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Year
1927
Runtime
153 min.
Director
Fritz Lang
Genres
Drama, Sci-Fi
Rating *
8.3
Votes *
115,695
Checks
28,239
Favs
2,880
Dislikes
153
Favs/checks
10.2% (1:10)
Favs/dislikes
19:1
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  1. Xondar's avatar

    Xondar

    @nes1983: Maria is clutching her hands to her chest to show piety. People exaggerated their actions in these old silent films. 8 years 3 months ago
  2. Forzelius's avatar

    Forzelius

    "The mediator between head and hands must be the heart!" I don't know why, but I love this line. And the movie. Light-years ahead of its time. 10 years 8 months ago
  3. St. Gloede's avatar

    St. Gloede

    @krakenzmama - This movie is among the very few silent films that even the average joe might have heard of. If someone can name 5-10 silents, you can be quite certain that Metropolis is one of them. It's also among the most respected and regarded films of all time. It's frequently referenced to as the best film of the 20s, and most all time lists as well as text books will reference to it. For a movie from 1927 it would be hard to be more known. 12 years 2 months ago
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  1. This movie ranks #1 in IMDb's 1920s Top 50
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  2. This movie ranks #2 in Silent Era's The Top 300 Silent Era Films
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  4. This movie ranks #5 in Total Sci-Fi's The 100 Greatest Sci-Fi Movies
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  5. This movie ranks #6 in iCheckMovies's 1920s Top 100
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  6. This movie ranks #7 in Taschen's 100 All-Time Favorite Movies
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  7. This movie ranks #8 in Kinemathekverbund's The 100 Most Important German Films
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  8. This movie ranks #8 in Eureka!'s The Masters of Cinema Series
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  9. This movie ranks #9 in Leonard Maltin's 100 Must-See Films of the 20th Century
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  10. This movie ranks #11 in ASC's 100 Milestone Films in Cinematography of the 20th Century
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  11. This movie ranks #12 in Empire's The 100 Best Films of World Cinema
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  12. This movie ranks #17 in Paul Rotha's Silent but Not Forgotten
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  13. This movie ranks #20 in IMDb's Sci-Fi Top 50
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  14. This movie ranks #31 in BFI's 360 Classic Feature Films Project
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  15. This movie ranks #32 in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
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  16. This movie ranks #40 in Roger Ebert's Great Movies
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  17. This movie ranks #53 in BFI's 100 Science Fiction Films
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  18. This movie ranks #58 in Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema
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  19. This movie ranks #63 in Rotten Tomatoes's Top 100 Movies of All Time
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  20. This movie ranks #66 in David Thomson's Have You Seen?
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  21. This movie ranks #67 in Harvard's Suggested Film Viewing: Narrative Films
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  22. This movie ranks #72 in TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films
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  23. This movie ranks #73 in Mark Cousins's The Story of Film: An Odyssey
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  24. This movie ranks #89 in Sight & Sound's The Greatest Films of All Time
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  25. This movie ranks #107 in FOK!'s Film Top 250
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  26. This movie ranks #108 in Butler's Fantasy Cinema: Impossible Worlds on Screen
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  27. This movie ranks #119 in IMDb's Top 250
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  28. This movie ranks #164 in Reddit Top 250
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  30. This movie ranks #205 in Jennifer Eiss's 500 Essential Cult Movies
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  31. This movie ranks #303 in Emma Beare's 501 Must-See Movies
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  33. This movie ranks #400 in UNESCO's Memory of the World
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  34. This movie ranks #547 in The New York Times's Book of Movies
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  35. This movie ranks #581 in The Guardian's 1000 Films to See Before You Die
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