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Doubt (I) (2008) 7.5
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Metascore: 68/100
Reviews: 306 user | 289 critic | 36 from Metacritic.com A Catholic school principal questions a priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student. Director:John Patrick Shanley |
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Cast
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Sister Raymond
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Mrs. Carson
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Warren Hurley
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Jimmy Hurley
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Donald Miller
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William London
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Haklar Dezso | ... |
Zither Player
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Frank Shanley | ... |
Kevin
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It's 1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. A charismatic priest, Father Flynn, is trying to upend the school's strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier, the iron-gloved Principal who believes in the power of fear-based discipline. The winds of political change are sweeping through the community, and indeed, the school has just accepted its first black student, Donald Miller. But when Sister James, a hopeful innocent, shares with Sister Aloysius her guilt-inducing suspicion that Father Flynn is paying too much personal attention to Donald, Sister Aloysius sets off on a personal crusade to unearth the truth and to expunge Flynn from the school. Now, without a shard of proof besides her moral certainty, Sister Aloysius locks into a battle of wills with Father Flynn which threatens to tear apart the community with irrevocable consequences. Written by Miramax Films
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There is no evidence. There are no witnesses. But for one, there is no doubt.Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
25 December 2008 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$20,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£253,097 (UK) (6 February 2009)Gross:
$33,422,556 (USA) (3 April 2009)Company Credits
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Written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
Performed by Eydie Gormé
Courtesy of GL Music Inc.
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When filming was over, director John Patrick Shanley sent Amy Adams the Nativity Scene that Sister Veronica puts together near the end of the film as a gift. See more »Goofs
(at around 1h 35 mins) In the final scene, Sister James walks up to the seated Sister Aloysius. When the camera zooms out at the very end, there are no footprints in the snow on the sidewalk. The snow was added in post-production. See more »Soundtracks
Blame It on the Bossa NovaWritten by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
Performed by Eydie Gormé
Courtesy of GL Music Inc.
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Wow! Incredible performances from Meryl Streep and Philip Seymore Hoffman. Mesmerizing intensity from Streep as the nun seeking to find Hoffman guilty of a sin he may or may not have committed. Amy Adams gives a sincere performance as the nun who sets the ball rolling with her suspicions that Hoffman may have molested a black student. The scenes between Streep and Hoffman crackle with intelligence and frightening intensity. Streep, as the unrelenting figure of justice, determined at any cost to destroy Hoffman, is terrifying and unrelenting. Hoffman gives a performance less restrained and mannered than the one he gave in Capote (and won the Oscar for) and boy, does he ever deserve to have won a second one for this outing. An absolute knockout, nuanced and convincing in every way. What a masterful performance! John Patrick Shanley's script is riveting from start to finish. If anyone has any doubts about watching this movie due to the theme then put those doubts aside as the writing and acting are without doubt amongst the finest ever committed to film. A superb piece of work.