
Reluctant Angel
1997, English. Directed by John Helliker.
Sometimes angels aren't really angels...
Jason is a small-time criminal and con artist. His misdemeanours range from petty scams to outright robberies. He is also manipulative and domineering. But his girlfriend Cheryl is so desperate to become a recognized artist that she willingly assists in his rackets. The big carrot that Jason dangles in front of her is a gallery showing of her art. One evening, while fleeing the scene of a variety store robbery, Cheryl mistakenly thinks she has slammed the getaway car into Donald, a drunken philosopher. Cheryl thinks she's almost killed him, but Donald, who has a penchant for inept suicide attempts, believes she has saved his life and could be his guardian angel. Their lives become inextricably linked.
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 October 1997
- Written by
- Denise O'Rourke
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Reluctant Angel runs 103 minutes (1h 43m).
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Reluctant Angel isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 October 1997. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Reluctant Angel?
Reluctant Angel (1997) was directed by John Helliker and stars Megan Follows, Jaimz Woolvett, James Gallanders.