Overview
A mild-mannered supermarket manager unexpectedly becomes God's messenger, leading to hilarious misunderstandings and societal challenges.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- mischievous
- lazy sunday
- family movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film a charming, well-cast theological comedy whose playful premise gains gravitas from George Burns, though its farce is more cute than deeply divine.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
God selects grocery-store assistant manager Jerry Landers to become his messenger to humanity.
Jerry encounters theologians and Reverend Willie Williams, whose religious motives are presented as compromised or self-serving.
God appears to a mild-mannered supermarket employee, and the divine assignment unfolds amid family life and ordinary professional obligations.
The screenplay presents God as mischievous and approachable while exploring peace, responsibility, faith, and humanity's choices.
Films like Oh, God!, and why
Bruce Almighty
warm supernatural premise, ordinary protagonist, and playful engagement with faith and social institutions
The Bishop's Wife
gentle comic fantasy built around an everyday person receiving an extraordinary divine responsibility
The Man Who Came to Dinner
sincere spiritual comedy balancing skepticism, family pressures, and an otherworldly visitor
Movie Details
- Director
- Carl Reiner
- Release Date
- 1977-10-07
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (142)
Cast
- John Denver
- George Burns
- Teri Garr
- Donald Pleasence
- Ralph Bellamy
- William Daniels
- Barnard Hughes
- Paul Sorvino
- Barry Sullivan
- Dinah Shore
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Oh, God! about?
- A mild-mannered supermarket manager becomes the unlikely messenger of a mischievous, disappointed God in a warm comic fantasy about faith, responsibility, and public skepticism.
- What is Oh, God! like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Oh, God! as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Oh, God! violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Oh, God!.
- What did critics think of Oh, God!?
- Critics broadly found the film a charming, well-cast theological comedy whose playful premise gains gravitas from George Burns, though its farce is more cute than deeply divine.
- Which films are like Oh, God!?
- Films with a similar feel include Bruce Almighty, The Bishop's Wife, and The Man Who Came to Dinner.
- How long is Oh, God!?
- Oh, God! runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch Oh, God!?
- In United States, Oh, God! streams on Howdy Amazon Channel.
