God's Pocket

God's Pocket
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Slattery
Written by	John Slattery Alex Metcalf
Based on	God's Pocket by Pete Dexter
Produced by	Lance Acord Jackie Kelman Bisbee Sam Bisbee Emily Ziff Philip Seymour Hoffman John Slattery
Starring	Philip Seymour Hoffman Richard Jenkins Christina Hendricks John Turturro Eddie Marsan Peter Gerety Caleb Landry Jones Domenick Lombardozzi Joyce Van Patten
Cinematography	Lance Acord
Edited by	Tom McArdle
Music by	Nathan Larson
Production companies	Park Pictures Cooper's Town Productions Shoestring Pictures
Distributed by	IFC Films
Release dates	January 17, 2014 (2014-01-17) (Sundance Film Festival) May 9, 2014 (2014-05-09) (United States)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$170,000[1]

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.

Hoffman died within two weeks of the film's premiere at Sundance's 2014 U.S. Dramatic Competition.