The Crow: City of Angels

"Believe in the power of another."

1996 1h 24m EN

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5.5

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4.6

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★5.5TMDB · 626🥫16%Rotten Tomatoes★4.6IMDB · 23,037

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Synopsis

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A murder victim is brought back to life by a mysterious crow. With the help of a beautiful woman, he exacts revenge on his killers – only to realize his enemy has discovered the one weakness that can destroy him forever.

“Believe in the power of another.”

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Cast

Vincent Perez
Ashe Corven / The Crow
Mia Kirshner
Sarah
Iggy Pop
Curve
Thomas Jane
Nemo
Richard Brooks
Judah Earl
Thuy Trang
Kali
Vincent Castellanos
Spider Monkey
Tracey Ellis
Sybil

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tim Pope
Writers: David S. Goyer
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Crow Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tim Pope, shot by Jean-Yves Escoffier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Graeme Revell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Anthony Redman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Vincent Perez and Mia Kirshner and Iggy Pop carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Believe in the power of another.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tim Pope directs. Jean-Yves Escoffier behind the camera. Graeme Revell scores. Anthony Redman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "The Crow Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Tim Pope, shot by Jean-Yves Escoffier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Graeme Revell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Anthony Redman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Vincent Perez and Mia Kirshner and Iggy Pop carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Believe in the power of another.".
9IMDB entry: tt0115986 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 21 themes, including "martial arts", "tattoo", "loss of loved one", "superhero".
11Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jean-Yves Escoffier
Original score: Graeme Revell
Editing: Anthony Redman
Production design: Alex McDowell
Costume design: Kirsten Everberg
Makeup / hair: Brian Penikas
Sound: Gregory Hainer
Stunt coordinator: Doug Coleman
Runtime: 84 min · 1h 24m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $13,000,000
Box office: $25,317,287
Return: 195% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Crow: City of Angels (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes: 16% 🥫 Rotten
IMDB rating: 4.6/10 · 23,037 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

2 wins & 3 nominations total

Part of

The Crow Collection

A series of movies where the lead character is murdered and then brought back to life to avenge their death. Their return to the world of the living is heralded by a crow.

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Tim Pope

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r96sk2024-09-04
★ 4/10
Quite the drop off. I wasn't totally and utterly bored with <em>'The Crow: City of Angels'</em>, the short 85 minute run time helps, but everything about it is extremely forgettable. This sequel to 1994's <em>'The Crow'</em> fails to recapture anything that the original flick did so impressively, the whole vibe of this one just feels like a watered down rehash of what came prior. Mia Kirshner is the pick of the cast, she doesn't get much to work with but is still someone I was at least a tiny bit interested in onscreen. Vincent Perez isn't terrible, though there isn't really anything to praise about his performance. Elsewhere, Iggy Pop gives a wooden showing - though at least looked like he was having a blast doing so. Hopefully the other two sequels improved upon this.
DavidPlumm2026-06-12
This sequel to the film that starred the late Brandon Lee is not well liked, but I think it is watchable. The story is much like the first film with a few changes that I'll talk about in a moment. Vincent Perez plays Ashe Corven, a mechanic who is resurrected to take his revenge on some murderers that kill him and his young son. The thugs exist in a sleezy, darkly lit world and they are brutal characters who are selling drugs and just seem like the worst human beings you'll meet. I mean, that's how these gritty comic book movies are (even the recent version of The Batman has reverted to this). There are a couple of things that I thought stood out this time. The nighttime photography was really well done, especially during one particular motorcycle chase. This version of L.A. is as strange and gothic as the comic book movies like Batman and The Crow, but it's bathed in yellow street lights which makes it feel otherworldly. I also liked Mia Kirshner as the beautiful goth girl. She's supposed to be Sarah from the first movie all grown up. In this story she tries to explain to Ashe what is going on and she ends up being the damsel in later scenes, but giving Ashe someone to confide in and talk to a bit one improvement over the original.. I think Kirshner and Perez maked an appealing tragic duo (even if they aren't really a romantic couple) so taking them into consideration along with the cool photography, I'll say this is watchable.

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