If you loved City of Angels, try Powder

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Powder has roughly 3.3× fewer votes than City of Angels — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theyboth carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama / Fantasy territory. If that's the register that drew you to City of Angels, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Powder is

E.T. without the bike. An albino savant emerges from a rural basement into a skeptical world. The ensuing parable is very early 90s: sincere, sentimental, and just slightly goofy.

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