God's Pocket (2014)
The only thing they can't forgive is not being from ... God's Pocket
A boozy lowlife tries to bury the truth about his crazy stepson's suspicious death, but a nosy newspaper columnist and the young man's mother complicate matters.
- Date of release
- 2014-05-09
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (227)
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- John Slattery
Casting
- Philip Seymour Hoffman — Mickey Scarpato
- Richard Jenkins — Richard Shelburn
- Christina Hendricks — Jeannie Scarpato
- John Turturro — Arthur 'Bird' Capezio
- Eddie Marsan — Smilin' Jack Moran
- Caleb Landry Jones — Leon Scarpato
- Domenick Lombardozzi — Sal
- Eddie McGee — Petey
- Lenny Venito — Little Eddie
- Peter Gerety — McKenna
- Prudence Wright Holmes — Eleanor
- Jonathan Gordon — Gary
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Philadelphia
God's Pocket is a 2014 American drama film directed by John Slattery, his feature film directorial debut. Slattery co-wrote the screenplay with Alex Metcalf, based on the 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, New York, and New Jersey.
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