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A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Angeles.


“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.

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
God's Pocket is a drama film released in 2014. Directed by John Slattery, it stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks. 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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