City of Angels
City of Angels
City of Angels
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1998
1h 54m
6.8(2329 votes)
Romance
Drama
Fantasy

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Atlas Entertainment
Regency Enterprises
Taurus Film
Warner Bros. Pictures

Videos & Trailers

2 videos

Cast & Crew

44 members
Acting

Nicolas Cage

Seth

Nicolas Cage
Acting

Meg Ryan

Maggie

Meg Ryan
Acting

Dennis Franz

Messinger

Dennis Franz
Acting

Andre Braugher

Cassiel

Andre Braugher
Acting

Colm Feore

Jordan

Colm Feore
Acting

Robin Bartlett

Anne

Robin Bartlett
Acting

Joanna Merlin

Teresa

Joanna Merlin
Acting

Sarah Dampf

Susan

Sarah Dampf
Acting

Rhonda Dotson

Susan's Mother

Rhonda Dotson
Acting

Nigel Gibbs

Doctor

Nigel Gibbs
Directing

John Putch

Man in Car

John Putch
Acting

Lauri Johnson

Woman in Car

Lauri Johnson
Acting

Christian Aubert

Foreign Visitor in Car

No Image
Acting

Jay Patterson

Air Traffic Controller

Jay Patterson
Acting

Shishir Kurup

Anesthesiologist

Shishir Kurup
Acting

Brian Markinson

Surgical Fellow

Brian Markinson
Acting

Hector Velasquez

Scrub Nurse

No Image
Acting

Marlene Kanter

Circulating Nurse #1

No Image
Acting

Bernard White

Circulating Nurse #2

Bernard White
Acting

Dan Desmond

Mr. Balford

No Image
Acting

Deirdre O'Connell

Mrs. Balford

Deirdre O'Connell
Acting

Kim Murphy

Balford's Daughter

Kim Murphy
Acting

Chad Lindberg

Balford's Son

Chad Lindberg
Acting

Alexander Folk

Convenience Store Clerk

Alexander Folk
Acting

Rainbow Borden

Holdup Man

Rainbow Borden
Acting

Harper Roisman

Old Man in Library

No Image
Acting

Sid Hillman

Librarian

Sid Hillman
Acting

Wanda-Lee Evans

Nurse in Messinger's Room

No Image
Acting

Wanda Christine

Station Nurse

No Image
Acting

E.J. Callahan

Waiter at Johnnie's

E.J. Callahan
Acting

Tudi Roche

Messinger's Daughter

Tudi Roche
Acting

David Moreland

Husband Frank

David Moreland
Acting

Kristina Malota

Hannah

Kristina Malota
Acting

William Stanford Davis

Construction Foreman

William Stanford Davis
Acting

Mik Scriba

Construction Worker

Mik Scriba
Acting

Nick Offerman

Construction Worker

Nick Offerman
Acting

Kieu Chinh

Asian Woman

Kieu Chinh
Writing

Geoffrey Thorne

Big Orderly

Geoffrey Thorne
Acting

Peter Spellos

Mack Truck Driver

Peter Spellos
Acting

Jim Kline

Store Clerk

No Image
Acting

Cherene Snow

Woman Sewing

No Image
Acting

Amy Brenneman

Angel (uncredited)

Amy Brenneman
Acting

Alexander Gould

Little Boy (uncredited)

Alexander Gould
Acting

Elisabeth Shue

Pregnant Woman (uncredited)

Elisabeth Shue

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