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Doubt (2008) -- Set in 1964, Doubt centers on a nun who confronts a priest after suspecting him of abusing a black student. He denies the charges, and much of the play's quick-fire dialogue tackles themes of religion, morality, and authority.
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Overview

User Rating:
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Writers (WGA):
John Patrick Shanley (screenplay)
John Patrick Shanley (play)
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Release Date:
25 December 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery more
Tagline:
There is no evidence. There are no witnesses. But for one, there is no doubt.
Plot:
Set in 1964, Doubt centers on a nun who confronts a priest after suspecting him of abusing a black student. He denies the charges, and much of the play's quick-fire dialogue tackles themes of religion, morality, and authority. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 32 nominations more
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(627 articles)
Amy Adams' Ten Best Days
 (From EmpireOnline. 18 November 2009, 10:58 PM, PST)
Phillip Seymour Hoffman rocks the boat on 'Pirate Radio' (IrishCentral)
 (From IrishCentral. 12 November 2009, 9:28 AM, PST)
User Comments:
Doubt is all Dialogue, Acting and Weather more (230 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Meryl Streep ... Sister Aloysius Beauvier

Philip Seymour Hoffman ... Father Brendan Flynn

Amy Adams ... Sister James

Viola Davis ... Mrs. Miller
Alice Drummond ... Sister Veronica
Audrie J. Neenan ... Sister Raymond (as Audrie Neenan)
Susan Blommaert ... Mrs. Carson

Carrie Preston ... Christine Hurley
John Costelloe ... Warren Hurley
Lloyd Clay Brown ... Jimmy Hurley

Joseph Foster ... Donald Miller (as Joseph Foster II)

Mike Roukis ... William London
Haklar Dezso ... Zither Player
Frank Shanley ... Kevin
Robert Ridgell ... Organist
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for thematic material.
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View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
104 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS
Certification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #39360) | Ireland:15A | Australia:M | Canada:G (British Columbia) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:15 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | Spain:13 | South Africa:13LS | Hong Kong:IIA | New Zealand:M | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Brazil:12 | Argentina:13 | Netherlands:AL | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Czech Republic:12 | Sweden:7 | Mexico:B | Iceland:L
Filming Locations:
College of Mount Saint Vincent, Riverdale, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA more
Company:
Goodspeed Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In the play, Donald Miller is never seen. more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Sister Aloyisius confronts the student about the earphones in class. In 1964 there were no such things as stereo earbuds; however, the monaural version she confiscates did indeed exist in 1964. more
Quotes:
Father Brendan Flynn: You haven't the slightest proof of anything!
Sister Aloysius Beauvier: But I have my certainty! And armed with that, I will go to your last parish, and the one before that if necessary. I'll find a parent.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (2009) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
All People that on Earth Do Dwell more

FAQ

The story takes place in 1964, so why is there an MP3 player in it?
How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
Will Shanley resolve the question of whether or not Father Flynn really did molest the boy?
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Doubt is all Dialogue, Acting and Weather, 30 August 2009
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Author: Acolin_f from Tampa, FL

Doubt is all Dialogue, Acting and Weather

There is no doubt. Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role and for Best Writing, Doubt is an acting tour de force.

Remember this name. John Patrick Shanley. He is the writer of only a dozen movies, but a few of them are quite good. He wrote Alive with Ethan Hawke, Joe Versus the Volcano with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan and the sweetheart maker, Moonstruck with Nicholas Cage and Cher (Oscar for screen writing).

The 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this Broadway play is all dialog, acting, and weather. Cold weather. Cold northeastern winter weather. The kind that blows across your path, knocks down limbs in your way, obscures your vision and maybe makes you see things that aren't there. The kind of hard wind that blows away the fine line dividing right and righteous, wrong and wronged. The kind of cold Meryl Streep exposes as Viola Davies offers up her son to the bare bones of stark truths.

Just as Shanley did with the play, none of the other actors know if Father Flynn is guilty. Yet, the Spartan dialog gives these accomplished angels their wings. Doubt floats with the power of their performances. Nary is a word wasted. Neither a look nor a glance spent unwisely.

"Doubt," Philip Seymour Hoffman's character says in the opening siloque, "can be a bond as powerful and sustaining as certainty."

With performances like Julia & Julie, Meryl Streep will soon be sweeping aside all other acting award records. Those who love her need look no further than Doubt for proof of her incredible talents.

Hoffman, Amy Adams, Viola Davis and John Patrick Shanley follow in her footsteps. They track her out of the warmth of what you think you know is right and good and into a shivering Bronx, dusted with unfeeling snow. 8/16/2009

Love these lines!

Father Flynn (Phillip Seymour Hoffman)in Doubt:

Well, I'm not going to let her keep this parish in the dark ages! And I'm not going to let her destroy my spirit of compassion!

That I can look at your face and know your philosophy. It's kindness.

There are people who go after your humanity, Sister, that tell you the light in your heart is a weakness. Don't believe it. It's an old tactic of cruel people to kill kindness in the name of virtue. There's nothing wrong with love.

http://www.miramaxawards.com/uploads/Doubt_Script%5B1%5D.pdf

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