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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Jonah Koslofsky The Spool This might sound harsh, but God's Pocket is a movie that has no business existing. Apr 13, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

john T Dare I say this Hoffman was the better actor Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/03/24 Full Review Uynga U i'm watching this witch pure joy Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/23/24 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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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