Metro (1997)

Directed by

Thomas Carter

Genre

drama film, action film, heist film, buddy cop film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

R

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 623 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

San Francisco police hostage negotiator Scott Roper teams up with a new partner to hunt down a violent jewel thief who killed his best friend. The story follows their pursuit through the city as Roper seeks personal justice.

grittytenseaction-packedmelodramaticvengefulurbanfast-pacedserious

What happens

Metro is a 1997 American action thriller film directed by Thomas Carter, written by Randy Feldman, and produced by Roger Birnbaum. It stars Eddie Murphy, Michael Rapaport, Carmen Ejogo and Michael Wincott. The plot follows Scott Roper (Murphy), a hostage negotiator and inspector for the San Francisco Police Department who seeks revenge against a psychotic jewel thief, Michael Korda (Wincott), who murdered Roper's best friend. Metro was produced by Touchstone Pictures, Caravan Pictures and Roger Birnbaum Productions and released on January 17, 1997 by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution in the United States and grossed $74 million worldwide against a $55 million budget despite negative reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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