Metropolitan

1990 · 99 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 13,005 VOTES · DIR. Whit Stillman

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,516 lines

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00:01:32 You mustn't listen to what your younger brother says.
00:05:18 Oh, you think so? I never noticed that. How do you know Serena?
00:08:20 being prevalent among New York social types...
00:13:15 There is a real escort shortage.
00:17:59 Downward social mobility.
00:21:15 Has it ever occurred to you that you are the less fortunate?
00:25:32 Now barbarism is cloaked with all sorts of self-righteousness and moral superiority.
00:29:23 When I first heard that title I thought...
00:34:26 What did he do?
00:37:58 he was trying to establish communications with the seagulls of Easthampton.
00:41:52 Wouldn't it be better just to pronounce it simply "UHB"?
00:45:18 Polly had, meanwhile, quit her summer job and joined his boat for the rest of the cruise.
00:49:14 - He spoke very highly of you. - Really?
00:53:42 Maybe I was just kidding myself.
00:57:57 whatever question you're asked, no matter how embarrassing.
01:02:19 Thank you, but I find that very hard to believe.
01:06:24 Of course you have. So, who was talking about me?
01:10:28 I got back, he was gone. Nobody did anything to help me.
01:14:34 - She kept them? - Mmm. I'm sure.
01:18:18 The rest of us can, well, just go to heck.
01:22:06 - That's right. - UHB backgrounds, but some of them were.
01:26:02 She's probably at home, asleep right now...
01:30:06 What would Nick do? How would he get out of this?
01:36:11 You don't wanna overdo it.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,516
Dialogue density15.3 lines / min
First line00:01:32
Final line01:36:11

Production Record

DirectorWhit Stillman
LanguageEnglish
Budget$225,000
Revenue$2,900,000
IMDb votes13,005