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God's Pocket

Play trailer Poster for God's Pocket R,  2014,  1h 28m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 36% 97 Reviews Tomatometer 33% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
36% Tomatometer 97 Reviews 33% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
A boozy lowlife (Philip Seymour Hoffman) tries to bury the truth about his crazy stepson's suspicious death, but a nosy newspaper columnist (Richard Jenkins) and the young man's mother complicate matters.

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Critics Consensus

Well-cast but frustratingly clichéd, God's Pocket fails to strike a sensible balance between comedy and drama.

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Jason Bailey Flavorwire Jun 18, 2016
Slattery shows real promise as a director, guiding his actors with ease and effectively evoking a very specific time and place. Go to Full Review
Jonathan Romney Observer (UK) Aug 10, 2014
3/5
The film skates unevenly between spit-and-sawdust realism, mean-streets crime anecdote and queasy black comedy, but it's never boring. Go to Full Review
Donald Clarke Irish Times Aug 8, 2014
3/5
Everyone gets at least one good scene, but the cumulative effect of all these rampaging tragedies and outbreaks of black comedy is ultimately rather exhausting. Go to Full Review
Robert Sims Lights Camera Austin Jan 22, 2022
While the late Phillip Seymour Hoffman finds mild humor in his smalltime criminal's lethargic efforts to appease his grieving wife, first-time director John Slattery is unable to consistently maintain the tragicomic tone he strives for. Go to Full Review
Dan Brightmore NME (New Musical Express) May 26, 2021
2.5/5
Those looking for one last great Hoffman piece won't find it here. Go to Full Review
Jonah Koslofsky The Spool Apr 13, 2021
This might sound harsh, but God's Pocket is a movie that has no business existing. Go to Full Review
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Dec 1, 2017 Truely a bad movie. Great people absolutely ruined in a terrible movie on all fronts.
Rey M Jan 14, 2017 Dark but good plot and acting. I liked it.
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John Slattery

Director

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Mickey Scarpato

Richard Jenkins

Richard Shelburn

Christina Hendricks

Jeanie Scarpato

Caleb Landry Jones

Leon Hubbard

Eddie Marsan

Smilin' Jack Moran

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Movie Info

Synopsis A boozy lowlife (Philip Seymour Hoffman) tries to bury the truth about his crazy stepson's suspicious death, but a nosy newspaper columnist (Richard Jenkins) and the young man's mother complicate matters.
Director
John Slattery
Producer
Sam Bisbee, Jackie Kelman Brisbee, Lance Acord, John Slattery, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Emily Ziff
Screenwriter
John Slattery, Alex Metcalf
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Cooper's Town, Park Pictures
Rating
R (Sexual Content|Language Throughout|Violence)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 9, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$104.4K
Runtime
1h 28m
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