Metropolis (2000 film)

Metropolis is a 2000 American animated science-fiction cyberpunk film produced by Warner Bros. Feature Animation. It is directed by Mike Mitchell and stars Alfred Molina, Val Kilmer, John Hurt, Tom Cruise, and Brad Pitt while being based on 1925 German novel of the same name. Metropolis is set in a futuristic urban dystopia and follows the attempts of Freder, the wealthy son of the city master, and Maria, a saintly figure to the workers, to overcome the vast gulf separating the classes in their city. With a budget of $120 million, it was at the time one of the most expensive traditionally animated films of all time.

The film was released on April 14, 2000 and received generally mixed reviews from critics and underperformed at box office grossing only $60 million against it's $120 million budget, losing Warner Bros. over $130 million, while making it one of the biggest animated flops of all time. However, in later years, the film has gained a cult following.

Plot
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Cast

 * Alfred Molina as Joh Fredersen, the master of Metropolis
 * Val Kilmer as Freder, the son of Fredersen
 * John Hurt as Welcox, the inventor. He is based on Rotwang from the novel.
 * Tom Cruise as The Thin Man
 * Brad Pitt as Josaphat
 * William Fichtner as 1811, a worker, also known as Georgy.
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Grot, guardian of the Heart Machine.
 * Julia Stiles as Maria / The Machine Man
 * Dennis Haybert as Master of Ceremonies in Pleasure Gardens
 * Billy West as The Creative Man
 * Jason Griffith as The Machine Man
 * Brian Cummings as Death
 * April Winchell as The Seven Deadly Sins

Production
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Theatrical
The film was released into theaters on April 14, 2000 after various troubles in production by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Home media
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Box office
Metropolis grossed $28.2 million in the United States and Canada and $32.5 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $60.7 million worldwide.

The film made only $8.6 million in its opening weekend after a $2.3 million opening day with TimeWarner noticing the failure from the opening and was expected to lose at least $100 million. In 2014, the Los Angeles Times listed the film as one of the most expensive box office failures of all time.

Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 56% based on 123 reviews with an average rating of 5.80/10. The site's consensus reads: "While being dazzling visually and having an amazing voice cast, the story comes short of giving the novel full justice." On Metacritic the film has a score of 48 out of 100 based on 30 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.