We report a facile approach to prepare metal-nanocatalyst-incorporated carbon thin films with uniform size distribution via carbonization of surface-mounted metal-organic frameworks (SURMOFs) and metal oxo-clusters loaded SURMOF. The calcinated thin films have high performance of methylene blue degradation and the reduction of nitrobenzene. This study describes a general strategy for preparing various nanoparticle-impregnated porous carbon thin films for applications in catalysis.