An obviously reverent adaptation that fails to make a case for the source material being turned into a movie, Child of God finds director James Franco outmatched by Cormac McCarthy's novel.
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Movie Info
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Director -
James Franco -
Producer -
Caroline Aragon , Vince Jolivette , Miles Levy -
Screenwriter -
James Franco , Vince Jolivette -
Distributor -
Well Go USA -
Production Co -
Rabbit Bandini Productions -
Rating -
R (Nudity|Language|Aberrant Sexual Content|Some Violence) -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Aug 1, 2014, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Oct 27, 2014 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$37.9K -
Runtime -
1h 44m