
Metro
1997 · Movie · R · 117 min
★ 5.8(634)unSUB Rating
Roper, a hostage negotiator catches a murderous bank robber after a blown heist. The bank robber escapes and immediately goes after the man who put him behind bars.
Also known as Metro - Life is a negotiation · Metro Eddie Murphy
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-01-16
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 117 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 5.7/10 (634 votes)
Themes
- sniper
- police
- san francisco, california
- liberation of hostage
- hostage-taking
- persuasion
- revenge
- gunfight
- urban setting
- racial slur
- jewel thief
- hostage negotiator
- +1 more
Cast & crew

Eddie Murphy
as Inspector Scott Roper

Michael Rapaport
as Kevin McCall

Kim Miyori
as Detective Kimura

Art Evans
as Lt. Sam Baffett

Donal Logue
as Earl

Denis Arndt
as Capt. Frank Solis

Jeni Chua
as Debbie

Michael Wincott
as Michael Korda

Carmen Ejogo
as Ronnie Tate

Paul Ben-Victor
as Clarence Teal
Directed by Thomas Carter