God’s Pocket

Theatrical - Limited 2014-05-09

Cast Philip Seymour Hoffman Richard Jenkins Christina Hendricks John Turturro Eddie Marsan
Directed by John Slattery
Written by John Slattery Alex Metcalf

Box Office Gross: $169,976

Running Time: 88 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Shoestring Pictures, Park Pictures Features, Cooper's Town

Genres: Drama

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Synopsis

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.

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