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Oh, God!

“Anybody who could turn Lot's wife into a pillar of salt, incinerate Sodom and Gomorrah and make it rain for forty days and forty nights has got to be a fun guy.”

1977 · 1 h 38 min
Directed by Carl Reiner · USA · New Hollywood
FantasyComedy

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Cast

John Denver George Burns Teri Garr Donald Pleasence Ralph Bellamy

Plot

When God appears to an assistant grocery manager as a good natured old man, the Almighty selects him as his messenger for the modern world.

Sinekatalog’s take

A gentle fantasy comedy in which God picks an ordinary grocery manager as his messenger. Reiner keeps the tone warm and unpreachy, and the film's charm lies in its everyday jokes rather than big miracles. A mild, likeable 1970s crowd-pleaser.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Awards

Ratings

IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (11,830 votes)
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