Remade as
Metropolis (2010)
Edited into
Bride of Monster Mania (2000) (TV)
Fritz Lang, le cercle du destin - Les films allemands (2000) (TV)
References
Cabiria (1914)
Referenced in
Spione (1928)
- A poster for Metropolis can be seen when # 326 follows Sonia to Jellusic's house.
Frankenstein (1931)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Fury (1936)
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)
Uchûjin Tôkyô ni arawaru (1956)
- One of the aliens disguises itself as an Earth woman, in a scene reminiscent of the transformation of the mechanical woman into Maria.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
THX 1138 (1971)
The Stepford Wives (1975)
Star Wars (1977)
- C3P0 is modeled on the robot
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- The India sequence features a close shot of hands pointing at the sky, which closely echoes a shot in the 'Babel' sequence of Metropolis.
Hair (1979)
- The dance sequence in the church, for a few seconds, perfectly imitates key dance moves from the famous Man-Machine dance from Metropolis. The dancer in the church is actually the choreaographer of the entire movie, who included the imitation as an homage.
Pink Floyd The Wall (1982)
"Remington Steele: Steele's Gold (#1.20)" (1983)
- Mentioned in Dialogue.
Risky Business (1983)
- a clock runs backwards: while Freder is working in the machine-room, and while Joel is waiting for class to end
Ghost Busters (1984)
- The scene in which the Art Deco temple emits plasma / lightning (when the portal doors are opened) bears more than a passing resemblance to the destruction of the "Heart Machine" scene (in Metropolis).
Perras callejeras (1985)
- The film is mentioned in a conversation
Dèmoni (1985)
"Transformers: Megatron's Master Plan: Part 2 (#2.16)" (1985)
- The Decepticons' human slave-driven power plant is very like (and probably inspired by) the "M-Machine" of "Metropolis".
Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
- At the beginning of the film a poster of the 1984 re-release can be seen.
Tie jia wu di Ma Li A (1988)
- The appearance of the robot is very close to the robot of Metropolis. And he has the same name: Maria.
Akira (1988)
- Tetsuo creates a replacement mechanical right arm for himself, like Rotwang in "Metropolis"
"Troldspejlet: (#1.3)" (1989)
- Jakob Stegelmann talks about robots in films, mentions Maria, and shows still from the film
Batman (1989)
The Runestone (1990)
The Local Stigmatic (1990)
- Poster is displayed in front of theater.
Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
Total Recall (1990)
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection (1990) (V)
Fear in the Dark (1991) (TV)
- Poster art for this is shown,
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Stranded in Space (#4.5)" (1991)
- Title mentioned
Drug-Taking and the Arts (1994)
Invasion for Flesh and Blood (1994) (V)
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
To vlemma tou Odyssea (1995)
Hackers (1995)
- The poster is seen in Kate's room
The Arrival (1996)
The Fifth Element (1997)
- When Leeloo is being revived, she is placed in a machine that is a near copy of the one used to create the robot in Metrolpolis.
Titanic (1997)
Dark City (1998)
Antz (1998)
Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor (1999) (TV)
- The title is mentioned by the narrator.
The Unauthorized 'Star Wars' Story (1999) (V)
- mentioned by Anthony Daniels
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Goomer (1999)
- Maria poster seen in Goomer's spaceship.
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Bride of Monster Mania (2000) (TV)
The Heart of the World (2000)
- Anna is dressed and lighted to look like Maria from "Metropolis." She is first mostly seen near large turning gears and machinery like that in the "Metropolis" city.
Billy Elliot (2000)
Loser (2000)
Charlie's Angels (2000)
- The look of the Thin Man in this movie is inspired by the look of the Thin Man in "Metropolis".
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Metoroporisu (2001)
Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)
Buñuel y la mesa del rey Salomón (2001)
- The artificial woman from Metropolis appears in this film.
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
- The name of the city 'Monstropolis'
Hable con ella (2002)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Psychedelic Cinema (2002) (V)
- The movie "Metropolis" is mentioned by Val Guest during his interview.
Das Leben geht weiter (2002) (TV)
- Referenced as one of UFA's biggest artistic triumphs, ca. 12 minutes into the film.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Equilibrium (2002)
Chicago (2002)
Chaplin Today: City Lights (2003) (TV)
- mentioned once
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
Chaplin Today: Modern Times (2003) (TV)
- mentioned once
Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens' (2003) (V)
- Mention once
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
- Art deco/German Expressionist depiction of futuristic city. Beautiful and dangerous female android.
The Characters of 'Star Wars' (2004) (V)
- mentioned once
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
- Planktropolis is the new name for Bikini Bottem when Plankton takes over. It bears resemblence to the metropolis city in that movie
Ti piace Hitchcock? (2005) (TV)
- A poster is shown on a wall
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005) (TV)
- This movie's robots influenced George Lucas's creation C3PO
Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
- Were Bunny Death Scene
La doble vida del faquir (2005)
- The old men make reference to this film.
