2005 · 124 min · R

Sin City

Name: Sin City
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Released: 2005
Duration: 124 min
Cast: Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, Clive Owen, Mickey Rourke, Rutger Hauer

Directed by Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller · Crime, Thriller

Sin City (2005) is a Crime film, directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller. It runs 124 minutes and is rated R.

A neo noir, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of revenge and power & corruption play out through anthology and frame narrative.

Composer

Graeme RevellJohn DebneyRobert Rodriguez

Cinematography

Robert Rodriguez

Cast

Bruce WillisJessica AlbaClive OwenMickey RourkeRutger HauerBenicio del ToroAlexis BledelMichael Madsen

The world of this film

Setting

Urban

When

Timeless

Premise & themes

Premise

Neo Noir

Themes

Revenge Power & Corruption

Structure

Anthology Frame Narrative

Tone

BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist

EnsembleAntihero

Pacing

Propulsive

Based on

Pure Fiction

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Premise & themes

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