6.5 Score

1998 • 1h 54min • PG-13 • Drama, Fantasy, Romance

City of Angels

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

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.

IMDb 6.7

RT 58%

MC 54

Director

Brad Silberling

Writer

Dana Stevens

Composer

Gabriel Yared

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Nicolas Cage

Seth

Meg Ryan

Maggie Rice

Andre Braugher

Cassiel

Dennis Franz

Nathaniel Messinger

Colm Feore

Jordan

Robin Bartlett

Anne

Joanna Merlin

Teresa Messinger

Sarah Dampf

Susan

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Meg Ryan Maggie Rice

Andre Braugher Cassiel

Dennis Franz Nathaniel Messinger

Colm Feore Jordan

Robin Bartlett Anne

Joanna Merlin Teresa Messinger

Sarah Dampf Susan

Nigel Gibbs Doctor

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Lauri Johnson Woman in Car

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