Sin City (2005)

Sin City parents guide

It stays inside its R, with moderate sex and nudity, and brutal violence.

Scare

Mildly scary

A few tense or eerie moments.

Jump scares

None noted

Gore

Graphic gore

Blood and wounds shown clearly.

Violence

Brutal violence

Our top level for violence.

Sex and nudity

Moderate

Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.

Language

Strong

Frequent strong profanity or slurs.

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Three questions

Is Sin City scary?

Only a little. Sin City has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

How gory is Sin City?

Graphic gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.

What is Sin City rated, and is it OK for kids?

It is an R, with moderate sex and nudity, brutal violence, and frequent strong language. Keep it for adults.

What is Sin City about?

Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it dark… Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it home — Crooked cops, sexy dames, desperate vigilantes. Some are seeking revenge, others lust after redemption, and then there are those hoping for a little of both. A universe of unlikely and reluctant heroes still trying to do the right thing in a city that refuses to care.

Cast and crew

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Sin City is on our Dystopias, Noir and neo-noir, Peacock, Thriller on Peacock and Crime on Peacock lists.

More like this feeling

Prompts we typed into CouchRot, and the lists that share its tags.

• “a thriller with a twist, no spoilers”
• “a horror movie that's actually scary”
• “scary but not gory”

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