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Metropolis

Play trailer 2:00 Poster for Metropolis Released Mar 13, 1927 2h 3m Sci-Fi Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working-class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
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A visually awe-inspiring science fiction classic from the silent era.

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Times (UK) Staff The Times (UK) The film has, in consequence, a remarkable pictorial power, and, in spite of its occasional solemnities, is one which will well repay study by those who are interested in the development of a separate cinematographic technique. Jul 8, 2020 Full Review H.G. Wells New York Times It gives in one eddying concentration almost every possible foolishness, cliché, platitude, and muddlement about mechanical progress and progress in general, served up with a sauce of sentimentality that is all its own. Mar 31, 2020 Full Review SMH Staff Sydney Morning Herald Often enough it is exciting in a broad, elemental way, just as an earthquake or a loud clap of thunder would be exciting; but when individual characters come on to the screen they rouse little Interest for their own sakes. Apr 2, 2019 Full Review Chauncey K. Robinson People's World The epic silent movie, with its larger-than-life sets, explored themes of working-class struggle, exploitation, industrial revolution, aggressive technological advancement, and the growing wealth gap between the rich and the poor with vigor. Rated: B- May 9, 2025 Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Lang’s visionary visual creation remains impressive a century later, from the densely imagined cityscape to the massive sets that dwarf the actors and the swarms of extras, and its socio-political themes are just as soft-headed and simplistic. Oct 5, 2023 Full Review Brian Susbielles InSession Film With its memorable sets and special effects courtesy of Eugen Schüfftan, the film remains a landmark of global cinema nearly 100 years later. Mar 6, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Pete Amazing animation for an amazing story from a legend Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/28/24 Full Review Roman An amazing f@ck humanity movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/05/24 Full Review Hermes T Important, I guess, from an aesthetic and technical history point of view. But not an audience pleaser simply because of that (100 year) historical distance. I was hoping its technology driven theme would provide some lessons for our current AI ... what?... "contortions"? But it did not make the connect the industrial revolution with the movie's social theme sufficiently to offer anything, imo. (But I could not sit through the whole thing even with a live organ accompaniment on KenCen's great organ.) Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/08/25 Full Review Stephen C Success in 2 hours and 4 minutes!!!!!!!!!! Silent but fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love the test cards that tell me who's talking!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/07/25 Full Review Brayden G As a person who’s never seen a silent film I had some good expectations but I was wrong I couldn’t finish the movie it just wasn’t for my liking idk why people say it’s so good Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/14/25 Full Review Audience Member With a really impressive performance by Brigitte Helm and with spectacular filmmaking for the time, this movie had me in awe the whole runtime. I can’t believe that this film is almost 100 years old and yet it still has significance and relevance to the present (specifically with A.I. in a certain respect as well as meal/macro class conflict). Fritz Lang truly crafted an unforgettable visual masterpiece and throughout the 3rd act, it was super tense and so impressive with how they filmed the models and the big streets with the people running on them, including throughout the film. While it is a bit too old-fashioned in some ways, from the production and story-telling standpoints alone, this for sure gets an A! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/24/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Fritz Lang

Director

Brigitte Helm

Maria

Alfred Abel

Johhan (Joh) Fredersen

Gustav Fröhlich

Freder Fredersen

Rudolf Klein-Rogge

C.A. Rotwang

Fritz Rasp

Slim

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Movie Info

Synopsis In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working-class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
Director
Fritz Lang
Producer
Erich Pommer
Screenwriter
Fritz Lang, Thea von Harbou, Thea von Harbou
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount
Genre
Sci-Fi, Drama
Original Language
German
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 13, 1927, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Oct 14, 2011
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 21, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.2M
Runtime
2h 3m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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