Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- claustrophobic
- urgent
- action movie night
- disaster movie marathon
What critics said
Critics were mostly positive about the film’s tense disaster-thriller execution, while some questioned its accuracy in depicting Moscow’s underground infrastructure.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Moscow Metro tunnels flood after structural damage allows the Moscow River to break through.
Andrey Garin fights to save passengers while confronting resentment, anger, and the loss of his family life.
The flooding threatens the subway tunnels and potentially the destruction of central Moscow.
Hundreds of passengers are trapped underground as rapidly rising water overwhelms the train system.
Films like Metro, and why
The Tunnel
shared disaster-film urgency, infrastructure failure, claustrophobic survival, and family-centered stakes
Daylight
shared subterranean catastrophe, escalating peril, ensemble survival, and tense rescue dynamics
The Wave
shared large-scale urban disaster, ordinary people under pressure, and emotionally direct thriller storytelling
Movie Details
- Director
- Anton Megerdichev
- Release Date
- 2013-02-21
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (383)
Cast
- Sergey Puskepalis
- Anatoliy Belyy
- Svetlana Khodchenkova
- Katerina Shpitsa
- Stanislav Duzhnikov
- Ivan Makarevich
- Aleksey Bardukov
- Anfisa Vistingauzen
- Anatoliy Kotenyov
- Elena Panova
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Midnight Pulp, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Metro about?
- A Moscow doctor races through a flooding subway to save trapped passengers and rebuild his shattered family bonds.
- What is Metro like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Metro as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Metro violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Metro as moderate.
- What did critics think of Metro?
- Critics were mostly positive about the film’s tense disaster-thriller execution, while some questioned its accuracy in depicting Moscow’s underground infrastructure.
- Which films are like Metro?
- Films with a similar feel include The Tunnel, Daylight, and The Wave.
- How long is Metro?
- Metro runs 130 minutes.
- Where can I watch Metro?
- In United States, Metro streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Midnight Pulp, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel.
