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      Dear God

      PG Released Nov 1, 1996 1 hr. 52 min. Comedy List
      12% 34 Reviews Tomatometer 28% 5,000+ Ratings Audience Score In order to avoid a jail sentence, con man Tom Turner (Greg Kinnear) promises a judge he'll get an honest job for a year. But when he starts working in the U.S. Post Office's dead letter office, he's moved by some letters addressed directly to God. After he starts a Good Samaritan con by replying to the letters, his co-workers (Laurie Metcalf, Tim Conway, Héctor Elizondo) are inspired to do the same. But their good work is frowned upon by the postmaster general -- and the cops. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jan 03 Buy Now

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      Dear God never had a prayer, with Greg Kinnear's angelic charisma weighted down by a screenplay bereft of wit but heavy on schmaltz.

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      tim k If you like Hallmark Christmas movies you will enjoy this movie. Take a Hallmark movie and add a great cast, better writing, and bigger budget and you get Dear God. While it isn't an intellectual masterpiece, it has heart, warmth, and a good moral lesson. Those things are missing from most modern films. My mother, God rest her soul, and myself watched it together. She was a devote religious woman and I am not, yet we both enjoyed the acting, story, and touching sentiment of this feel good movie. It has everything you want in a self-reflective redemption story. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Just saw this movie for the first time - some 22 years after release. This is a charming feel-good movie. What a cast! Not only Kinnear but Laurie Metcalfe, Tim ConwY, Jack Klugman, Roscoe Lee Browne, Garry MarshLl, Rue McClanHN, Hector Elizondo, and so many more. You'll get a kick out of all the actors you recognize! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Stellar Funny Cast. Under-rated and definitely on my Holiday HeartTouchstone movies. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I'm confused about how movies like this get the green light-this really is incoherant dribble. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Overall a really good movie. Not sure why it received so many bad reviews. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review william s When the bad guy turns good and you look back and say that's where the movie lost it...as true as it may be it says something about the viewer. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: F Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Leonard Klady Variety It unfortunately has an unfinished quality, and plays very much like a good first draft for a much better movie than the one on view. Mar 26, 2009 Full Review Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: 2/5 Jul 16, 2004 Full Review TV Guide Garry Marshall's fast-paced, Capra-esque comedy probably out-Capras Capra himself in sentimentality, but the terrific cast makes for a rarity: a feel good-comedy that's actually very funny. Rated: 3/4 Jul 20, 2009 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 16, 2005 Full Review Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews Horrendously unfunny. Apr 9, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis In order to avoid a jail sentence, con man Tom Turner (Greg Kinnear) promises a judge he'll get an honest job for a year. But when he starts working in the U.S. Post Office's dead letter office, he's moved by some letters addressed directly to God. After he starts a Good Samaritan con by replying to the letters, his co-workers (Laurie Metcalf, Tim Conway, Héctor Elizondo) are inspired to do the same. But their good work is frowned upon by the postmaster general -- and the cops.
      Director
      Garry Marshall
      Executive Producer
      Mario Iscovich
      Distributor
      Paramount Pictures
      Production Co
      Rysher Entertainment
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Nov 1, 1996, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 1, 2012
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $7.1M
      Sound Mix
      Surround
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