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.
- Awards
- 10 wins & 14 nominations
Storyline
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- TriviaWhen Maggie asks Seth what he does for a living, he says he is a messenger. In Greek, the word for messenger is "angelos" and is where we get the word angel.
- GoofsWhen 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.
- Alternate versionsThe 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.
- SoundtracksRed House
Written and Performed by Jimi Hendrix
Courtesy of MCA Records
Under license from Universal Music Special Markets
Featured review
Unbelievably underrated
I just watched this movie again for about the 3rd time. People say the movie is depressing, unoriginal, and boring. I'll bend on the depressing part, but the other 2 are completely un-true.
Nicholas Cage and Meg Ryan give pretty good performances, nothing oscar-worthy, but it's not the acting that makes this movie great. It's beautiful. Pure heaven to the eyes and ears. While you see the wonderful scenes, and backgrounds, with wonderful color and beautiful art direction, and hear the perefectly performed and selected score in the background (with contributions from U2, Sarah McLachlan, and the surprise hit "Iris" from the Goo Goo Dolls) it doesn't really matter what kind of acting is happening. The screenplay is pretty good, but somewhat lacking, which is why I give it an 8.25 on a scale from 1-10. Its a love story, yes, and can get cheesy at points, but none the less, it's still worth seeing once or twice.
Nicholas Cage and Meg Ryan give pretty good performances, nothing oscar-worthy, but it's not the acting that makes this movie great. It's beautiful. Pure heaven to the eyes and ears. While you see the wonderful scenes, and backgrounds, with wonderful color and beautiful art direction, and hear the perefectly performed and selected score in the background (with contributions from U2, Sarah McLachlan, and the surprise hit "Iris" from the Goo Goo Dolls) it doesn't really matter what kind of acting is happening. The screenplay is pretty good, but somewhat lacking, which is why I give it an 8.25 on a scale from 1-10. Its a love story, yes, and can get cheesy at points, but none the less, it's still worth seeing once or twice.
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- Countries of origin
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- Language
- Also known as
- Thành Phố Của Những Thiên Thần
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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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
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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