Fresh
Occasionally it strikes one that [Lang] wanted to include too much and then that all one anticipates does not appear. But at the same time the various ideas have been spliced together quite adroitly.
Mordaunt Hall, New York Times
Metropolis
There can be no understanding between the hands and the brain unless the heart acts as mediator.
1927 · 2h 28m · Not Rated
Drama, Science Fiction
Directed by
Fritz Lang
Overview
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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
97%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Each frame of this classic is drop-dead stunning.
Jami Bernard, New York Daily News
Fresh
One of the last examples of the imaginative -- but often monstrous -- grandeur of the Golden Period of the German film, Metropolis is a spectacular example of Expressionist design.
Pauline Kael, New Yorker
Fresh
I have just had a sensational night at the movies, and the picture was only 83 years old.
David Thomson, The New Republic
Fresh
A fully realized work of art whose influence on science fiction, set design and symbolism can scarcely be put into words.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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