

Metropolitan
Finally... A film about the downwardly mobile.
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $225K
- Box office
- $2.9M
- Language
- English
- new york city
- upper class
- philosophy
- manhattan, new york city
- debutante
- socialite party
- young adult
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereSundance Film Festival20 Jan 1990
- PremiereNew York New Directors and New Films Festival23 Mar 1990
- TheatricalPG-133 Aug 1990
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalPG6 Dec 1990
FranceFR
- Theatrical10 Oct 1990
SwedenSE
- Theatrical1522 Mar 1991
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Metropolitan was released on 3 August 1990.
Audience reviews
1- G6/10
griggs79
12/2/2024
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 sharp repartee conce…
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