Introduction

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A metropolis is a large city.

Metropolis may also refer to:

Buildings

Film, TV, and radio

Metropolis (1927 film), by Fritz Lang
Metropolis (2001 film), an anime film by Rintaro
Metropolis (musical), an adaptation of the 1927 film
Metropolis (British TV series), a 2000 drama series
Metropolis (American TV program), a 2015 travel guide documentary program
Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York, a concert film by Dream Theater
Metropolis TV, a Dutch television program on life and cultures around the world
Metropolis, a radio program hosted by Jason Bentley
Metropolis, a fictional city in the TV series 21 Jump Street

Places

Metropolis (Acarnania), a classical city in Acarnania, western Greece
Metropolis (Amphilochia), a classical city in Amphilochia, western Greece
Metropolis (Anatolia), a classical city in western Turkey
Metropolis (Doris), a classical city in Doris, Greece
Metropolis (Euboea), a classical city in Euboea, Greece
Metropolis (Perrhaebia), a classical city in Thessaly, Greece
Metropolis (northern Phrygia), a classical city in Asia Minor
Metropolis (southern Phrygia), a classical city in Asia Minor
Metropolis (Sarmatia), a classical city in Ukraine
Metropolis (Thessaly), a classical city in Thessaly, Greece
Metropolis (Troad), a classical city in Asia Minor
Metropolis, Illinois, a city in Massac County, Illinois, United States
Metropolis, Nevada, a ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States
Metropolis in Asia, a Roman era city located in what is today Tratsa, Turkey
Metropolis GZM, a metropolitan unit in the Silesian Voivodeship of Poland
Metropolis of Lyon, a French territorial collectivity
Metropolis, a nickname of New York City
The Metropolis, an administrative region that was a precursor to the County of London

Literature

Metropolis (novel), a novel by Thea von Harbou, written in tandem with the 1927 film
Metropolis (architecture magazine)
Metropolis (free magazine), a Japanese city guide
The Metropolis, a 1908 novel by Upton Sinclair
Metropolis, a 2019 crime novel by Philip Kerr

Metropolis (comics), a fictional American city in DC comics and home to Superman
Captain Metropolis, a character in the Watchmen comics series
Metropolis (manga), a 1949 manga by Osamu Tezuka
Metropolis Collectibles, a comic book dealer of vintage American comics

Music

"Metropolis" (Metropolis song), a 1992 song by The Future Sound of London under the alias Metropolis
"Metropolis" (The Church song)
"Metropolis—Part I: "The Miracle and the Sleeper"", a song by Dream Theater from Images and Words
"Metropolis", a song by L'Arc-en-Ciel from Winter Fall
"Metropolis", a song by B12 from Electro-Soma
"Metropolis", a song by Gareth Emery
"Metropolis", a song by Faded Paper Figures from Dynamo
"Metropolis", a song by David Guetta & Nicky Romero
"Metropolis", a song by Kraftwerk from The Man-Machine
"Metropolis", a song by Motörhead from Overkill
"Metropolis", a song by Nash the Slash from Children of the Night
"Metropolis", a song by Owl City from The Midsummer Station
"Metropolis", a song by The Pogues from If I Should Fall From Grace With God
"Metropolis", a song by Pseudo Echo from Race
"Metropolis", a song by Scooter from Under the Radar Over the Top
"Metropolis", a song by The Vision Bleak from The Deathship Has a New Captain
"Metropolis", a song by Zion I from Mind Over Matter

Metropolis (band), a German 1970s progressive rock band, or their 1974 eponymous album
- Strange Advance, a 1980s Canadian New Wave band that had to change its name from Metropolis because of the existence of the above band
Metropolis (barbershop quartet), a singing group from the US
Metropolis Records, a record label in Philadelphia
Metropolis Records (Serbia), a record label in Belgrade
Metropolis Symphony, a symphonic work by Michael Daugherty
Metropolis: a Fantasy in Blue, a composition by Ferde Grofé
Metropolis, stage name of one of the members of Foreign Beggars

Other uses

Metropolis (surname)
Metropolis (Grosz), a 1916-1917 painting by George Grosz
Metropolis (Dix), a 1928 painting by Otto Dix
Metropolis (religious jurisdiction) or episcopal see, the seat of a (metropolitan) bishop
Metropolis Asia, an annual arts festival held in Guwahati, India
Metropolis Coffee Company, a specialty coffee company in Chicago, Illinois
Metropolis in France, a form of intercommunality in France
Metropolis Group, holding company for Metropolis Studios, a recording studio in London
Metropolis International, a predominantly UK-based media and technology group
Metropolis Lab, an Indian multinational chain of diagnostic companies
Metropolis Ltd, an American game company
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, a professional theatre company in Arlington Heights, Illinois
Metropolis Project, a research network studying human migration
Metropolis RFC, an American rugby team based in Minneapolis
Metropolis Technologies, a parking company based in Santa Monica
Alstom Metropolis, a type of metro train
City New South Wales rugby league team or Metropolis
Palantir Metropolis, a business software product
Metropolis–Hastings algorithm, a statistical method
Metropolis Zone, a level in Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Metropolis Fritz Lang