"Doctor Who: Rise of the Cybermen (#2.5)" (2006)
- The Art Deco design of the Cybermen, and their robotic movements, is reminiscent of the robot Maria.
Krrish (2006)
- rising ring of light in the scientist's lab
Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep (2006) (TV)
- poster in bar
The Holiday (2006)
- Seen on the shelf in the DVD store
IndieBoyz (2007) (V)
- 'Metropolis' T-shirt has the title and an image from the movie on front
"The Weakest Link: 'Doctor Who' Special" (2007)
- Referenced by name
The Sandman (2007/I)
- in keeping with the films overall German expressionist feel, the birth of Olympia is a riff on the Maria creation scene in Metropolis
"How I Met Your Mother: Third Wheel (#3.3)" (2007)
- Ted has a Metropolis poster in his bedroom wall.
"How I Met Your Mother: Slapsgiving (#3.9)" (2007)
- Ted has a Metropolis poster on the wall of his room.
Yoshiwara Club (2008)
- The title is a tip of the hat to Fritz Lang's Metropolis and to its fake-Maria erotic dance scene set in the nightclub quarter named Yoshiwara.
Interview with Chris Petit and Keith Griffiths (2008) (V)
- A still photograph is shown
The Rocker (2008)
- Matt's solo scene in A.D.D's music video
"Troldspejlet: (#40.2)" (2008)
- Jakob Stegelmann talks about robots featured in films, and mentions the title
"How I Met Your Mother: Do I Know You? (#4.1)" (2008)
- Ted has a Metropolis poster on the wall of his room.
"90210: Environmental Hazards (#2.5)" (2009)
- Mentioned by Jasper
"Jeopardy!: (#26.58)" (2009)
- Subject of a $1,000 clue in the category "'Itz' at the End"
Featured in
"Future Fantastic: I, Robot (#1.2)" (????)
- Clip shown.
Paris nous appartient (1960)
Android (1982)
E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors (1982) (TV)
- Clips from the film is showed during the show
The Horror of It All (1983) (TV)
Decoder (1984)
- Contains footage of the film.
One Night Stand (1984)
- Two montage sequences from Metropolis are shown, including scenes of the powerhouse exploding and a scene of the robot/Maria seated in a chair.
"Unser Auto wird 100: Ein Volk gibt Gas (#1.3)" (1985)
- clip shown
"Unser Auto wird 100: Der Tod fährt mit (#1.12)" (1985)
- clip shown
Heaven (1987)
Demented Top 20 Video Countdown (1988) (TV)
- One of the videos on the countdown features clips from this.
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss (1988) (TV)
"Fejezetek a film történetéböl: A német film 1933-ig (#1.5)" (1989)
Splendor (1989)
- Cinema scene can be seen
Arise! The SubGenius Video (1992) (V)
Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies (1992) (TV)
The Bodyguard (1992)
A Century of Cinema (1994)
Citizen Langlois (1994)
- Contains footage of the film.
"SeaQuest DSV: Abalon (#1.19)" (1994)
- Abalon shows the movie in his lab.
Latex (1995) (V)
Les cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma (1995)
Tokyo Fist (1995)
"Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood" (1995)
Sergei Eisenstein. Avtobiografiya (1996)
La mémoire retrouvée (1996) (TV)
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen (1996)
Basquiat (1996)
Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (1997)
Hollywood Aliens & Monsters (1997) (TV)
Kingdom of Shadows (1998) (V)
Universal Horror (1998) (TV)
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop' (2001) (V)
CinéMagique (2002)
- short clip at the beginning
The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002) (TV)
Der Fall Metropolis (2003) (V)
- extensive footage shown
Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2 (2003) (V)
- Clips in "Radio Gaga"
Le fantôme d'Henri Langlois (2004)
- to illustrate Langlois' museum and the robot it displays from the film: a film clip follows
Mabuses Motive (2004) (TV)
- clips
"Ultimate Sci-Fi Top 10" (2004)
- Clips are shown
"SexTV: Remote Control: Romancing the Robot/Hajime Sorayama (#8.4)" (2005)
- Clip from film is used in this episode.
"Troldspejlet: (#40.2)" (2008)
- footage used in episode of Troldspejlet
Bring Back... Star Wars (2008) (TV)
- Clip shown
Spoofed in
Iron Bread (1970)
Army of Darkness (1992)
Coneheads (1993)
Futurama: Bender's Big Score (2007) (V)
- The city's "travel tubes" are seen in the opening credits transporting several main characters.
The Problem of Laika-23 (2008)
- Laika struggles with a futuristic switchboard in a comical variant of the machine scenes in Metropolis
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