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Sin City (2005)

UNRATED  124 min  -  Crime | Drama | Thriller   -  1 April 2005 (USA)
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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:

She smells like angels ought to smell. See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | 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

Although the grand majority of the movie was shot against green-screen, there were three practical (i.e. hand-built) sets created: - Kadie's bar - Shellie's apartment - the hospital in the epilogue. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the distance shot of Marv and Wendy driving to the Farm to take out Goldie's killer, we see Marv smoking a cigarette. When the camera cuts to a close-up of Marv and Wendy's faces, the cigarette is instantly out of Marv's mouth and in his hand. 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

In the opening credits, each of the actor's names is shown with a frame
from the comic, featuring their character. See more »

Connections

Featured in Sin City: The Premiere (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

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