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Doubt

"There are no simple truths."

2008-12-12 Drama 1hr 44m

In 1964 Bronx, two Catholic school nuns question the new priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled African-American student.

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In 1964 Bronx, two Catholic school nuns question the new priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled African-American student.

  • Released
    2008-12-12
  • Revenue
    $50,907,234
  • Budget
    $20,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 44m
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    7.5
  • Production
    Scott Rudin Productions, Goodspeed Productions, Miramax

Crew

John Patrick Shanley
Director
John Patrick Shanley
Screenplay
Scott Rudin
Producer
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Cast

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep
Sister Aloysius Beauvier
Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Father Brendan Flynn
Amy Adams

Amy Adams
Sister James
Viola Davis

Viola Davis
Mrs. Miller
Alice Drummond

Alice Drummond
Sister Veronica
Audrie Neenan

Audrie Neenan
Sister Raymond
Susan Blommaert

Susan Blommaert
Mrs. Carson
Carrie Preston

Carrie Preston
Christine Hurley
John Costelloe

John Costelloe
Warren Hurley
Lloyd Clay Brown

Lloyd Clay Brown
Jimmy Hurley
Joseph Foster

Joseph Foster
Donald Miller
Bridget Megan Clark

Bridget Megan Clark
Noreen Horan
Mike Roukis

Mike Roukis
William London
Frank Shanley

Frank Shanley
Kevin
Frank Dolce

Frank Dolce
Ralph
Paulie Litt

Paulie Litt
Tommy Conroy
Matthew Marvin

Matthew Marvin
Raymond
Molly Chiffer

Molly Chiffer
Sarah
Lydia Jordan

Lydia Jordan
Alice
Suzanne Hevner

Suzanne Hevner
Mrs. Kean
Helen Stenborg

Helen Stenborg
Sister Teresa
Tom Toner

Tom Toner
Monsignor Benedict
Michael Puzzo

Michael Puzzo
Father Sherman
Margery Beddow

Margery Beddow
Mrs. Shields
Jack O'Connell

Jack O'Connell
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Marylouise Burke

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Alannah Iacovano

Alannah Iacovano
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Valda Setterfield

Valda Setterfield
Parishioner
Gerard Adimando

Gerard Adimando
Parishioner
George Aloi

George Aloi
Parishioner
James P. Anderson

James P. Anderson
Parishioner
Jackie Brown

Jackie Brown
Parishioner
Jonathan Castillo

Jonathan Castillo
Parishioner
Jennifer Lauren DiBella

Jennifer Lauren DiBella
Parishioner
Seth Donavan

Seth Donavan
Parishioner
Brian Hopson

Brian Hopson
Parishioner
Evan Lewis

Evan Lewis
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Bernadette Lords

Bernadette Lords
Parishioner
Jenny Paul

Jenny Paul
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Robert Shulman

Robert Shulman
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Felicia Tassone

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Steph Van Vlack

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Robert Ridgell

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Reviews for Doubt
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A Review by talisencrw 9

Written by talisencrw on 2016-09-23

Knee-deep in the throes of my first love, I was quite surprised to hear that my lady's favourite movie was 'Joe Versus the Volcano'. (I stil... read more

Knee-deep in the throes of my first love, I was quite surprised to hear that my lady's favourite movie was 'Joe Versus the Volcano'. (I still haven't seen the film). It dawned on me, when I wanted to check out an American film which, to my knowledge, had a plethora of fine acting, that this was written and directed by the same guy who made that film much earlier. Being raised Christian and hearing in the press over the past few years about misdeeds, especially involving leaders of the Catholic church (represented in films as diverse as 'The Boys of St. Vincent' (John N. Smith, 1992) and 'In Bruges' (Martin McDonagh, 2008), I was especially intrigued by this, his work of more recent vintage. The ambiguity at the core of the film (and hence the 'doubt') really acts in the movie's favour. The script and direction are both tense and flawless, and the beautiful New York locations chosen to illustrate The Bronx in 1964 help air the play out, and give it more cinematic scope. It features some of the finest work I have seen from Philip Seymour Hoffman (though my favourites will always be 'Happiness' and 'The Master'), Meryl Streep (my most-esteemed works of hers are 'The Deer Hunter' and 'The Devil Wears Prada') and Amy Adams (this is her finest performance IMHO) as well as a breakthrough role for Viola Davis, who steals every scene she's in. This easily holds up well even with Shanley's Oscar-winning screenplay for 'Moonstruck', and, though dark and depressing, is thoroughly recommended for those who can stomach its subject matter, and peer into that abyss without flinching, as these fine exemplars of 21st-century American cinema so easily do here. That it didn't win any of its five Oscar nominations is almost as ghastly, to the cinephile, as the misdeeds insinuated here are to the community at large. Must have been a strong year for film, methinks.

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-06-27

There is wonderful scene in this film where "Fr. Flynn" (Philip Seymour Hoffman) tries to explain, using feathers, just how wicked gossip ca... read more

There is wonderful scene in this film where "Fr. Flynn" (Philip Seymour Hoffman) tries to explain, using feathers, just how wicked gossip can be. He is the victim of such nefarious chatter - but is he guilty? Well "Sister Aloysius" (Meryl Streep) believes so. She sees the father with a student on the street outside the school, then her colleague "Sister James" (Amy Adams) mentions that another, their first young black child "Donald" (Joseph Foster), looked a bit distressed after meeting with the priest in is vestry. She is determined to get to the truth and to be rid of this man. Streep is very convincing here. She portrays a woman who, based on the thinnest of actual evidence, relies on the certainty of her belief to level accusations against the man. Using that certainly, she confronts him imploring confession but is there anything to confess? Hoffman is also effective as a man that I initially had sympathies for - he was, after all, being victimised by his colleague with no evidence from the supposed victims and the first lad - "London" (Mike Roukis) was a distinctly untrustworthy boy. Viola Davis offers just the one principal scene as the affected boy's stoic mother, and that is a potent rationalisation of not just where she felt a young black kid sat on the ladder of society at the time, but also of where she felt the church sat on her own. She is a loving mother conflicted, and this is portrayed with intensity. I wasn't sold on the ending, either way it was unsatisfactory but this is still a well crafted and thought provoking assembly of strong acting talent and a solid story.

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A Review by talisencrw

Knee-deep in the throes of my first love, I was quite surprised to hear that my lady's favourite movie was 'Joe Versus the Volcano'. (I still haven't seen the film). It dawned on me, when I wanted to check out an American film which, to my ...

reviewer avatar

A Review by talisencrw 9

Written by talisencrw on 2016-09-23

Knee-deep in the throes of my first love, I was quite surprised to hear that my lady's favourite movie was 'Joe Versus the Volcano'. (I still haven't seen the film). It dawned on me, when I wanted to ...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-06-27

There is wonderful scene in this film where "Fr. Flynn" (Philip Seymour Hoffman) tries to explain, using feathers, just how wicked gossip can be. He is the victim of such nefarious chatter - but is he...

read more