Dear God

1996, Comedy, 1h 52m

34 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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Dear God never had a prayer, with Greg Kinnear's angelic charisma weighted down by a screenplay bereft of wit but heavy on schmaltz. Read critic reviews

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In order to avoid a jail sentence, con man Tom Turner (Greg Kinnear) promises a judge he'll get an honest job for a year. But when he starts working in the U.S. Post Office's dead letter office, he's moved by some letters addressed directly to God. After he starts a Good Samaritan con by replying to the letters, his co-workers (Laurie Metcalf, Tim Conway, Héctor Elizondo) are inspired to do the same. But their good work is frowned upon by the postmaster general -- and the cops.
  • Rating:
    PG
  • Genre:
    Comedy
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Garry Marshall
  • Producer:
    Steve Tisch
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $7.1M
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  • Distributor:
    Paramount Pictures
  • Sound Mix:
    Surround

Cast & Crew

Greg Kinnear
Tom Turner
Laurie Metcalf
Rebecca Frazen
Maria Pitillo
Gloria McKinney
Tim Conway
Herman Dooly
Héctor Elizondo
Vladek Vidov
Roscoe Lee Browne
Idris Abraham
Jon Seda
Handsome
Anna Maria Horsford
Lucille Barnett
Kathleen Marshall
Whispering Wendy
Donal Logue
Webster
Nancy Marchand
Judge Kits Van Heynigan
Larry Miller
State Judge
Rue McClanahan
Mom Turner
Toby Huss
Doubting Thomas Minister
Jack Klugman
Garry Marshall
Preston Sweeney
Garry Marshall
Director
Steve Tisch
Producer
Mario Iscovich
Executive Producer
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