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Duration
  

Initial DVD release
  
September 9, 2014 (USA)

Language
  
English

6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Crime, Drama

Running time
  
1h 30m

Country
  
United States

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Release date
  
January 17, 2014 (2014-01-17) (Sundance Film Festival)May 9, 2014 (2014-05-09) (United States)

Based on
  
Gods Pocket by Pete Dexter

Writer
  
Peter Dexter (novel), Alex Metcalf (screenplay), John Slattery (screenplay)

Producers
  
Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Slattery, Lance Acord, Sam Bisbee, Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Emily Ziff

Cast
  
(Mickey Scarpato), (Richard Shelburn), (Jeannie Scarpato), (Arthur 'Bird' Capezio), (Smilin' Jack Moran), (Leon Scarpato)

Similar movies
  
Philip Seymour Hoffman appears in Gods Pocket and The Master

Tagline
  
The only thing they can't forgive is not being from ... God's Pocket

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God's Pocket is a 2014 American drama film directed by John Slattery and co-written with Alex Metcalf, based on a 1983 novel of the same name by Pete Dexter. The film stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Turturro, Christina Hendricks, and Richard Jenkins. The film premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival to mixed critical reviews, and was picked up for domestic distribution by IFC Films. The film is set in a poor working class South Philadelphia neighborhood modeled on Devil's Pocket, but filmed in Yonkers and New Jersey.

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Hoffman died within two weeks of the film's premiere at Sundance's 2014 U.S. Dramatic Competition.

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Plot

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When a blue collar worker's stepson is killed in a mysterious accident, he tries to cope, but things become difficult as the characters continue to intertwine in unexpected ways.

Cast

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  • Philip Seymour Hoffman as Mickey Scarpato
  • Richard Jenkins as Richard Shellburn
  • Christina Hendricks as Jeanie Scarpato
  • Caleb Landry Jones as Leon Hubbard
  • Domenick Lombardozzi as Sal Cappi
  • John Turturro as Arthur 'Bird' Capezio
  • Eddie Marsan as Smilin' Jack Moran
  • Peter Gerety as McKenna
  • Eddie McGee as Petey Kearns
  • Molly Price as Joanie
  • Joyce Van Patten as Aunt Sophie
  • Reception

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    God's Pocket received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 36% based on 89 reviews, with the critical consensus reading, "Well-cast but frustratingly clichéd, God's Pocket fails to strike a sensible balance between comedy and drama." On Metacritic, the film received a score of 51 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

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    The Hollywood Reporter called it a "half-good effort" that lacked the "snap, precision and stylistic smarts a mixed-tone project like this requires." Screen International called it "too shaggy and tonally inconsistent to hold together." Stephanie Merry from the Washington Post said, "What began as an intriguing snapshot begins to feel grotesque and inscrutable."

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    The film received some positive reviews from notable critics. Richard Roeper said, "John Slattery's direction is skilled and steady.... Great actors at the top of their game working with rich material." David Edelstein of New York Magazine/Vulture said, ″Slattery adapted the book with Alex Metcalf and gets the tone just right. The film is damnably amusing.″ In a Sundance first-look review The Guardian gave the film 4 out of 5 stars. The New York Post said the film was ″crafted with great skill.″

    Release

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    IFC Films gave the film a limited release on May 9, 2014. Domestically the film widest release was in 80 theaters, generating only $170,000 in box office.

    Arrow Films acquired the UK rights and Electric Entertainment handled the international rights.

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    References

    God's Pocket Wikipedia
    Gods Pocket (film) IMDb Gods Pocket (film) themoviedb.org