Michael

PG

Released Dec 25, 1996

1 hr. 45 min.

Drama

Fantasy

List

36%

42 Reviews

Tomatometer

45%

100,000+ Ratings

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When jaded journalists Frank (William Hurt) and Huey (Robert Pastorelli), along with "angel expert" Dorothy (Andie MacDowell), travel to a small town in Iowa to investigate a story, they find Michael (John Travolta), a disheveled man claiming to be an angel. But Michael is less than angelic: he drinks, smokes and basks in the attention of women. As the group travels to Chicago, Michael teaches them about relationships, faith and miracles, suggesting that he may be exactly whom he says he is.

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Critics Consensus

John Travolta plays an angel in Nora Ephron's maudlin Michael, a grating comedy that doesn't tap into the heavenly charms of her best work.

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Ashley R

This movie is always uplifting. And can't get over John Travolta dancing in the bar scene.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/11/24

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BradLee B

This movie was so beautiful!! A creative and inspiring masterpiece that I think would be great for family movie night!! Seriously AMAZING!!🤩

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/17/23

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Cameron L

Angelic with an angel with an mildly profane mouth and I'll be dancing to the musical moments in them

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/26/23

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aaron p

I enjoyed in 1996 and I enjoyed watching it dvd in 2022. I a nice clean movie that I'd nice and no killing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Funny wacky angle, on a road trip with country-side comedy all the way. Never go against an angel's wish & enjoy the ride of your life.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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gene r

It's raunchy fun from an unexpected quarter. Ephron took a complex premise and carried it through a humorous but meaningful plot. I'll watch it again.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Nora Ephron

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John Travolta

Michael

Andie MacDowell

Dorothy Winters

William Hurt

Frank Quinlan

Bob Hoskins

Vartan Malt

Robert Pastorelli

Huey Driscoll

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David Ansen

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I feared that Nora Ephron's angel movie, Michael, would offer another heap of predigested uplift but was pleasantly surprised to find something quirkier and more off-center.

Dec 7, 2018

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: D+

Sep 7, 2011

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Rated: D+

Jan 1, 2011

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Tom Cassidy

Common Sense Media

Director Nora Ephron knows her way around feel-good.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 28, 2022

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Mattie Lucas

From the Front Row

An unfocused mess that, despite a few highlights, is one of Ephron's weakest films.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 23, 2020

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Cinema as artificial sweetener.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 16, 2020

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Synopsis

When jaded journalists Frank (William Hurt) and Huey (Robert Pastorelli), along with "angel expert" Dorothy (Andie MacDowell), travel to a small town in Iowa to investigate a story, they find Michael (John Travolta), a disheveled man claiming to be an angel. But Michael is less than angelic: he drinks, smokes and basks in the attention of women. As the group travels to Chicago, Michael teaches them about relationships, faith and miracles, suggesting that he may be exactly whom he says he is.

Director: Nora Ephron
Executive Producer: Delia Ephron, Ralph Horan, Jonathan D. Krane
Screenwriter: Peter Dexter, Nora Ephron, Delia Ephron, Jim Quinlan
Distributor: Warner Home Vídeo, New Line Cinema
Production Co: New Line Cinema, Alphaville Films, Turner Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 1996, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $95.3M
Sound Mix: Surround

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