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The Crow: City of Angels

The Crow: City of Angels

Believe in the power of another.

199684 minRMidcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Director
Tim Pope
Starring
Vincent Perez, Mia Kirshner, Iggy Pop, Thomas Jane

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.

Where to watch

Where can I watch The Crow: City of Angels?

As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists The Crow: City of Angels streaming on Paramount+ via Prime Video and Pluto TV (free) and to rent or buy on Apple TV and Prime Video.

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Highlights

What stands out about The Crow: City of Angels?

The Crow: City of Angels earns 10 badges, led by Atmospheric and Visual feast.

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  • Reception
  • Craft and mood
  • Awards and box office
  • Content
  • Cast

Reception

Is The Crow: City of Angels worth watching?

The Crow: City of Angels' Midcredits score is the 13th percentile of all films, from 40K ratings across 4 sources. 22% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

13th percentile

Better received than 13% of films

22nd percentile among Action14th percentile among 1990s
Acclaim (how much people like it)18th
Approval (how many liked it)11th

50 /100

18th percentile of all films

29th percentile among Action18th percentile among 1990s

Rating distribution

The crowd leans negative, with most ratings sitting in the bottom half of the scale.

22% liked it

11th percentile of all films

20th percentile among Action12th percentile among 1990s
22% rated it 7–1078% rated it 1–6

Critics 16% · Audience 40%

On Rotten Tomatoes, a bigger share of audiences approved than critics.

Awards

0 Oscars won · 0 Oscar noms · 2 wins / 3 noms overall

89th percentile

40K ratings across platforms

81st percentile among Action84th percentile among 1990s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 31% in 30 days

Box office

Budget$13M
Opening weekend$9.8M
Domestic gross$18M
Worldwide gross$18M

Returned 1.4× its budget — 66th percentile earner in its genre.

What reviewers say

Common ground

Both fans and detractors agree the film is visually striking and atmospheric, with a dark gothic style, but they diverge on whether the story and performances hold up.

Fans praised

  • striking gothic production design and vivid Day-of-the-Dead visuals
  • atmospheric, otherworldly LA landscape with golden/green-hued cinematography
  • emotional father-son core and Vincent Perez's committed performance

Detractors panned

  • weak, derivative script that copies the original's plot beats
  • unconvincing lead performance lacking the presence of Brandon Lee
  • muddled, choppy narrative and unfocused tone

What stands out

Atmosphere85

dark, gothic, post-apocalyptic LA world-building, immersive if grim

Cinematography80

striking gothic visuals, golden/green hues, memorable composition

Sound and music75

killer hard-rock/industrial soundtrack and haunting score; divisive but praised

ActingDivisive45

polarizing lead performance; fans find Perez committed, detractors find him void and uncompelling

Plot and storyDivisive35

rehashes original's revenge structure; critics call it flimsy and derivative

CharactersDivisive35

underwritten, with fans citing emotional father-son bond but detractors finding no one to care about

OriginalityDivisive30

heavily derivative of the original, adding little new to the mythology

PacingDivisive30

choppy, slow, and muddled, with disjointed editing

Preferred by

No notable difference between any of the groups: each pair ranks it within 10 percentile points.

  • Women vs men 5 points apart
  • Critics vs users even
  • US vs non-US 3 points apart

Watch experience

What is The Crow: City of Angels like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Scary: browse every movie of this kind

Watch this when you are ready for heavy feelings, and you want to be scared.

It is intense, never lets up and leaves you bittersweet. Skip it when you want an easy night.

ToneFeelDemandwhat the answer rests onexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

Room for heavy feelings.

What it feels like

Scary.

The answer rests on this: Moods
DreadThrillingMelancholicCathartic
Heaviest: late
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Bleak · 8% of filmsBrooding: Heavy, inward, weather-beaten.
Told as
Three-act: Setup, confrontation, resolution — the default Hollywood shape.
ToneThe film plays its supernatural revenge premise straight, with a brooding, heavy atmosphere and heightened visual style.
The rideThe film maintains a brooding dread with action setpieces, building to a heavy, cathartic climax where both Sarah and Ashe die.
StructureA straightforward linear revenge narrative told in conventional three-act form.

