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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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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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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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    Exclusive Featurette: "Nancy"
    Featurette 0:42
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    Interview 5:48
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    Mickey Rourke and Jessica Alba in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
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    Lady Gaga in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
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    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
    7/10
    Good and entertaining... but lacks the novelty of the first.
    A Dame to Kill for is by no means a boring or bad film. It succeeds as a satisfying sequel to the far more novel and perhaps stronger Sin City... it is bloody, violent, beautifully made, with cool deep voices, nudity and clearly fitting into the film noir genre. Where it falls short is in the charactersationssliding a bit, the strength of two original stories, the change in actors and the gap between the first and second film. There is also a desperate need for more iconic moments which the Sin City comics and the film has plenty of, but they never really come in A Dame to Kill for.

    The characters seems less edgy, less strong charactered and some despite being far more stereotypical carries less of a punch. Especially Marv and Dwight who are the central characters fall a bit short. With Dwight almost feeling detached from the story he is the centre character of. I never thought I would find myself ever thinking that Owen over Brolin. Rourke however seems to have lost some of his edge again, but still causes plenty of mayhem. The new original story lines is probably as good as the rest, but it feels like we never get a very satisfying end out the first one of it especially because it plays as probably the most straightforward story with less of the iconic art work or stunning scenes put in it, it relies on Gordon-Hevitt's abilities more than anything else. The second original story however fairs better mostly due to Alba's dancing and Rourke's brute. If one has not recently seen Sin City and goes to see this it can be a bit hard putting things into place in it's sequel... most people benefit from having seen Sin City recently in order to truly enjoy the film's anachronistic narrative.

    It is an awesome film, I will not argue against that, and it does give people more of what they want from Sin City. And there is maybe couple of camels to swallow. But I think in time when seen in union with it's predecessor and sequel(s) it will come out stronger than it might appear now.

    I saw the 3D version and surprisingly it actually works well for the film, although I am sure the film would be just as good in 2D alone. It is worth seeing in the cinema, it has the scale/action/importance and beauty to justify that. It will not be remembered for it's visuals as much as Sin City, but it will be recognised for how it fits into the Sin City style.
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    • Aug 20, 2014

    FAQ9

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    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
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    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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