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Metropolitan

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94% Tomatometer 48 Reviews 84% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
A radical student is adopted by a group of young New Yorkers, serves as a catalyst to alter his and their lives. Gathering in a Manhattan apartment, the group of friends meets to discuss social mobility, Fourier's socialism and play bridge in their cocoon of upper-class society - until they are joined by a man with a critical view of their way of life.
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Metropolitan gently skewers the young socialite class with a smartly written dramedy whose unique, specific setting yields rich universal truths.

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Christopher Orr The Atlantic 06/15/2020
Stillman sketches his characters with gentle humor, capturing not only their foibles and foolishnesses but the earnest intentions behind them. Go to Full Review Jonathan Romney Film Comment Magazine 06/15/2020
Metropolitan is a melancholic lament for not-quite-doomed youth-a self-styled new "lost generation" that isn't really lost, but might just never have a purpose. Go to Full Review Robert Abele Los Angeles Times 08/13/2015
Stillman hasn't made as hermetically appealing a movie since, but for those lamenting the absence of the written word in modern comedy - rather than the improvisationally blurted-out kind - "Metropolitan" makes for delightful memory-lane viewing. Go to Full Review Josh Larsen LarsenOnFilm Dec 28
2.5/4
Stillman’s writing is self-aware in ways his characters are not. Go to Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Dec 5
2.5/4
...a hit-and-miss endeavor... Go to Full Review Ian Thomas Malone ianthomasmalone.com 08/26/2025
Stillman finds plenty of subtleties that elevate Metropolitan above a standard comedy of manners, able to engage earnestly with the concerns of youth without ever bending to the self-importance of his characters. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Robin R @RobinRice Sep 21 I don't believe that anyone actually likes this movie. They claim to like it to sound smart because it is vaguely intellectual, but I don't understand how anybody can like a movie with no plot. It is so incredibly dull. At no point is it engaging. See more Alec B @Alec97 01/10/2024 Yeah its definitely mocking a very particular set of New York elites but it also takes them seriously as people which makes the comedy more effective. See more S R @ScottR 05/09/2023 Some good dialogue and some interesting takes on the rich High Schoolers in NYC, but not one for the ages. Saw on TCM. See more 03/26/2023 105 minutes of wealthy children talk about their own privilege? Trite. See more Steve D @RT35616104 02/24/2023 Perhaps the greatest film lampooning the upper-class I have ever seen. See more David K @RT61474040 12/24/2022 I hear the accolades. I don't get it. The acting is about amateurish as you can get. Stilted delivery. If this is worthy of a 93 rating, maybe I should go into acting. See more Read all reviews
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Whit Stillman

Director

Carolyn Farina

Audrey Rouget

Edward Clements

Tom Townsend

Chris Eigeman

Nick Smith

Taylor Nichols

Charlie Black

Allison Parisi

Jane Clark

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Synopsis A radical student is adopted by a group of young New Yorkers, serves as a catalyst to alter his and their lives. Gathering in a Manhattan apartment, the group of friends meets to discuss social mobility, Fourier's socialism and play bridge in their cocoon of upper-class society - until they are joined by a man with a critical view of their way of life.
Director
Whit Stillman
Producer
Whit Stillman
Screenwriter
Whit Stillman
Distributor
New Line Cinema
Production Co
Westerly Films
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 3, 1990, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Aug 7, 2015
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 17, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$21.7K
Runtime
1h 38m
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