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City of Angels
MEANRANK
68/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2727
- IMDb #2848
- Google retired #1581
- Rotten Tomatoes #2478
- Metacritic #2892
- Letterboxd #3717
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #3477
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1413
- Metacritic Critics #3038
- Metacritic Audience #2542
- Criticker #2596
- Douban #705
- Kinopoisk #491
- AlloCiné #2344
- Trakt #2376
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 39, highest is Google on 88. Critics average 56, everyone else 70.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →An angel tasked with guiding the souls of the deceased observes the daily lives of humans, remaining unseen and untouched by their world. His eternal existence is challenged when he develops a profound love for a mortal doctor, forcing him to choose between his celestial nature and the fleeting, passionate experience of human life.
Details
- Director
- Brad Silberling
- Writer
- Dana Stevens
- Based on
- Wings of Desire
- Released
- 10 April 1998
- Country
- United States, Germany
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $55.0M
- Box office
- $198.7M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 8 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 10 →2 wins from 10 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| Golden Globes 1999 | Best Original Song | " Uninvited " by Alanis Morissette | Nominee |
| ASCAP Award 1999 | Top Box Office Films | City of Angels | Winner |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 1999 | Favorite Actor – Drama/Romance | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 1999 | Favorite Actress – Drama/Romance | Meg Ryan | Nominee |
| MTV Movie Awards 1999 | Best Movie Song | " Iris " by Goo Goo Dolls | Nominee |
| MTV Movie Awards 1999 | Best On-Screen Duo | Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan | Nominee |
| Satellite Awards 1999 | Best Original Score | Gabriel Yared | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 1999 | Best Fantasy Film | City of Angels | Nominee |
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10 awards — City of Angels
×| Best Original Song | " Uninvited " by Alanis Morissette | Nominee |
| Favorite Actor – Drama/Romance | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
| Favorite Actress – Drama/Romance | Meg Ryan | Nominee |
| Top Box Office Films | City of Angels | Winner |
| Best Actress | Meg Ryan | Nominee |
| Best Fantasy Film | City of Angels | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Dennis Franz | Nominee |
| Best Movie Song | " Iris " by Goo Goo Dolls | Nominee |
| Best On-Screen Duo | Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Gabriel Yared | Nominee |