---
title: 'Dear God (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Garry Marshall'
released: '1996-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 112
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dear-god-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116059/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dear God (1996)

1996 · 112 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Dear God is a 1996 American comedy film directed by Garry Marshall and starring Greg Kinnear and Laurie Metcalf. Kinnear stars as Tom Turner, a con artist who gets a job at the dead letter office of a post office, and finds his life changing after reading letters sent to God.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Garry Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/garry-marshall)
- **Screenplay:** [Warren Leight](https://cinepixo.com/people/warren-leight)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Patrick Dunne](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-patrick-dunne)
- **Director of Photography:** [Charles Minsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-minsky)

## Cast

- [Steve Tisch](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-tisch)
- [Jim Meskimen](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-meskimen)
- [Laurie Metcalf](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurie-metcalf)
- [Toby Huss](https://cinepixo.com/people/toby-huss)
- [Sam McMurray](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-mcmurray)
- [Greg Kinnear](https://cinepixo.com/people/greg-kinnear)
- [Tony Danza](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-danza)
- [Erin Moran](https://cinepixo.com/people/erin-moran)
- [Maria Pitillo](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-pitillo)
- [Garry Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/garry-marshall)
- [Héctor Elizondo](https://cinepixo.com/people/hector-elizondo)
- [Coolio](https://cinepixo.com/people/coolio)
- [Jack Klugman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-klugman)
- [Anna Maria Horsford](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-maria-horsford)
- [Mel Novak](https://cinepixo.com/people/mel-novak)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/dear-god-1996
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