Overview
Three interlocking tales of crime and violence in Basin City: a cop protecting a young girl, a brute seeking revenge for a love's murder, and a killer protecting a district of prostitutes.
Released in 2005, Sin City was directed by Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino and produced under the Dimension Films banner. The film occupies a significant place within the Dark Horse — contributing to the ongoing narrative and mythology of that cinematic universe.
The film features lead performances from Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen, among others, anchoring a story that adapts characters first brought to life in Dark Horse Comics. Its source material gives the film a foundation rooted in decades of published storytelling, which Tarantino and the creative team interpret through a cinematic lens.
With an audience rating of 8.0, Sin City is generally praised as a strong entry in the superhero genre — its strengths in storytelling, performance, and production design regularly cited by viewers.
Principal Cast
Trivia & Facts
Sin City released in 2005, placing it within the 2000s era of comic book cinema — a decade that marked the modern superhero cinema revolution.
Directed by Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, the film was produced by Dimension Films and adapts source material from Dark Horse Comics.
The principal cast features Bruce Willis and Mickey Rourke, with key supporting roles played by Clive Owen, Benicio del Toro, Elijah Wood.
The film belongs to Dark Horse — a distinct corner of comic book cinema.
Sin City carries an audience rating of 8.0 — a strong critical benchmark that few comic book films have achieved.
The Dark Horse Comics source material for Sin City has been in continuous publication for decades, giving filmmakers a rich well of storylines, character arcs, and iconography to draw upon.
Films from this era combined practical stunts with the rising CGI industry — many sequences would be impossible with either technology alone.
Sin City is catalogued on Movies on Comics among our collection of 163 comic book films spanning 48 years of cinema — from Richard Donner's 1978 Superman to the present day.