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Metroland

Play trailer Poster for Metroland R,  1997,  1h 45m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 68% 25 Reviews Tomatometer 54% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
68% Tomatometer 25 Reviews 54% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
In late-1970s suburban London, Chris (Christian Bale) and Marion (Emily Watson) have settled into a comfortable yet all-too-predictable middle-class existence. Chris receives an unexpected visit from his free-spirited friend Toni (Lee Ross), a reunion that reminds him of a more carefree time in the 1960s Paris. Now, with lingering doubts about his marriage bubbling up, Chris must make the choice between revisiting his youthful abandon with Toni or facing the here and now with Marion.

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Nigel Andrews Financial Times Jan 10, 2023
Lively performances help... But the film's lumpy style and structure end up rendering it as fogeyish as its target. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
3/4
Philip Saville, who directs from a screenplay by Adrian Hodges, starts with a straightforward story of life choices and slips in teasing asides... What Saville doesn't do, mercifully, is depend on sentiment. Go to Full Review
Jim Lane Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008
3/5
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Nov 20, 2007
4/5
Underrated. Go to Full Review
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Jan 2, 2007
2/4
For all the nudity and sexual content, Philip Saville's unoriginal and predictable film is, at its core, no different from one you'd find premiering on network television. Go to Full Review
Rob Thomas Capital Times (Madison, WI) Apr 21, 2006
3/5
A moving film about the compromises of adulthood, but perhaps a little too earnest. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Philip Saville

Director

Christian Bale

Chris

Lee Ross

Toni

Emily Watson

Marion

Elsa Zylberstein

Annick

Rufus

Henri

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Metroland

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Movie Info

Synopsis In late-1970s suburban London, Chris (Christian Bale) and Marion (Emily Watson) have settled into a comfortable yet all-too-predictable middle-class existence. Chris receives an unexpected visit from his free-spirited friend Toni (Lee Ross), a reunion that reminds him of a more carefree time in the 1960s Paris. Now, with lingering doubts about his marriage bubbling up, Chris must make the choice between revisiting his youthful abandon with Toni or facing the here and now with Marion.
Director
Philip Saville
Producer
Andrew Bendel
Screenwriter
Adrian Hodges
Production Co
Arts Council of England, Blue Horizon Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 28, 1997, Original
Box Office (Gross USA)
$299.5K
Runtime
1h 45m
Sound Mix
Surround
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