When Does "Sinners" (2025) Take Place?
"Sinners" is a historical fiction horror film written by Ryan Coogler that released April 16th, 2025. So when is "Sinners" set?
It takes place in the year:
We know this because a character says, "Ya'll was supposed to be in Chicago workin' for Capone!", referring to the real-world crime boss Alphonse 'Al' Capone (1899-1947). Capone moved to Chicago in 1919 AD but his criminal career ended when he was imprisoned for tax evasion on May 4th, 1932 AD. So it must be after 1919 AD and before or during 1932 AD.
1932 AD
We know this because a character says, "Ya'll was supposed to be in Chicago workin' for Capone!", referring to the real-world crime boss Alphonse 'Al' Capone (1899-1947). Capone moved to Chicago in 1919 AD but his criminal career ended when he was imprisoned for tax evasion on May 4th, 1932 AD. So it must be after 1919 AD and before or during 1932 AD.
More specifically, the October 16th, 1932 AD prologue ends with a relative time setting title card reading just "one day earlier" so it's intended to be October 15th, 1932 AD and the story takes place over just one day. This doesn't seem to be confirmable by context but it is almost certainly October of 1932 AD.
Additionally, there's a prologue that includes a time and place setting title card tells us it is "Clarksdale, Mississippi October 16, 1932".
Finally, there's an epilogue in a mid-credits that begins with a new title card bringing us to "Chicago, Illinois October 16, 1992". So it is probably now October of 1992 AD.
