Metro (1997)

112 min · Action, Police Film, action film, buddy cop film, drama film, heist film

Popularity4.5/5

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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Thomas Carter

Cast

Eddie Murphy, Kim Miyori, Art Evans, James Carpenter, Michael Rapaport, Donal Logue, Jeni Chua, Michael Wincott, Denis Arndt, Carmen Ejogo, Paul Ben-Victor, Jeff Mosley, Ralph Peduto, Nick Scoggin, Richard Conti

The story

SFPD Inspector Scott Roper is the best hostage negotiator in his department. He is called in to deal with a bank robber, Earl, demanding a getaway vehicle and police escort. He manages to defuse the situation, shooting Earl non-fatally in the shoulder and rescuing the hostages.

Catalogue themes and tags

1997, Blackmail, Cut-Off Ear, Death of a friend, Enführung, Flucht aus dem Gefängnis, Horse Race, Hostage, Hostage-Taking, Hund, Jewelry thief, Kidnapper, Negotiation, Negotiator, Persuasion, Pferdewette, Polizeibeamter, San Francisco, San Francisco Police Department, Sniper, Throat Slitting, chase, laser gunsight, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Action, Comedy, Action/Adventure

Genres

Action, Police Film, action film, buddy cop film, drama film, heist film

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