---
title: 'God''s Pocket (2014)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Slattery'
released: '2014-01-17'
runtime_minutes: 88
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/gods-pocket-2014'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2920808/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# God's Pocket (2014)

2014 · 88 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-seymour-hoffman), [John Slattery](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-slattery), [Lance Acord](https://cinepixo.com/people/lance-acord)
- **Director:** [John Slattery](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-slattery)
- **Screenplay:** [John Slattery](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-slattery), [Pete Dexter](https://cinepixo.com/people/pete-dexter)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Nathan Larson](https://cinepixo.com/people/nathan-larson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lance Acord](https://cinepixo.com/people/lance-acord)
- **Editor:** [Tom McArdle](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-mcardle)

## Cast

- [Caleb Landry Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/caleb-landry-jones)
- [Domenick Lombardozzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/domenick-lombardozzi)
- [Molly Price](https://cinepixo.com/people/molly-price)
- [John Turturro](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-turturro)
- [Christina Hendricks](https://cinepixo.com/people/christina-hendricks)
- [Joyce Van Patten](https://cinepixo.com/people/joyce-van-patten)
- [Richard Jenkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-jenkins)
- [Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-seymour-hoffman)
- [Eddie Marsan](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-marsan)
- [Peter Gerety](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-gerety)

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