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Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

  • 20142014
  • RR
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
160K
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POPULARITY
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Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Josh Brolin, Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Eva Green in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
The town's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with some of its more reviled inhabitants.
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  • Crime
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Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.

IMDb RATING
6.5/10
160K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,414
16
  • Directors
    • Frank Miller
    • Robert Rodriguez
  • Writer
    • Frank Miller(graphic novels)
  • Stars
    • Mickey Rourke
    • Jessica Alba
    • Josh Brolin
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Frank Miller
    • Robert Rodriguez
  • Writer
    • Frank Miller(graphic novels)
  • Stars
    • Mickey Rourke
    • Jessica Alba
    • Josh Brolin
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 286User reviews
    • 361Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 6 nominations

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    Clip 0:26
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    "Jessica Alba"
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    "Jessica Alba"
    Exclusive Featurette: "Nancy"
    Featurette 0:42
    Exclusive Featurette: "Nancy"
    Interview
    Interview 5:48
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    Interview 4:16
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    Mickey Rourke and Jessica Alba in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
    Lady Gaga in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
    Jessica Alba in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
    Jamie Chung in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
    Rosario Dawson in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
    Josh Brolin and Eva Green in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
    Jessica Alba in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
    Mickey Rourke in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
    Mickey Rourke in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)

    Top cast

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    Mickey Rourke
    Mickey Rourke
    • Marvas Marv
    Jessica Alba
    Jessica Alba
    • Nancyas Nancy
    Josh Brolin
    Josh Brolin
    • Dwightas Dwight
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    • Johnnyas Johnny
    Rosario Dawson
    Rosario Dawson
    • Gailas Gail
    Bruce Willis
    Bruce Willis
    • Hartiganas Hartigan
    Eva Green
    Eva Green
    • Avaas Ava
    Powers Boothe
    Powers Boothe
    • Senator Roarkas Senator Roark
    Dennis Haysbert
    Dennis Haysbert
    • Manuteas Manute
    Ray Liotta
    Ray Liotta
    • Joeyas Joey
    Christopher Meloni
    Christopher Meloni
    • Mortas Mort
    Jeremy Piven
    Jeremy Piven
    • Bobas Bob
    Christopher Lloyd
    Christopher Lloyd
    • Kroenigas Kroenig
    Jaime King
    Jaime King
    • Goldieas Goldie…
    Juno Temple
    Juno Temple
    • Sallyas Sally
    Stacy Keach
    Stacy Keach
    • Wallenquistas Wallenquist
    Marton Csokas
    Marton Csokas
    • Damien Lordas Damien Lord
    Jude Ciccolella
    Jude Ciccolella
    • Lt. Liebowitzas Lt. Liebowitz
    • Directors
      • Frank Miller
      • Robert Rodriguez
    • Writer
      • Frank Miller(graphic novels)
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    Marv is unconscious on a highway surrounded by corpses. When he awakes, he has amnesia and tries to recall his last steps from the Kadie's saloon on the Saturday night. He recalls that he found four playboys burning a homeless man alive and defended the poor man. Marv hunts them down and kills the group. The cocky gambler Johnny hits jackpot in slot machines in the Kadie's saloon and invites the waitress Marcie to go with him to play poker game against the powerful Senator Roark. He wins the game and suffers the consequence of his arrogance. The private detective Dwight McCarthy is contacted by his former lover Ava Lord that asks to meet him at the Kadie's saloon. Ava asks him for forgiveness for leaving him to marry the wealthy Damian Lord. However her strong chauffeur Manute takes her home. Dwight snoops around Ava's house but is found and beaten by Manute and the bodyguards. When he returns home, Ava is waiting for him naked in the bed and seduces him again. Then she tells that Damian and Manute torture her and soon she will be killed. Once again Manute takes Ava with him and hits Dwight that invites Marv to help him to rescue Ava. Damian denies the accusation but Dwight beats him to death while Marv tear Manute's eye out. But soon Dwight finds that he was lured by Ava that shoots him. Marv rescues Dwight and takes him to the Old Town where Dwight finds his former lover Gail that helps him to recover while Dwight plots revenge against Ava. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • female frontal nudity
    • female rear nudity
    • female star appears nude
    • punched repeatedly
    • torture
    • 422 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • There is no justice without sin.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Crime
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for strong brutal stylized violence throughout, sexual content, nudity, and brief drug use
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      During the seven-year gap between the first Sin City (2005) and the beginning of principal photography on this film, Brittany Murphy and Michael Clarke Duncan both died, forcing Robert Rodriguez to re-cast their respective roles of Shellie and Manute (Dennis Haysbert). Due to Devon Aoki's pregnancy at the start of production, the character of Miho was also re-cast, with Jamie Chung replacing Aoki. Jeremy Piven also ended up replacing Michael Madsen as Bob.
    • Goofs
      Nancy states that in the first Sin City (2005), Hartigan killed himself by sticking a gun in his mouth and shooting. He actually shot himself in the forehead.
    • Quotes

      [from trailer]

      Johnny: Sin City's where you go in with your eyes open, or you don't come out at all.

    • Crazy credits
      Robert Rodriguez's credit for cinematography and editing is displayed as "Shot and cut by Robert Rodriguez".
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Rosario Dawson/Jeff Musial/Fun (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Skin City
      Written by Robert Rodriguez

      Performed by Steven Tyler

    User reviews286

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    For all the wrong reasons...
    OK, maybe this movie isn't aimed at "mature" audiences, but for adults looking for a trashy good time at the movies then you won't get a movie any better than this. If you want to see unrelenting brutality & most of Eva Green you will get your money's worth & then some.

    Green totally owns the "Dame" role that she was perfectly cast for. When her story ends the movie does drop off (fortunately her story is most of the movie).

    The "Sin City look" is enhanced by 3D (I normally avoid 3D) & rates as one of the best uses of 3D I've ever seen. Fans (like me) of Miller's "A Dame To Kill For" comic book will be thrilled at it's obsessive loyalty to word & frame screen treatment. It looks fantastic! (Maybe, I mean to say that Green looks fantastic. It's both.) I don't get all the criticism of how this "look" has grown tiresome --not for me in 3D.

    All the actors in big roles to small look like they are having a sinful amount of fun, but Joseph Gordon-Levitt is almost as strong as Green in a new role in one the new stories written for the movie. If you saw "Looper" (or "Inception") you already know that JGL can play a tough guy despite his physical size.

    Make no mistake this movie is a feature length Roadrunner cartoon for adults --emphasis on "adults"--with all of the ridiculous action & over- the-top violence that only a cartoon can get away with because of the way it's rendered.(No kids, please: there is just enough gore that isn't so cartoonish to make it unfit for children.)

    Like the first Sin City 9 years ago, this new Sin City is B-movie bliss. (I still don't like Jessica Alba as "Nancy".)
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    • Aug 22, 2014

    FAQ9

    • Is "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" based on a book?
    • Wasn't Becky supposed to be in this?
    • Wasn't Johnny Depp supposed to be in this? What about Antonio Banderas?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 22, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sin City 2
    • Filming locations
      • Troublemaker Studios - 4900 Old Manor Road, Austin, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Aldamisa Entertainment
      • Demarest Films
      • Dimension Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $65,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $13,757,804
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,317,683
      • Aug 24, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $39,407,616
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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