Metroland
1997 · Movie · 105 min · ★ 5.8 · 59% critics
In late-1970s suburban London, a settled married life is shaken when an old free-spirited friend returns. Memories of youthful escape, romance, and artistic dreams stir doubts about comfort, routine, and what it means to grow up.
Based on Metroland
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-08-30
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 59/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (55 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy reflective relationship dramas about adulthood and compromise, with a quieter mood than SubUrbia; Not for you if you need high drama or fast pacing.
Pros: strong performances; thoughtful life dilemmas; relatable nostalgia | Cons: slow middle; mild drama; forgettable moments
Themes
- london, england
- liar
- compromise
- nude modeling
Cast & crew
Christian Bale
as Chris
Emily Watson
as Marion
Lee Ross
as Toni
Elsa Zylberstein
as Annick
John Wood
as The Retired Commuter
Bill Thomas
as Middle-Aged Commuter
Lucy Speed
as Punk Girl
Boris Terral
as Jacques
- IM
Ifan Meredith
as Mickey
Jonathan Aris
as Dave
Directed by Philip Saville