How it leaves you

what you carry away

Bittersweet.

BittersweetDevastating · 3% of films
Why it leaves you this wayThe completion of revenge is undercut by the loss of those he loved, leaving a heavy, bittersweet ache.
How it ends · evidence
Bittersweet ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all films
Monster — 21% of films. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of films. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 10% of films. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 4% of films. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 11% of films. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 9% of films. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 13% of films. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 7% of films. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 22% of filmsPredator — 6% of films. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 6% of films. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of films. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 2% of films. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of films. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of films. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of films. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of films. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of films. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of films. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — under 1% of films. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of films. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of films. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of films. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of films. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 4% of films. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 5% of films. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of films. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — 1% of films. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of films. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 2% of films. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — 1% of films. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of films. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — 1% of films. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 4% of films. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of films. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of films. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of films. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 1% of films. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of films. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — 2% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 2% of films. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 2% of films. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 3% of films. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 3% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 5% of films. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of films. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 2% of films. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of films. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 5% of films. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 2% of films. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).MonsterTyrant
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 21% (this title): Predator 6% · Tyrant 6% (this title) · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 2% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent under 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 10%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 4% · Mission 5% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage 1%
  • Voyage 4%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 2% · Survival ordeal 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent 1%
  • Comedy 11%: Romantic comedy 4% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 1%
  • Tragedy 9%: Hubris 1% · Obsession 2% · Corruption arc 2% · Doomed love 2% · Crushed by fate 3%
  • Rebirth 13%: Redemption 3% · Healing 5% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 2%
  • Mystery 7%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 5% · Enigma 2%
  • No archetype 22%

Overcoming the monster: A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated. · Tyrant: A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).

21% of films fit this archetype

A loose fit — the map only half-holds this one.

Why this archetypeA resurrected avenger systematically hunts the gang that killed him and his son, targeting the drug lord who rules the underworld.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 27% of filmsSelf — 22% of filmsPower — 7% of filmsMorality — 16% of filmsSurvival — 15% of filmsSociety — 9% of filmsIdeas — 5% of filmsRomantic love — 15% of filmsMarriage — 2% of filmsFamily bonds — 21% of filmsParenthood — 2% of filmsFriendship — 9% of filmsLoyalty — 4% of filmsIdentity — 14% of filmsComing of age — 5% of filmsAging — under 1% of filmsSelf-worth — 7% of filmsAmbition — 7% of filmsPurpose — 9% of filmsMemory — 3% of filmsObsession — 3% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 2% of filmsCorruption — 3% of filmsGreed — 3% of filmsClass — 3% of filmsOppression — 4% of filmsFreedom — 5% of filmsJustice — 13% of filmsDuty — 2% of filmsRevenge — 4% of filmsGuilt — 3% of filmsRedemption — 6% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — 1% of filmsSacrifice — 4% of filmsBetrayal — 5% of filmsDeception — 9% of filmsSurvival — 17% of filmsWar — 1% of filmsViolence — 4% of filmsMortality — 2% of filmsGrief — 6% of filmsTrauma — 7% of filmsMental illness — 1% of filmsAddiction — 1% of filmsIllness and disability — under 1% of filmsCommunity — 14% of films. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 5% of filmsPrejudice — 3% of filmsDisplacement — 1% of filmsFaith — 3% of filmsTradition vs change — 2% of filmsFame — 3% of filmsLegacy — 4% of filmsFate — 1% of filmsFree will — under 1% of filmsTruth — 4% of filmsHope — 5% of filmsNature — 2% of filmsArt — 4% of filmsTechnology — 1% of filmsSelfRevengeMorality
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 27%: Romantic love 15% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 21% · Parenthood 2% · Friendship 9% · Loyalty 4%
  • Self 22%: Identity 14% · Coming of age 5% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 7% · Purpose 9% · Memory 3% · Obsession 3%
  • Power 7%: Power 2% · Corruption 3% · Greed 3% · Class 3% · Oppression 4% · Freedom 5%
  • Morality 16% (this title): Justice 13% · Duty 2% · Revenge 4% (this title) · Guilt 3% · Redemption 6% · Forgiveness 1% · Sacrifice 4% (this title) · Betrayal 5% · Deception 9%
  • Survival 15%: Survival 17% · War 1% · Violence 4% · Mortality 2% · Grief 6% (this title) · Trauma 7% · Mental illness 1% · Addiction 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 9%: Community 14% · Isolation 5% · Prejudice 3% · Displacement 1% · Faith 3% · Tradition vs change 2% · Fame 3% · Legacy 4%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 4% · Hope 5% · Nature 2% · Art 4% · Technology 1%

