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Sin City is a brutal anthology set in the crime-ridden Basin City, where corrupt cops, broken heroes and dangerous criminals collide in stories of revenge, redemption and survival. Based on Frank Miller’s graphic novels, the film adapts multiple stories including The Hard Goodbye, The Big Fat Kill and That Yellow Bastard. Its black-and-white comic-book style made it instantly iconic. Sin City is a Dark Horse Comics screen adaptation from 2005, sitting in the wider Comic Movie DB archive as one of the movie entries that helps connect page-to-screen storytelling beyond the obvious cape-and-cowl crowd. The page is especially useful for readers tracking the people involved, with Bruce Willis, Clive Owen, Jessica Alba, Mickey Rourke, Rosario Dawson among the main names connected to the project. Behind the camera, Robert Rodriguez gives the adaptation its shape, helping define whether it leans more into spectacle, character drama, genre thrills or straight-up comic-book chaos. We have rated this 9 out of 10, which makes it a worthwhile entry to revisit when comparing how well comic properties translate across different studios, eras and audience expectations. For SEO and fan discovery, it belongs here because it adds context to the bigger comic movie timeline: not every adaptation has to be perfect, but each one says something about the genre, the audience it was chasing and the kind of stories studios believed could work on screen.
Director
Robert Rodriguez
Released
April 1, 2005
Runtime
2 hr 4 min
Genres
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crime
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Rated
18
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Sin City Review 9/10
We have rated this 9 out of 10. Sin City looks like someone ripped a graphic novel off the shelf and somehow made it move. Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller created one of the most visually distinctive comic adaptations ever made, and it still stands out today. Mickey Rourke is phenomenal as Marv, while the stacked cast keeps every story engaging. It is violent, stylish and unapologetically pulpy. Not subtle, not trying to be, and all the better for it.
Did You Know?
- The film is based on Frank Miller’s Sin City comics.
- Frank Miller co-directed the movie with Robert Rodriguez.
- Mickey Rourke plays Marv.
- Bruce Willis plays Hartigan.
- Jessica Alba plays Nancy Callahan.
- The film uses heavy black-and-white stylisation.
- Quentin Tarantino guest directed one scene.
- The movie was released in 2005.
- Its visual style closely mirrors the original comics.
- It became one of the defining comic adaptations of the 2000s.
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