Metropolis
1927 · Movie · NR · 148 min · ★ 8.1 · 98% critics
In a futuristic city split between wealthy elites above and exhausted workers below, a privileged young man is shaken by what he discovers beneath the surface. As tensions rise and a promised mediator is foretold, he’s pulled into a struggle over power, technology, and whether the two worlds can find common ground.
Based on Metropolis
Also known as The Complete Metropolis
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Details
- Years
- 1927
- Release date
- 1927-01-10
- Language
- German
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 148 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 98/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.1/10 (3,096 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a landmark sci-fi story about class divides, technology, and unrest, with striking retro-futuristic imagery; Not for you if you dislike very slow silent films or long runtimes like M.
Pros: iconic futuristic visuals; bold social themes; influential sci-fi classic | Cons: slow, drawn-out pacing; heavy-handed message; story feels uneven
Themes
- future
- metropolis
- class society
- man vs machine
- underground world
- tower of babel
- based on novel or book
- inventor
- dystopia
- delirium
- mad scientist
- prophet
- +19 more
Cast & crew
Gustav Fröhlich
as Freder Fredersen
Brigitte Helm
as Maria / The Machine Man
Alfred Abel
as Johann 'Joh' Fredersen
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
as C.A. Rotwang
Theodor Loos
as Josaphat
Fritz Rasp
as The Thin Man
- EB
Erwin Biswanger
as No. 11811 - Georgy
Heinrich George
as Grot
Fritz Alberti
as Creative Human - Man Who Convinces Babel (uncredited)
- GB
Grete Berger
as Working Woman (uncredited)
Directed by Fritz Lang