God's Pocket

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God's Pocket

R

Released May 9, 2014

1h 28m

Comedy

Drama

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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.

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

Slattery shows real promise as a director, guiding his actors with ease and effectively evoking a very specific time and place.

Jun 18, 2016

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Jonathan Romney

Observer (UK)

The film skates unevenly between spit-and-sawdust realism, mean-streets crime anecdote and queasy black comedy, but it's never boring.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 10, 2014

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

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.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 8, 2014

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Robert Sims

Lights Camera Austin

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.

Jan 22, 2022

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Dan Brightmore

NME (New Musical Express)

Those looking for one last great Hoffman piece won't find it here.

Rated: 2.5/5

May 26, 2021

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Jonah Koslofsky

The Spool

This might sound harsh, but God's Pocket is a movie that has no business existing.

Apr 13, 2021

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john T

Dare I say this Hoffman was the better actor

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/03/24

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Uynga U

i'm watching this witch pure joy

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/23/24

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Bahad j

The idea behind this movie moved me a lot, but it was a movie with really satisfying expectations

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/22/24

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Elizabeth D

Wish i had watched this sooner - superb, thoughtful direction and scripting. The attention to detail is pure joy.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/03/24

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Jelisije J

You ever get a movie where the side characters and their side stories are a lot more interesting then the main characters in the main plot of the film? Well if not then there is this film.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/24

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Dan C

Surprised at the low ratings for this one, great cast / some good performances (especially Richard Jenkins) and I liked the slowly rolled out story of bumbling souls who can't seem to connect, no matter how badly they want to.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/16/24

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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: Park Pictures, Cooper's Town
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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