Angels & Demons

"The holiest event of our time. Perfect for their return."

May 15 2009 PG-13 2h 18m
Action, Mystery, Thriller

Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is recruited by the Vatican to investigate the apparent return of the Illuminati – a secret, underground organization – after four cardinals are kidnapped on the night of the papal conclave.

Plot

Following the murder of a physicist, Father Silvano Bentivoglio, a symbolist, Robert Langdon, and a scientist, Vittoria Vetra, are on an adventure involving a secret brotherhood, the Illuminati. Clues lead them all around the Vatican, including the four altars of science, Earth, Air, Fire and Water. An assassin, working for the Illuminati, has captured four cardinals, and murders each, painfully. Robert and Vittoria also are searching for a new very destructive weapon that could kill millions.

Written by

David Koepp, Akiva Goldsman, Dan Brown

Directed by

Ron Howard

Production Countries

United States of America, Italy

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Skylark Productions, Panorama Films

Languages

Italiano, Latin, Français, Deutsch, English

Awards

1 win & 5 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
316,166
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
48
Popularity
NA