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City of Angels (1998)

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User Rating: 6.3/10 (28,414 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Brad Silberling
Writers (WGA):
Wim Wenders (screenplay) &
Peter Handke (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
10 April 1998 (USA) more view trailer
Tagline:
She didn't believe in angels until she fell in love with one. more
Plot:
Inspired by the modern classic, Wings of Desire, City involves an angel (Cage) who is spotted by a doctor in an operating room. Franz plays Cage's buddy who somehow knows a lot about angels. full summary | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Depressing | Guilt | Heaven | Hospital | Library more
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 8 wins & 11 nominations more
User Comments:
Very Romantic ... Very Good ... more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Nicolas Cage ... Seth
Meg Ryan ... Dr. Maggie Rice

Andre Braugher ... Cassiel

Dennis Franz ... Nathaniel Messinger

Colm Feore ... Jordan Ferris
Robin Bartlett ... Anne
Joanna Merlin ... Teresa Messinger

Sarah Dampf ... Susan
Rhonda Dotson ... Susan's Mother
Nigel Gibbs ... Doctor
John Putch ... Man in Car

Lauri Johnson ... Woman in Car
Christian Aubert ... Foreign Visitor in Car

Jay Patterson ... Air Traffic Controller

Shishir Kurup ... Jimmy, Anesthesiologist
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Stadt der Engel (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sexuality including language, and some nudity.
Runtime:
114 min
Country:
Germany | USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
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Trivia:
The concept of angels moving among the living, hearing their conversations, experiencing beauty that humans rarely stop to enjoy or even notice, yet not feeling any emotion or passing any judgment, was first discussed in the writings of Rainer Maria Rilke, specifically, his collection The Duino Elegies. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Meg Ryan listens to Dennis Franz's heart with her stethoscope, she places the stethoscope in her ears backwards. (Ear canals angle forward and stethoscopes do likewise--putting them in backwards is painful and can also prevent them from working) Ouch! more
Quotes:
Maggie Rice: We fight for people’s lives, right?
Maggie Rice: Do you ever wonder who it is we're fighting with?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Marci X (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Uninvited more

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28 out of 33 people found the following comment useful:-
Very Romantic ... Very Good ..., 20 February 2000
Author: Michiel Waaijer (michiel.waaijer@gmail.com) from Delft, Holland

I thought City Of Angels was very good. I'm usually very critical towards movies, but City Of Angels got to me. Meg Ryan usually plays in Romantic Comedy's (Sleepless in seatle, You've got mail) but this time, City Of Angels, admittedly a Romantic film, but it isn't a comedy. Far from it, it's a drama in all of its aspects. And Meg Ryan converts to that change very well. She acts great in this movie. It wasn't an easy part for her, there is a lot of crying involved, and a lot of dramatic moments in her characters life.

As goes for Nicolas Cage's character. Oh my god, he plays Seth with such excellence. Really, i don't think that anyone else could play the part as great as he did. The way he looks, the way he moves .. so cool.

Ok the storyline is a little unbeleivable, but you musn't be held back by that fact. Just beleive the unbeleivable. Just go with the plot, and follow the movie closely.

I'm not suggesting that City Of Angels is the best in it's sort. It won't win any oscars, but what i am saying, is that it's a nice movie, with great actors, great music and a good storyline which rolls towards very emotional ending.

You won't be dissapointed.

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