Wings of Desire fingerprintStunning style, big heart, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Awe-inspiring and romantic
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
The mind, fantasy, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography, score, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Wings of Desire is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Awe-inspiring and romantic
Emotionally, it's awe-inspiring, romantic, and moving.
The mind, fantasy, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around the mind, fantasy, and history. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography, score, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, score, and visual style stand out.
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Wings of Desire is included with a subscription to HBO Max in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 84/100 (IMDb 7.9, Rotten Tomatoes 95%, and Metacritic 79). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States.
2 h 8 min
Wings of Desire runs 2 h 8 min.
Yes. Critics average 87 and audiences 83 out of 100, so both groups see Wings of Desire much the same way.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $3 million to make and earned $4 million worldwide, 1.4 times its budget.
It was made in German, with some English, French, Hebrew, Japanese, Spanish, Turkish. Produced in Germany, France.
+60GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Wings of Desire in 74 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 55 storytelling tropes for Wings of Desire, including All-Loving Hero, And Starring, Angelic Transformation.
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