Morality

Revenge · 4% of filmsGrief · 6% of filmsSacrifice · 4% of films
Celebrates its theme: Affirms its theme — this is good and worth having.Intimate stakes: Consequences reach a person or a household.Single lead
How it treats its themeAshe is driven by vengeance for his and his son's murder, while the story also explores grief for lost loved ones and the final sacrifice needed to defeat evil.
StanceThe film celebrates the theme of revenge as a righteous, cleansing act—Ashe's quest is portrayed as justified and his final victory over Judah is triumphant, despite personal cost.

The world

ContemporaryUrbanDomesticInstitutionalHorror supernatural
Orchestral modernRockForeground music · original score · Graeme Revell
SettingLos Angeles during the Day of the Dead festival
MusicGraeme Revell's score blends industrial and orchestral elements, supporting the film's grim, supernatural tone.

Content guide

Is The Crow: City of Angels okay for kids?

R

The Crow: City of Angels is rated R: “Rated R for strong violence, drug content, language and sexuality” (MPAA). As of August 31, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at severe (84/100), sexual content at intense (76/100), language at severe (89/100), drug and alcohol content at severe (93/100) and frightening material at severe (81/100). Overall it is heavier than 98% of R-rated films.

Ratings in 7 other countries
  • AustraliaMA 15+
  • Germany16
  • France12
  • Czechia15+
  • Netherlands12
  • PortugalM/18
  • Sweden15
Overall
Severe · all five categories
Heavier than 99% of all filmsHeavier than 98% of R-rated films
Violence & Gore
Severe
typical for an R-rated film
heavier than 72%
Sex & Nudity
Intense · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
heavy for an R-rated film
heavier than 95%
Profanity
Severe
heavy for an R-rated film
heavier than 89%
Alcohol & Drugs
Severe
heavy for an R-rated film
heavier than 98%
Frightening / Intense
Severe
heavy for an R-rated film
heavier than 80%

Point along a line to see a well-known title at that level.

Heavy almost across the board: drug and alcohol content, language, violence, frightening material, and sexual content.

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other films that have them.

What content warnings does The Crow: City of Angels have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in The Crow: City of Angels?

Cast

Vincent Perez
as Ashe Corven
Breakout: Their highest-reaching film role at the time, and they went on to a career at least 3 times their standing then.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Mia Kirshner
as Sarah
Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Iggy Pop
as Curve
Thomas Jane
as Nemo
Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
newcomer then · star now
Richard Brooks
as Judah Earl
Thuy Trang
as Kali
First film: No prior film role; they had worked in television.
Vincent Castellanos
as Spider Monkey
Screen debut: No prior film or television role.
Tracey Ellis
as Sybil
Beverley Mitchell
as Grace
First film: No prior film role; they had worked in television.
Alan Gelfant
as Bassett
Newcomer: A standing when this film came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.

Crew

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Movies like The Crow: City of Angels include The Crow (1994), The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005) and The Crow (2024). Of the 12 closest matches, several are films written by James O'Barr, and most are superhero films.

Balanced: every group counts the same, and production only breaks ties.

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