Angels on Film

1980's and 1990's

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Almost an Angel
1990
Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, Charlton Heston
A thief killed in a car accident is given the chance to redeem himself by returning to Earth as a good samaritan Angel.
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Always
1989
Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, Audrey Hepburn
A romantic tale about a daredevil firefighting pilot who is killed saving his best friend. An angel assigns him his first mission in the afterlife - guardian angel to an inexperienced pilot who steals his girlfriend's heart. Remake of A Guy Named Joe.
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Angels in the Outfield
1994
Danny Glover, Tony Danza, Christopher Lloyd
A lowly baseball team begins a winning streak with the help of some heavenly guidance. Remake of the 1951 movie by the same title.
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Angels: The Mysterious Messengers
1994
Narrated by Patty Duke
Television documentary that presents the personal stories of people who claim guardian angels aid them in times of need.
City of Angels
1998
Nicholas Cage, Meg Ryan, Dennis Franz
Love story of a restless angel that craves the simplicities of human life and a heart surgeon, who's confidence is shattered after losing a patient.
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Clarence
1991
Robert Carradine, Kate Trotter
The inept but benevolent angel from It's a Wonderful Life risks his wings to save a suicidal young woman.
Date with an Angel
1987
Michael E.Knight, Phoebe Cates, Emmanuelle Beart
A romantic comedy about an aspiring musician who rescues a beautiful angel out of a swimming pool during his bachelor party, then begins to question his upcoming marriage to a cosmetic mogul's daughter.
Defending Your Life
1991
Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Lee Grant, Albert Brooks
A yuppie advertising executive dies in a car accident and is sent to judgment city where he is given nine days to "defend his life.
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Der Himmel Uber Berlin (Wings of Desire)
1988
Bruno Ganz, Peter Falk, Solveig Dommartin
Two angels, Cassiel and Damiel, travel through Berlin observing mankind, listening in on their thoughts, and assisting them when necessary. Damiel grows tired of the angelic life, falls in love with a trapeze artist, and reenters the world as a human.
Heavenly Kid
1985
Lewis Smith, Jason Gedrick, Richard Mulligan
A 1950's hot-rod crash victim is offered entrance into heaven, but the deal requires him to return to earth to educate his nerdy son on how to be "cool"and worldly.
In Search of Angels
1994
Narrated by Debra Winger
The history, meaning, and allure of angels and angelic images from classical art to motion pictures is provided in this documentary.
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In Weiter Ferne, So Nah! (Faraway, So Close!)
1993
Otto Sander, Peter Falk, Natassia Kinski, Bruno Ganz
Cassiel, the angel from Wings of Desire, also decides to become human, but unlike Damiel, fails to find happiness. Raphael, a fellow angel, and Emit Flesti, a Demon, vie for his soul.
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
1984
Mickey Rooney, Scott Grimes, George Gaynes, Annie Potts
A deceased New York Policeman is blessed with a heavenly miracle to keep a Christmas promise to his grandson.
The Kid with a Broken Halo
1982
Gary Coleman, Robert Guillaume, June Allyson, Ray Walston
An inexperienced angel must assist three desperate families in order to earn his wings.
Made in Heaven
1987
Timothy Hutton, Kelly McGillis, Maureen Stapleton, Mare Winningham
Two souls who meet in heaven must rely on their love as they search to find each other when reborn on earth.
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Michael
1996
John Travolta, Andie MacDowell, William Hurt, Robert Pastorelli, Jean Stapleton
Archangel Michael, is portrayed as a hairy, chain smoking, love machine that is sent to earth to make believers of three wisecracking reporters sent to investigate him.
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Mr. Destiny
1990
James Belushi, Linda Hamilton,Michael Cain, Jon Lovitz
A comedy inspired by It's a Wonderful Life. A junior executive haunted by failure encounters a bartender-angel who gives him the chance to relive his life.
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One Magic Christmas
1985
Mary Steenburgen, Harry Dean Stanton
A guardian angel who descends to earth to restore a woman's faith in time for the holidays.
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The Preacher's Wife
1996
Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Gregory Hines, Courtney B. Vance
An angel is sidetracked from his mission to help a self-pitying Preacher with his troubled parish and crumbling marriage, when he succumbs to the charms of the preacher's wife. Remake of the 1947 Film, The Bishop's Wife.
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Two of a Kind
1983
John Travolta, Olivia New John, Charles Dunning
A bank robber and a crooked teller are the center of a bet made between God and the angels. If these individuals cannot redeem themselves, the angels lose the bet and God is permitted to destroy earth.
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Waiting for the Light
1990
Shirley MacLaine, Teri Garr, Vincent Schiavell
During the Cuban missile crisis, and angel makes his home in a small-town diner that was recently taken over by a woman and the townspeople flock to see him.
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