Film

Dear God

1996 · 1h 52m · Comedy

Many people write to God. Somebody is answering.

IMDb

5.4

Rotten Tomatoes

15%

A judge gives con-man Tom Turner a choice—a jail sentence, or a year of honest work. But when he gets a job in the U.S. Post Office's dead letter office, he starts a Good Samaritan con by answering letters written to God. His seemingly virtuous work inspires his co-workers to do the same, but their good deeds are frowned upon by the postmaster general—and the cops.

Greg Kinnear

Tom Turner

Laurie Metcalf

Rebecca Frazen

Maria Pitillo

Gloria McKinney

Tim Conway

Herman Dooly

Héctor Elizondo

Vladek Vidov

Jon Seda

Handsome

Roscoe Lee Browne

Idris Abraham

Anna Maria Horsford

Lucille Barnett

Kathleen Marshall

Whispering Wendy

Isadora O'Boto

Hot Mary

Felix Pire

Ramon

Donal Logue

Webster

Sam McMurray

Federal Prosecutor

Nancy Marchand

Judge Kits Van Heynigan

Larry Miller

State Judge

Rue McClanahan

Mom Turner

• Garry MarshallDirector
• Ed KaplanWriter
• Warren LeightWriter
• Steve TischProducer
• Mario IscovichExecutive Producer
• Charles MinskyDirector of Photography
• Jeremy LubbockOriginal Music Composer
• James Patrick DunneOriginal Music Composer
• Debra Neil-FisherEditor
• Carrie FrazierCasting

Dear God Trailer

Release date

November 1, 1996

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

PG

Budget

$22,000,000

Genres

Comedy

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