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Doubt
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*Doubt* is a 2008 American drama film directed and written by John Patrick Shanley, based on his play *Doubt: A Parable*. The film stars Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, and Viola Davis. It was produced by Scott Rudin and distributed by Miramax. The narrative takes place in New York City, where the story was also filmed. Roger Deakins served as the director of photography, while Howard Shore composed the score. Ann Roth designed the costumes, and Dylan Tichenor edited the film.
The movie has a runtime of 104 minutes and was released on December 12, 2008. It was produced by Scott Rudin Productions and Goodspeed Productions. The film received nominations for the Academy Awards for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. It has a budget of 20,000,000 and generated revenue of 50,907,234. On IMDb, the film holds a rating of 7.5 based on 147,433 votes, while TMDb lists a vote average of 7.203 from 1,909 votes.
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7.2In 1964 Bronx, two Catholic school nuns question the new priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled African-American student.
Cast
- Meryl Streep as Sister Aloysius Beauvier
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Father Brendan Flynn
- Amy Adams as Sister James
- Viola Davis as Mrs. Miller
- Alice Drummond as Sister Veronica
- Audrie Neenan as Sister Raymond
Themes
- sexual abuse
- nun
- wine
- priest
- janitor
- singing
- pedophile
- gossip
- compassion
- tolerance
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Key facts
- Directed by
- John Patrick Shanley
- Screenplay by
- John Patrick Shanley
- Based on
- Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley
- Produced by
- Scott Rudin Mark Roybal
- Starring
- Meryl Streep Philip Seymour Hoffman Amy Adams Viola Davis
- Cinematography
- Roger Deakins
- Edited by
- Dylan Tichenor
- Music by
- Howard Shore
- Production companies
- Miramax Films , Scott Rudin Productions
- Distributed by
- Miramax Films
- Release dates
- October 30, 2008 ( 2008-10-30 ) ( AFI Fest ) December 12, 2008 ( 2008-12-12 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 104 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $20 million
- Box office
- $51.7 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Doubt is a 2008 American drama film written and directed by John Patrick Shanley, based on his Pulitzer Prize-winning and Tony Award-winning 2004 stage play Doubt: A Parable. Produced by Scott Rudin, the film takes place in a Catholic elementary school named for St. Nicholas. The film stars Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, and Viola Davis.
Doubt premiered October 30, 2008, at the AFI Fest before being distributed by Miramax Films in limited release on December 12 and in wide release on December 25. Grossing $51.7 million against a budget of $20 million, the film received positive reviews. Streep, Hoffman, Adams, and Davis were highly praised for their performances, and all were nominated for Oscars at the 81st Academy Awards. Shanley was also nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay.
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