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City of Angels

  • 1998
  • PG-13
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
132K
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Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan in City of Angels (1998)
Tragic RomanceDramaFantasyRomance

An angel on Earth, a doctor unable to believe, a patient with a secret, a love story made in Heaven.An angel on Earth, a doctor unable to believe, a patient with a secret, a love story made in Heaven.An angel on Earth, a doctor unable to believe, a patient with a secret, a love story made in Heaven.

  • Director
    • Brad Silberling
  • Writers
    • Wim Wenders
    • Peter Handke
    • Richard Reitinger
  • Stars
    • Nicolas Cage
    • Meg Ryan
    • Andre Braugher
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    132K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,258
    335
    • Director
      • Brad Silberling
    • Writers
      • Wim Wenders
      • Peter Handke
      • Richard Reitinger
    • Stars
      • Nicolas Cage
      • Meg Ryan
      • Andre Braugher
    • 377User reviews
    • 91Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 14 nominations total

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    Nicolas Cage
    Nicolas Cage
    • Seth
    Meg Ryan
    Meg Ryan
    • Dr. Maggie Rice
    Andre Braugher
    Andre Braugher
    • Cassiel
    Dennis Franz
    Dennis Franz
    • Nathaniel Messinger
    Colm Feore
    Colm Feore
    • Jordan Ferris
    Robin Bartlett
    Robin Bartlett
    • Anne
    Joanna Merlin
    Joanna Merlin
    • Teresa Messinger
    Sarah Dampf
    Sarah Dampf
    • Susan
    Rhonda Dotson
    • Susan's Mother
    Nigel Gibbs
    Nigel Gibbs
    • Doctor
    John Putch
    John Putch
    • Man in Car
    Lauri Johnson
    Lauri Johnson
    • Woman in Car
    Christian Aubert
    • Foreign Visitor in Car
    Jay Patterson
    Jay Patterson
    • Air Traffic Controller
    Shishir Kurup
    Shishir Kurup
    • Jimmy, Anesthesiologist
    Brian Markinson
    Brian Markinson
    • Tom, Surgical Fellow
    Hector Velasquez
    • Scrub Nurse
    Marlene Kanter
    • Circulating Nurse #1
    • Director
      • Brad Silberling
    • Writers
      • Wim Wenders
      • Peter Handke
      • Richard Reitinger
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The dedication "For Dawn" refers to producer Dawn Steel, who died of a brain tumor on December 20, 1997, four months before this film's release.
    • Goofs
      When Maggie sees the truck she is about to hit towards the end of the movie, the truck is coming from the right side of the road and making a right turn. Later on when Nicolas Cage comes around to where Maggie is lying, the truck position is in the opposite direction, like it came from the left side of the road.
    • Quotes

      Seth: I would rather have had one breath of her hair, one kiss of her mouth, one touch of her hand, than eternity without it. One.

    • Alternate versions
      The DVD contains some additional/extended scenes:
      • Seth studies Maggie in her home while she is preparing a bath.
      • Maggie's dog Earl leaves her bed at night and she turns the light on. He sits beside Seth who is watching her. As she can't see Seth she just goes back to sleep.
      • The first surgery scene is extended.
      • Maggie prepares dinner while Seth watches her.
      • Seth and Maggie visit Nathaniel Messinger at his bed.
      • After Nathaniel told Maggie that Seth can fall, she goes and searches for angels in the hospital.
      • A montage of small tidbits that had to be cut like Seth talking to a Vietnamese woman or him trying to feel the blowing wind at the beach.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Lost in Space/The Spanish Prisoner/Mercury Rising/Kurt & Courtney/Character (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Red House
      Written and Performed by Jimi Hendrix

      Courtesy of MCA Records

      Under license from Universal Music Special Markets

    User reviews377

    Featured review
    7/10

    A Nice Romance Story

    Overall, this is a nice love story that I enjoyed the first time I saw it but decreasingly so with future viewings. After three, it was enough, but that's two more than I usually watch of Meg Ryan films.

    Since it's Hollywood, you know there is going to be misguided theology, in this case the subject is angels and heaven. None of the "sermons" in here are Biblical, believe me. it's really more of a love story than anything else. Plus, it's an interesting story with good visuals.

    Nicholas Cage plays a likable guy. There are actually a few good messages about God and angels - mainly that they exist - and another good message being that all of us should appreciate more what we have here on earth, starting with our senses (smell, taste, touch, etc.)

    Anyway, if you like a good romance story, you should like this movie.
    • ccthemovieman-1
    • Feb 16, 2008
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 10, 1998 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Warner Bros.
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Un Ángel Enamorado
    • Filming locations
      • San Francisco Public Library Main Branch - 100 Larkin Street, Civic Center, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Atlas Entertainment
      • Monarchy Enterprises B.V.
      • New Regency Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $55,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $78,685,114
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $15,369,048
      • Apr 12, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $198,685,114
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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