Nicolas Cage,
Meg Ryan,
Andre Braugher,
Dennis Franz,
Colm Feore
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An angel must decide if love is more important than eternal peace in this Americanized adaptation of Wim Wenders' modern classic Wings of Desire. Seth (Nicholas Cage) is an angel who hovers over the c... read more
Directed by: Brad Silberling
Release Date: April 10, 1998
Keywords:
touching,
sad,
romantic,
love story,
meg ryan,
nicolas cage,
give up,
Nicolas Cage ,
Meg Ryan ,
Nick Cage ,
Dennis Franz
DVD Release Date: September 29, 1998
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September 26, 2011A reinterpretation of the German film 'Wings of Desire', plot of the movie revolves around romance and spirituality. More than often movies of similar genre run the risk of side-stepping in to the lame zone of overwrought melodrama. But director(Brad Siberling) does a pretty dec... read more
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August 25, 2011She didn't believe in angels until she fell in love with one.
Saw it again! Excellent Movie! One of the best tragic romantic story I have ever seen. Great acting!
Angels are among us and when we feel an invisible presence, you better believe they are watching you. For a Los Ang... read more -
June 25, 2011A soaring soundtrack and sweeping visuals embellish this tale, like the classic Death Takes A Holiday, of an immortal falling in love with a mortal. The script could use some prayer though.
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June 22, 2011A great love story that it is touching and sad at the same time. Nicolas Cage proves once again that he is a great actor as does Meg Ryan.
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March 26, 2010Romantic movie about an angel who falls in love with a doctor. He longs to become human to be with her. But their togetherness is short lived. Good cast.
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December 2, 2009City of Angels made me cry alot. A beautiful story about falling in love.
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April 29, 2009tis really is a lovely classic movie!
cage is an angel who fulls in love with meg ryans character who she plays a doctor saving people and thats where they meet at the hospital as he takes people spirits back to heaven, with this story they only let people who the want to actual... read more
Critic Reviews
April 27, 2007
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
June 1, 2006
Emanuel Levy, Variety
As a remake it's not as poetic as Wenders' masterpiece Wings of Desire, but it's supremely mounted (by ace lenser John Seale) and contains touching performances from Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan deviatin... Full Review
June 18, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
My face had been locked in that goofy, awestruck expression you experience only in Spielberg movies. City of Angels demonstrates the best kind of emotionally manipulative filmmaking. Full Review
February 14, 2001
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
It manages to leave a pleasant afterglow for those in the mood for its kind of loving. Full Review
January 1, 2000
David Denby, New York Magazine
The movie has its affecting moments, but the drearily inevitable has come true -- an original and rather haunting poetic conception has been turned into a literal-minded love story. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle
An old-fashioned, big-hearted movie.
January 1, 2000
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Awash in angelic choruses and panoramic scenery, the movie aspires toward a solemnity that Dana Stevens's prosaic psychobabbling screenplay cannot support. Full Review
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
City of Angels is more romantic than profound, but Dana Stevens' script is thoughtful and intelligent, and I never felt insulted by what the characters say, do, or think. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Laura Miller, Salon.com
Although City of Angels sometimes dances perilously close to the line between romance and schmaltz, it never crosses it, a nifty maneuver when you consider that the story deals with both love and spir... Full Review
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