Metro (1997)

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Directed by

Thomas Carter

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Eddie Murphy
Insp. Scott Roper

Kim Miyori
Detective Kimura

Art Evans
Lt. Sam Baffett

Michael Rapaport
Kevin McCall

Donal Logue
Earl

David Michael Silverman
SWAT Officer Jennings

Denis Arndt
Capt. Frank Solis

Carmen Ejogo
Veronica 'Ronnie' Tate

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Randy Feldman
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Please Retire

18 years, 3 months ago at Nov 17 1:31

jasoncarulli

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Like any star athlete fading from their prime, you always wish they would go out on top. In this case, during the 80's Eddie Murphy was the Magic Johnson of the action comedy genre. But following his last good film, Another 48 Hrs., the inevitable decline came into focus. Eddie, I am pleading with you, take a cue from Magic's unfortunate return to the game he once dominated, don't do action comedi... read more

An average movie

9 years, 6 months ago at Aug 27 10:11

johanlefourbe

2 votes

First of all, there was actually something that really annoyed me about this flic. Indeed, in France, its title was ‘Le flic de San Francisco’ (translated as ‘San Francisco Cop’) as if it was some kind of sequel or spin-off to ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ when this movie had actually nothing to do with this franchise. Anyway, through the years, somehow, I have managed to watch all the movies s... read more

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Roper, a hostage negotiator catches a murderous bank robber after a blown heist. The bank robber escapes and immediately goes after the man who put him behind bars. The ending is played out with Roper and his partner McCall attempting to rescue Roper's kidnapped girlfriend. A major element in the plot is the relationship between Roper and his girlfriend.

UPC: 717951000248

Tags: Action (10), Thriller (7), Crime (7), Comedy (6), 1997 (5), 1990s (4), Police (4), Revenge (3), Murder (3), Box Office Flop (2), Knife (2), Speed (2), Robbery (2), (2), Kidnapping (2), Cable Car Accident (1), Shot In The Shoulder (1), San Francisco California (1), Drama (1), Severed Ear (1)

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" First Viewing Viewing Date: March 18th Via: Disney+ Plot: Ace hostage negotiator Scott Roper is paired with a SWAT sharpshooter. After the murder of their boss at the hands of a dangerous jewel thief, Scott wants revenge. Rating: 6.4/10"