Metropolis
1927 · 2h 28m · Drama, Science Fiction · Germany · Rated PG (GB)
There can be no understanding between the hands and the brain unless the heart acts as mediator.
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.
Directed by
Fritz LangBased on the novel by
Thea von Harbou8.0Smart score
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based on novel or bookblack and whiteclass societydefiantdeliriumdepravitydestructiondowntroddendystopiaexpressionismfuturegerman expressionismgrim reaperinventormad scientistman vs machinemediatormetropolismob justicepartially lost filmprophetrobotsaviourseven deadly sinssilent filmsocial unreststeampunktower of babelunderground world
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