Story Line
In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
“There can be no understanding between the hands and the brain unless the heart acts as mediator.”
Top Cast
Gustav Fröhlich
Freder Fredersen
Brigitte Helm
Maria / The Machine Man
Alfred Abel
Johann 'Joh' Fredersen
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
C.A. Rotwang
Theodor Loos
Josaphat
Fritz Rasp
The Thin Man
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Rating
8.1/ 10
Release Date
1927-01-10
Runtime
2h 28m
Genres
DramaScience Fiction
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User Reviews (2)
Gurre
10/10
•5/31/2014Metropolis is one of the greatest films ever made. It's amazing set design, brilliant cinematography, groundbreaking special effects and futuristic story truly makes it one of the must-sees in cinema!
It is set in the future, in a city called Met...
CinemaSerf
8/10
•6/6/2022This has got to be the ultimate cinematic illustration of the strata of human existence. Whether it be a story of the survival of the fittest; the cleverest; the most devious; most beautiful - or a hybrid of some/all - it reflects poignantly how huma...