Metropolis

Explore our selection of movies and TV shows metropolis

poster A Scarlet Angel
A Scarlet Angel
(3.4/5)
77mn - Crime, Romance, Drama
The criminal couple Louise Kent and Charles Zukor stages a coup in the luxury restaurant Oriental. In the midst of a dance number goes suddenly all the lights out. In the confusion that arises one of the …
poster The King of Paris
The King of Paris
(3.1/5)
64mn - Drama
The lives of two young men-- A virtuous artist who's renounced a background of riches and a debonair swindler proclaimed by many the King of Paris-- intersect when the artist's mother becomes the target o…
poster Destination Earth
Destination Earth
14mn - Animation
A Martian explorer discovers the secrets behind the USA's prosperity — oil and free enterprise.
poster The Fury of Hercules
The Fury of Hercules
97mn - Fantasy, Adventure
Hercules returns to visit an old friend only to discover the kingdom has fallen under the tyrannical rule of the evil Meniste, who enslaves the population to build a massive wall around the city. When the…
poster Ko-Ko Smokes
Ko-Ko Smokes
(3.5/5)
5mn - Animation
Max draws a big cigar and Ko-Ko and Fitz want to smoke it. Max's coworker smokes up a storm in the office until the fire marshal arrives.
poster Demolishing and Building Up the Star Theatre
Demolishing and Building Up the Star Theatre
(3.4/5)
3mn - Documentary
Time-lapse photography showing the one month-long demolition of the Star Theatre in New York.
poster From Morn to Midnight
From Morn to Midnight
72mn - Crime, Comedy
A cashier in a bank in a small German town is alerted to the power of money by the visit of a rich Italian lady. He embezzles 60,000 Marks and leaves for the capital city, where he attempts to find satisf…
poster Hurdy Gurdy
Hurdy Gurdy
20mn - Comedy
A heat wave sends the residents of a New York City tenement to their fire escapes for whatever breeze is stirring. The tenants are a cross section of melting-pot culture: Irish, Jewish, German, and Itali…
poster Coney Island at Night
Coney Island at Night
4mn - Documentary
A panorama of Coney Island, taken at night: the camera sweeps across the scene from a vantage point well above the area. It then moves in for closer views of Dreamland and Luna Park.
poster Mr. Imperium
Mr. Imperium
87mn - Music, Drama, Romance
A pretty singer/dancer is becoming an actress whereas the playboy crown prince is becoming a monarch. Each will have their clandestine romance interfered with by their changing circumstances.
poster The Scheming Gambler's Paradise
The Scheming Gambler's Paradise
3mn - Comedy
A combination gambling den and bawdy house is set up so that croupiers, patrons, prostitutes, and the owner can quickly change it all into a mercantile establishment when the cops stage a raid.
poster The Crowd
The Crowd
(4.1/5)
98mn - Drama
John, an ambitious but undisciplined New York City office worker, meets and marries Mary. They start a family, struggle to cope with marital stress, financial setbacks, and tragedy, all while lost amid th…
poster Terminus
Terminus
115mn - Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action
An established dystopian sport has drivers of a computerized truck driving cross-country to a terminus. The lead truck, created by a boy genius, is driven by a woman. When the computer guidance system fai…
poster Comic Encounter in the Djurgården
Comic Encounter in the Djurgården
1mn - Comedy
This is the first film ever filmed in Stockholm, Sweden. The part of the city featured is Djurgården (Tiergarten in German). It is where the unique outdoor museum Skansen is located.
poster Avenue de l'Opéra
Avenue de l'Opéra
(2.8/5)
2mn - Documentary
A shot of a busy street in Paris is shown in reverse.
poster Panorama pendant l'ascension de la Tour Eiffel
Panorama pendant l'ascension de la Tour Eiffel
1mn - Documentary
Panorama during the ascent of the Eiffel Tower.
poster Crazytown
Crazytown
(3.5/5)
6mn - Animation, Comedy
The story of a town where everything is topsy-turvy.
poster A Morning Alarm
A Morning Alarm
1mn - Documentary
"This scene shows almost the entire Fire Department led by the Chief, responding to an alarm. The horses, said to be the finest of their kind in the country, present a thrilling spectacle as they dash rap…
poster Forbidden Paradise
Forbidden Paradise
(3.3/5)
76mn - Comedy, Romance
Alexei, a young officer, saves the Czarina of a small European kingdom from revolutionary conspirators and is rewarded with her love. Infatuated, he deserts his sweetheart, Anna, the Czarina's lady-in-wai…
poster The Mechanical Man
The Mechanical Man
(3.0/5)
80mn - Comedy, Sci-Fi
The story begins with a scientist creating a device shaped like a man that can be remote-controlled by a machine. The mechanical man possess super-human speed and strength. The scientist is killed however…
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