Doubt

2008
PG-13
1h 44m

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7.5/10

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A Catholic school principal questions a priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student.A Catholic school principal questions a priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student.A Catholic school principal questions a priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student.

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

139K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

705

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Nominated for 5 Oscars
- 25 wins & 97 nominations total

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Trivia
Philip Seymour Hoffman lobbied for Amy Adams to be a part of the movie, even threatening to leave the project if she wasn't cast.

Goofs
The classroom door opens inward. Ever since the 1908 Collinwood school fire in Cleveland, laws have required classroom doors to open outward. It was initially believed that the panicking children pushed against the doors, which prevented escape from the fire and resulted in 172 deaths. However, later investigations proved that the doors did in fact open outward. The school was rebuilt and renamed Memorial school. It's surrounded by gardens in memory of the children who died there.

Quotes
Father Brendan Flynn: Doubt can be a bond as powerful and sustaining as certainty. When you are lost, you are not alone.

Connections
Featured in The 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (2009)

Soundtracks
Reginella Campagnola
Written by Eldo Di Lazzaro, Bruno Cherubini (as C. Bruno)

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10/10

New genre - the moral thriller

Normally we give too much credit to actors. They often work for short periods and force myriad takes. Directors manipulate and cajole them. Then the filmmakers spend months choosing the best shots, carving them and stringing them together to make the story (and the long-gone actors) look good.

"Doubt" is an exception, only in that the actors are especially marvelous. The many close-ups and the length of the shots attest to the trust John Patrick Shanley puts in them. Streep and Hoffman are superb. Adams and Davis are remarkable as well.

Still the most credit for this phenomenal effort must go to Shanley.

What a fascinating story, with layers and springbacks that will leave you thinking and rethinking.

Thank you very much to all involved with this fine film.