Doubt
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John Patrick Shanley
Aaron O'neill
Sabrina Costa
Philip Post
John Costelloe
Audrie Neenan
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It's 1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. A vibrant, 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 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, a hopeful innocent, shares with Sister Aloysius her guilt-inducing suspicion that Father Flynn is paying too much personal attention to Donald, Sistery Aloysius is galvanized to begin a crusade to both unearth the truth and expunge Flynn from the school. Now, without a shred of proof or evidence except her moral certainty, Sister Aloysius locks into a battle of wills with Father Flynn, a battle that threatens to tear apart the church and school with devastating consequences.
Director
John Patrick Shanley
Cast
Aaron O'neill
Sabrina Costa
Philip Post
John Costelloe
Audrie Neenan
Bridget Megan Clark
Sarah Gionvanniello
Tom Toner
Thomas J Meehan
Emily Swimmer
Frank Dolce
Lydia Jordan
Viola Davis
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Meryl Streep
Amy Adams
Suzanne Hevner
Christina Angelina Celone
Abigail L Dyer
Coby D Moran
Brandy Panfili
Margery Beddow
Alice Drummond
Helen Stenborg
Lloyd Clay Brown
Marylouise Burke
Carrie Preston
Shayne Fischman
Matthew Marvin
Valda Setterfield
Jack O'connell
Mike Roukis
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Philip Seymour Hoffman
Thomas A Varrone
Katelyn Snell
Alannah Iacovano
Frank Shanley
Samantha Chadbourne
Katie Shelnitz
Michele Ciago
Anna Lonczak
Susan Blommaert
Ariana Silvestro
Thomas J Kennedy
Gabriella Reene Dimaria
Joseph Foster
Haklar Dezso
Paulie Litt
Molly Chiffer
Robert P Ridgell
Michael Puzzo
Melissa Viezel
Samantha Buczek
Crew
Angie Alavez
Derrick Alford
Tom Allen
Daniel Altieri
Rand Angelicola
Thomas Aquino
James Archer
Rudy Arietta
Jodi Arneson
Megan Asbee
John Bair
Randall Balsmeyer
Cesar Baptista
Kyle Barrett
Edward Battista
Wesley Battle
Angela Bellisio
Justen Bennett-maccubbin
Zoran Blazevic
Ian Blume
Ron Bochar
Ron Bochar
Michael Bogen
Ella Boliver
Eric Boncher
C Bruno
Mike Buckman
Pete Bucossi
Joseph Buonocore Jr.
Michael Buonocore
Kenneth J Burke
Stephen Caldwell
Michael D Canale
Patrick Capone
Patrick Capone
Patrick Capone
Damon Cardasis
Sal Carino
Sean Carroll
Jon Carter
Kam Chan
James Charleston
George Chavez
Yongxi Chen
Ellen Chenoweth
Ellen Christiansen
Patrick Clancey
Kerry Clark
Joey Cohen
Wendy Cohen
Rich Cohn
Andrea Coles
John Compuzano
Vivian Connolly
Ryan Cooke
Sean Cooney
J. John Corbett
Marko Costanzo
Celia D. Costas
Celia D. Costas
Sophia M Costas
Elizabeth Cotnoir
Richard Cottle
Scotch Crisostomo
Andrew Crowley
William Curtin
Eliza Czander
Alan D'angerio
David Davenport
Roger Deakins
Roger Deakins
Roger Deakins
Rebecca Meis Demarco
Eldo Di Lazzaro
Lee Dichter
Michael Dillon
Paul George Divone
Kevin Draves
Dianne Dreyer
Ethan Duffy
Jennifer Dunnington
Robert Dwyer
Deb Dyer
Ann Edgeworth
Fletcher Elkington
Glen Engels
William Espand
Kathleen Fellegara
Richard Fellegara
Christine Fennell
Emily Fenster
Robert Fernandez
Glenn Ferrara
Meryl Finger
Joan Finlay
Glenn Fjotland
Sarah Follett
Richard Ford
Louisa Forni
William Frazier
Alan Frey
Jason Fritz
Robert Gallagher
Steve Gamiello
Jim Gardner
Sean Garnhart
Gordon H Gertsen
Bianca Belmonte Giancoli
Eydie Gorme
Jonathan Graham
Mark Graham
Richard Grant
Nicole Greenbaum
Scott Gregoire
Joe Grimaldi
David Gropman
Heather Gross
Joe C. Guest
Richard Guinness
Sandy Hamilton
Bruce Hamme
Tom Hardisty
Andy Harris
Gregg Harris
Michael Hatzer
Maureen Healy
J. Roy Helland
Ruth Hernandez
Harry Higgins
Eric Hirsch
Patrick Hogan
Joel Holland
Jesse Holmes
Jon F Hopkins
Mike Howells
Victor Huey
Sondra James
Chris Jensen
Bobby Johanson
Nina Johnston
Adam Jones
Judie A Juracek
Dain Kalas
Paul Kane
Matthew Kania
Joseph W Kelly
David Kennedy
Michael Kennedy
Billy Kerwick
Kevin Kerwick
Steve Kirshoff
Adam Klaff
Cliff Klatt
Todd Kleitsch
Elizabeth Klenk
Jeremy Knaster
Allison Kocar
Kim Krafsky
Gordon Krause
Pete Kreinbihl
Jason Lanci
Jennifer Lane
Ladd Lanford
Avi Laniado
Sal Lanza
Greg Laporta
George Lara
George Lara
Amy Lauritsen
Keri Lederman
Imogen Lee
Joe Lervold
Joe Lervold
Debora Lilavois
Jordan Lindblad
Scott Lipkowitz
Miguel Lopez-castillo
Leonard Luizzi
Devin Maggio
Kalliope Mamias
Barry Mann
Joe Martin
Dawn Masi
Michelle Matland
Michael Maurer
Jessica Mazzer
Steve Mcauliff
Louise Mccarthy
Sister Margaret Mcentee
Danny Michael
Kay Michaels
Sarah Miles
Nicholas R. Miller
Ronald Miller
Vance Miller
Tim Monich
Robert Montgomery
Kris Moran
Steven Morrell
Josh Mossotti
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Doubt (2008)
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Doubt (2008)
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Winner of two 2008 awards including Best Actress (Meryl Streep) and Best Ensemble by the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA).
Winner of two 2008 awards including Best Ensemble Cast and Breakthrough Performance by an Actress (Viola Davis) by the National Board of Review (NBR).
Limited Release in United States December 12, 2008
Released in United States Winter December 12, 2008
Expanded Release in United States December 19, 2008
Released in United States on Video April 7, 2009
Released in United States 2008
Based on the Tony award and Pulitzer Prize winning stage play "Doubt" written by John Patrick Shanley.
Project was included on the 2007 Black List.
Limited Release in United States December 12, 2008
Released in United States Winter December 12, 2008
Expanded Release in United States December 19, 2008
Released in United States on Video April 7, 2009
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (Galas/Opening Night) October 30-November 9, 2008)
Winner of the 2008 award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role (Meryl Streep); also nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (Philip Seymour Hoffman), Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Amy Adams and Viola Davis) and Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG).