Doubt Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Nov. 30, 2009

Doubt

Release Date: Friday, December 12, 2008 Limited

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

Director: John Patrick Shanley

Starring: Meryl Streep • Philip Seymour Hoffman • Viola Davis • Amy Adams • Alice Drummond

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 44 m

3.82 / 5.0

97% WILL SEE 3% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: 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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Who stars in Doubt – Cast List

Meryl Streep
Hoppers, The Devil Wears Prada 2
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Moneyball, The Master
Viola Davis
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her, Air
Amy Adams
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Klara and the Sun
A
Alice Drummond
Pieces of April
C
Carrie Preston
The Holdovers, Glimpse
S
Susan Blommaert
United 93
A
Audrie Neenan
J
Joseph Foster
M
Michael Roukis

Who is making Doubt – Crew List

A look at Doubt behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director John Patrick Shanley last helmed Wild Mountain Thyme. The film's writer John Patrick Shanley last penned 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

Production – What we know about the Doubt

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.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2008

Completed

Changed Doubt movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Additional Information

Parent 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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Doubt Release Date: When was the film released?

Doubt was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, December 12 , 2008. The film was released in approximately 15 theaters. There were nine other movies released on the same date, including The Day the Earth Stood Still, What Doesn't Kill You and Gran Torino. As a limited release, Doubt was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.