Blade Runner has numerous deep similarities to Fritz Lang's Metropolis, including a built-up urban environment, in which the wealthy literally live above the workers, dominated by a huge building – the Stadtkrone Tower in Metropolis and the Tyrell Building in Blade Runner.
Blade Runner presenta tamén varias similitudes de fondo co filme Metropolis de Fritz Lang, incluíndo o ambiente urbano vertical, no que os ricos viven literalmente por riba dos traballadores, dominado por un enorme edificio – a torre Stadtkrone en Metropolis e o edificio Tyrell en Blade Runner.