Metropolitan

“Finally... A film about the downwardly mobile.”

6.9(177)19901h 39m

ComedyDramaRomance

A radical student is adopted by a group of young New Yorkers, serves as a catalyst to alter his and their lives. Gathering in a Manhattan apartment, the group of friends meet to discuss social mobility, Fourier's socialism and play bridge in their cocoon of upper-class society - until they are joined by a man with a critical view of their way of life.

Director

Whit Stillman

Budget

$0.2M

Revenue

$2.9M

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Cast

Edward Clements

Tom Townsend

Chris Eigeman

Nick Smith

Taylor Nichols

Charlie Black

Carolyn Farina

Audrey Rouget

Isabel Gillies

Cynthia McLean

Dylan Hundley

Sally Fowler

Allison Parisi

Jane Clarke

Bryan Leder

Fred Neff

Will Kempe

Rick Von Sloneker

Ellia Thompson

Serena Slocum

Stephen Uys

Victor Lemley

Roger W. Kirby

Man at Bar

Reviews

1 review

griggs79

1y ago

6.0

Whit Stillman’s _Metropolitan_ offers a witty and arch glimpse into the lives of Upper East Side debutantes and their slightly aimless escorts during Christmas break. It's like _The Breakfast Club_, but with black-tie soirées instead of detention and ironic detachment and spirited Jane Austen debates instead of teen angst. The film's charm is sure to intrigue you. The film’s champagne fizz and ...