Film1939121 min

Only Angels Have Wings

Name: Only Angels Have Wings
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Released: 1939
Duration: 121 min
Cast: Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Richard Barthelmess, Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell

Taste attributes: adventuredramaromancewholesomerealisticsimplelinearglossyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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"BIG As The Fog-Shrouded Andes!"

Boxlist takeWholesome and grounded: a stirring romantic drama. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.4 /10

TMDB · 142 votes

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Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury

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Synopsis

Geoff Carter is the head of a crumbling air freight service in desperate need of a replacement pilot. He is forced to hire a descredited aviator who arrives with his wife, Carter's ex-lover. Meanwhile, traveler Bonnie Lee tries to get close to the emotionally closed-off Carter.

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