Doubt (2008)
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Reviews Counted:205
Fresh:159
Rotten:46
Average Rating:6.9/10
Consensus: Doubt succeeds on the strength of its top-notch cast, who successfully guide the film through the occasional narrative lull.
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Dec 12, 2008 Limited
Box Office: $33,422,556
Synopsis: John Patrick Shanley brings his Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play to the screen as a gripping story about the quest for truth, the forces of change, and the devastating consequences of... [More]
Starring: Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Viola Davis
Director: John Patrick Shanley
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Reviews for Doubt
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 3/5 |
As a movie, very little actually happens. It's a lot of discussion about what might have happened or may occur in future, and then the emotional change that signals the curtain to drop and for the class to put down their pencils. The performances are st Full Review |
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3/4 |
An attention-getting bit of drama built on remarkable performances. Full Review |
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Shanley's continuous straining for that Great Unknown is undercut by tidy characters and cinematic deficiencies Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
It might be a bit of a slow starter, and it definitely takes its time allowing the story to unravel slowly. However, it's definitely worth a look, and a bit of discussion. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
Not a cinematic powerhouse, but a good conversation starter Full Review |
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65/100 |
The early scenes of Doubt glide past so smoothly that it's easy to miss the seditious currents underneath. Full Review |
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85/100 |
The acting talent in evidence here is astounding and nobody, absolutely nobody puts her or his performance ahead of everyone else. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
A cat-and-mouse game of power and posture, played out by two of the finest actors of the moment. Full Review |
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The cast['s]... collective efforts go a long way to mitigating Shanley's pedestrian grasp of film language. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
A well acted exploration of desperation, the destructiveness of conviction and the persuasiveness of doubt. Full Review |
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4/4 |
this cast is nothing short of amazing. Full Review |
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A- |
The most thought-provoking celluloid debate of 2008; one of the year's ten best Full Review |
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4/5 |
Brilliant performances from Streep and Hoffman, however, make it well worth seeing. Full Review |
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Doubt is a provocative, pared-down work that in the theatre carried the subtitle "A Parable", and it has four outstanding performances. Full Review |
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2/5 |
The moral grey area of the title perhaps worked better in the stage play; exposed on screen it's not "doubt" being expressed, it's the sound of Streep's headmistressy voice demanding, "That Oscar – on my desk, NOW." Full Review |
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3/5 |
A clutch of fine performances helps to silence any reservations you might have about the screen version of Doubt. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Contando com diálogos cortantes e concebidos (e ditos) com elegância, Dúvida mantém a força de seu título até os segundos finais. Full Review |
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1/5 |
Doubt looks like some sort of upscale horror film, complete with crows and swirling leaves like The Omen. It's actually a terminally muddled piece of star-studded Oscar-bait. Full Review |
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3/5 |
There are times when Doubt feels like a sermon. Shanley highlights key themes as if the audience was a particularly dim-witted congregation. His direction, too, when it's not dolloping on the symbolism, can be stilted. Full Review |
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2/5 |
What possessed the once credible Meryl Streep to take on the caricatured role of crusading Sister Aloysius? And why is her performance so uniformly unconvincing? Full Review |
CommentLatest News for Doubt
May 25, 2009:
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January 14, 2009:
Oprah Sought Viola Davis' Role in Doubt
Eager to share a screen with Meryl Streep, Oprah Winfrey approached "Doubt" director John Patrick Shanley about a role in the film -- but, as Winfrey recently told a surprised... More...
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