City of Angels
a woman named Daphne, who helps lost souls find peace, and together they uncover a dangerous secret that could change the balance between heaven and earth—forcing Seth to choose between his divine duty and the life he's beginning to live on Earth.
“She didn't believe in angels until she fell in love with one.”
Synopsis
A guardian angel, who silently watches over the citizens of Los Angeles, becomes drawn to a determined heart surgeon and begins to consider exchanging his divine, immaterial existence for a mortal life with her. The two begin a delicate yet forbidden romance that bridges the realms of heaven and Earth.
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A crew of 56+ credited
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Edited by Lynzee KlingmanShot by John SealeScored by Gabriel YaredDesigned by Lilly Kilvert
Box Office
1998 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.6× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$198.7M
US & Canada: $78.7M — 40% of worldwide · International: $120.0M (60%)
Opening weekend: $15.4M — 20% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $21.7M — 28% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,212 theaters
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Also known as
- Stadt der Engelde
- La Cité des angesfr
- City of Angels - La città degli angeliit
- La città degli angeliit
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Cast & Crew
56 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Nicolas Cage
as Seth
Meg Ryan
as Dr. Maggie Rice
Andre Braugher
as Cassiel
Dennis Franz
as Nathaniel Messinger
Colm Feore
as Jordan Ferris
Robin Bartlett
as Anne
Joanna Merlin
as Teresa Messinger
Sarah Dampf
as Susan
Rhonda Dotson
as Susan's Mother
Nigel Gibbs
as Doctor
John Putch
as Man in Car
Lauri Johnson
as Woman in Car
Supporting cast
32Christian Aubert
as Foreign Visitor in Car
Jay Patterson
as Air Traffic Controller
Shishir Kurup
as Anesthesiologist
Brian Markinson
as Surgical Fellow
Hector Velasquez
as Scrub Nurse
Marlene Kanter
as Circulating Nurse #1
Bernard White
as Circulating Nurse #2
Dan Desmond
as Mr. Balford
Deirdre O Connell
as Mrs. Balford
Kim Murphy
as Balford's Daughter
Chad Lindberg
as Balford's Son
Alexander Folk
as Convenience Store Clerk
Rainbow Borden
as Holdup Man
Harper Roisman
as Old Man in Library
Sid Hillman
as Librarian
Wanda Lee Evans
as Nurse in Messinger's Room
Wanda Christine
as Station Nurse
E J Callahan
as Waiter at Johnnie's
Tudi Roche
as Messinger's Daughter
David Moreland
as Husband Frank
Kristina Malota
as Hannah
William Stanford Davis
as Construction Foreman
Mik Scriba
as Construction Worker
Nick Offerman
as Construction Worker
Kieu Chinh
as Asian Woman
Geoffrey Thorne
as Big Orderly
Peter Spellos
as Mack Truck Driver
Jim Kline
as Store Clerk
Cherene Snow
as Woman Sewing
Amy Brenneman
as Angel (uncredited)
Alexander Gould
as Little Boy (uncredited)
Elisabeth Shue
as Pregnant Woman (uncredited)
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2Other crew
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