Doubt Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Nov. 30, 2009

Doubt

Release Date: Friday, December 12, 2008 Limited

Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, Viola Davis, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Mark Roybal, Alice Drummond, Scott Rudin, Carrie Preston, John Patrick Shanley, Celia Costas, Michael Roukis, Susan Blommaert, Joseph Foster, Audrie Neenan

A nun confronts a priest after suspecting him of abusing a black student.

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 44 m

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A nun confronts a priest after suspecting him of abusing a black student.

Plot

What's the story about?

It's 1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. A vibrant, charismatic priest, Father Flynn (Academy Award® winner Philip Seymour Hoffman), is trying to upend the schools' strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier (Academy Award® winner 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 (Academy Award® nominee 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.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Doubt.

Meryl Streep
The Prom, Into the Woods
Philip Seymour Hoffman
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1
Viola Davis
The Suicide Squad, Suicide Squad
Amy Adams
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Nightbitch
A
Alice Drummond
Pieces of April
C
Carrie Preston
The Holdovers, Space Oddity
S
Susan Blommaert
United 93
A
Audrie Neenan
J
Joseph Foster
M
Michael Roukis

Crew Behind the Film

The Doubt behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director John Patrick Shanley last directed Wild Mountain Thyme. The film's writer John Patrick Shanley last wrote Wild Mountain Thyme and Whiskey River.

Director: John Patrick Shanley
Screenwriter: John Patrick Shanley
Producers: Mark Roybal
Scott Rudin

Studios: Miramax Films
Production Company: Scott Rudin Productions

Additional Information

MPA Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for thematic material
Runtime: 1 hr, 44 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Official Doubt movie trailers and clips.

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Production Details

What we know about the Doubt movie production.

Key Facts

Based on the Pulitzer Prize and Tony winning play. Production began on December 1, 2007. The film, which centers on a Bronx Catholic School, was filmed in various areas of The Bronx and Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Natalie Portman was considered for the role of Sister James, but she declined and the role went to Amy Adams.

Production Updates

Dec 2008

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Doubt was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, December 12, 2008. in around 15 theaters There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including The Day the Earth Stood Still, While She Was Out and Delgo. As a limited release, Doubt was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

Movie Theaters

2008-12-12 Limited

United States

2008-12-25 Nationwide

United States

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