Someone sincerely believes that there are angels that are invisibly present in our world and protect people from rash acts and evil intentions. Cinema has repeatedly covered the topic of divine messengers, and many paintings deserve the closest attention.
Films about the angels, the list of which we have compiled, are amazing stories that each of us may one day encounter something that goes beyond the ordinary.
10. Prophecy
Opens the list of films about angels trilogy "Prophecy"With Christopher Walken.
Some angels were outraged that God gave people soul and freedom of choice. They swore to the lime of the human race. Others humbly accepted the divine will. Archangel Gabriel goes to Earth to find the darkest human soul. Archangel Simon is trying to prevent him. He finds helpers among the people, and then takes the very dark soul that Gabriel is looking for. Mortally wounded and dying Simon is forced to pass on the soul to the girl Mary, with whom he managed to make friends. Now the fate of mankind is in her hands.
9. The sky over Berlin
The list of the most interesting paintings about angels is continued by the famous drama of the German director Wim Wenders "The sky over Berlin". The film is based on a parable about two angels who decided to go down to earth and get to know people closer. They find themselves in Berlin and walk around the city, looking into the eyes and souls of mortals. One of them, Damiel, falls in love with the circus Marion. He is ready to exchange his immortality and forever abandon the world of angels for the love of a girl.
8. Dogma
The list of the best films about angels cannot do without the most extraordinary and ambiguous picture "Dogma". Immediately after the release of the film, the film was criticized by representatives of the Catholic Church.
Angels Loki and Bartleby were exiled for disobedience forever to Wisconsin. One day they have a chance to return home to heaven. To do this, they just need to go through the arch of the church of the town of Red Bank, which in honor of its century will grant the remission of sins to everyone who enters it. But the angels do not know that by doing so they will violate the Word of God. And this, in turn, will lead to the end of the world. Only the last representative of the family of Jesus Christ can interfere with the plan conceived by the rebellious angels. Ironically, the savior of the world is the abortion worker Bethany, who, due to infertility, has lost faith in God. The voice of God Metatron, the thirteenth apostle Rufus, the prophets Jay and Bob and the muse of Serendipity will help her.
7. Legion
The list of interesting films about angels continues the fantastic thriller "Legion". Humanity has already once caused God's wrath in its way of life - a flood was sent to it and only the righteous Noah and his family survived. But people again missed a new chance to fix everything. God became disillusioned with humanity and sent angels to destroy the human race. Only the archangel Michael dared to disobey God. Having descended to the ground and cut off his wings, he goes to the edge of the desert, where a child is about to be born in a roadside cafe by a local waitress. The task of the angels is to prevent him from being born, the goal of Michael is to protect the baby and give a new chance to survive for people.
6. Between an angel and a demon
In the list of the best films about angels, a special place is occupied by the French science fiction comedy with Gerard Depardieu and Christian Clavier in the main roles "Between an angel and a demon».
Cabaret owner Antoine Carco leads a quiet life that ends with a call from his old friend. Before his death, he asks the protagonist to pick up the boy from Hong Kong and bring him to his mother in Paris. Karko agrees only because he has to take a large amount of money with the baby. In Hong Kong, the local mafia begins to spy on him and the protagonist uses a shelter priest to remove a boy from the country under the guise of one of the orphans. In Paris, he leaves the child in an orphanage and leaves with the money. The priest curses him in anger and Karko begins to pursue his conscience in the image of a guardian angel.
5. The sky over Berlin
In the list of films about angels is the melodrama "City of Angels" - a successful remake of the German film "The sky over Berlin».
Angel Seth appears before those who are close to death and helps them move on to the next life. One day he meets surgeon Maggie Rice and realizes that she is taking up more and more space in his thoughts.
4. Angel - A
The list of the best films about angels contains a very interesting work by Luc Besson in the style of comedy melodrama and noir "Angel - A».
Andre is a classic loser. He owed huge sums to almost all the bandits of Paris. The only way he sees out of this situation is suicide. On the bridge, from which he wants to rush into the river, Andre notices a long-legged beauty. The girl jumps from the bridge, and the main character rushes to her aid. In gratitude, the saved beauty promises to solve all the problems of Andre.
3. Meet Joe Black
The list of the best films about angels continues the mystical melodrama "Meet Joe Black". The Angel of Death has been regularly fulfilling its duties for many millennia: it takes the souls of the dead and sends them to another world. But with each new soul, he more and more clearly understands that he does not know people at all. The Death Angel decides to take a short vacation and spend it with mortals to study their life. He chooses the house of tycoon William Perrish and appears in the image of a charming young man Joe Black on the businessman’s anniversary day. An angel makes a deal with Perrish - he stays in his house and accompanies the tycoon everywhere until he gets to know people better, and a businessman who is already on the Death List receives a short reprieve in return. But the desire to know better than mortals plays a cruel joke with the angel - he falls in love with Perrish's youngest daughter.
2. Constantine: the lord of darkness
One of the best angels films on our list is the mystical thriller “Constantine: lord of darknessWith Keanu Reeves in the title role.
John Constantine was born with the gift of distinguishing between angels and demons that take the form of people. Unable to withstand a series of terrible visions, he makes an unsuccessful attempt at suicide. Now Constantine is marked with the seal of terrible sin and after death will go to hell. Knowing that his attempts to purify himself are fruitless, he still decides to give up all his strength to protect people from demons and other evil spirits. One day, fate confronts Constantine with police detective Angela, investigating the mysterious death of her twin sister.
1. Michael
«Michael"- a wonderful film that leaves a warm feeling and a little sadness after watching.
In a provincial hotel in Iowa lives the real archangel Michael - a lover of sweets, drinks and women. This is one of the unforgettable roles of John Travolta, who perfectly embodied the image of the good-natured and naive angel on the screen.