City of Angels
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68% Critic Match

City of Angels

She didn't believe in angels until she fell in love with one.

6.8 / 10 1998 1h 54mPG-13 English
RomanceDramaFantasy

Storyline

When a guardian angel – who invisibly watches over the citizens of Los Angeles – becomes captivated by a strong-willed heart surgeon, he ponders trading in his pure, otherworldly existence for a mortal life with his beloved. The couple embarks on a tender but forbidden romance spanning heaven and Earth.

Cast & Crew

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

Seth

Lead
Meg Ryan

Meg Ryan

Maggie

Dennis Franz

Dennis Franz

Messinger

Andre Braugher

Andre Braugher

Cassiel

Colm Feore

Colm Feore

Jordan

Robin Bartlett

Robin Bartlett

Anne

Joanna Merlin

Joanna Merlin

Teresa

Sarah Dampf

Sarah Dampf

Susan

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Brad Silberling's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. City of Angels is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker