate classic. The critics did not get the catch at that time. But, after 16 years, sin city still lives. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/24/24 Full Review Aaron C It's good, it's really really good... Just watching it, you won't be disappointed Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/21/24 Full Review Ettore N Incredible photography and set design. Must-see Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/14/24 Full Review William B A masterpiece that left me speechless! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/11/24 Full Review Edward S An incredible one of a kind movie that brings all the best parts of graphic novels and movies together into one masterpiece. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/15/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this quartet of neo-noir tales, a mysterious salesman (Josh Hartnett) narrates a tragic story of co-dependency, while a musclebound vigilante (Mickey Rourke) tears his way through the criminal underworld in search of his lost love (Jaime King). In another part of the city, a grizzled cop (Bruce Willis) foils the ambitions of a child-killer (Nick Stahl), and an ex-prostitute (Brittany Murphy) evades her ex-pimp (Benicio del Toro) with the help of her new boyfriend, Dwight (Clive Owen).
Director
Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller
Creator
Frank Miller
Producer
Elizabeth Avellan
Screenwriter
Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez
Production Co
Dimension Films, Troublemaker Studios
Rating
R (Sexual Content/Dialogue|Nudity|Strong Stylized Violence)
Genre
Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 1, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 3, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$74.1M
Runtime
2h 4m
Sound Mix
Surround, DTS, Dolby SRD, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.37:1)
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