Doubt

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  • Opened December 12, 2008 
  • 1 hr 44 min
  • PG-13 | thematic material

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. More on child suitability

  • It’s 1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. A vibrant, charismatic priest, Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman), is trying to upend the schools’ strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier (Meryl Streep), the iron-gloved Principal who believes in the power of fear and 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 (Amy Adams), 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 consequence. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Viola Davis, Alice Drummond
  • Director: John Patrick Shanley
  • Genres: Drama

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Rolling Stone
| Peter Travers

You may have doubts about which side to choose, but there's no doubt about this mind-bender. It'll pin you to your seat. Read full review

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USA Today
| Claudia Puig

By eloquently probing the state of uncertainty and its accompanying discomfort and confusion, Doubt compels viewers to examine their own assumptions as they become caught up in this fascinating tale. Read full review

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Wall Street Journal
| Joe Morgenstern

Doubt leaves none in one respect: John Patrick Shanley was the right person to direct this fascinating screen version of his celebrated play. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Steven Rea

The truth is left for the audience to decide. And while the conclusion isn't necessarily clear, it is unsettling. Read full review

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Philip Seymour Hoffman as Father Flynn and Amy Adams as Sister James in "Doubt."