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01/15/09
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
It's a film that allows you to do your own thinking while enjoying some of the most inspired acting to be found in movies today.
01/15/09
Mercilessly, it immerses its characters in the depths of certainty and the consequences of blind faith.
01/14/09
This could be Meryl Streep's finest moment, and Philip Seymour Hoffman is the reason why.
01/14/09
Need to be reminded of what great actors can do when given a role that requires complete conviction in order to navigate a film of moral ambiguity?
01/13/09
You won't see four better performances than this is any other 2008 film.
01/13/09
We must figure whether Beauvier's intentions are pure, whether her relentless pursuit of Father Flynn is rooted in virtue, fear, jealousy, or a troubling brew of all three.
01/12/09
Good to the last drop: the guilt-drenched final line is a prism revealing new facets of character and theme to ponder on the way out of the theater.
01/11/09
There's no question in my mind that if these roles were in the hands of less talented actors, Doubt could have turned out so lifeless it would have the potential of making people suffering from insomnia fall asleep.
01/09/09
So clever is the writing, the direction and the performances that we swing to and fro in our trust and belief in Father Flynn. We despise Sister Aloysius for her bitter crusade one minute, but then doubt Father Flynn's innocence the next
01/09/09
Hoffman can do no wrong as he delivers yet again an exquisite portrayal against the formidable Streep; their verbal exchanges sent a shiver up my spine
01/09/09
[The cast's] eagerly mucking about the film's thematic underbelly almost justifies the relative triteness with which the material is presented.
01/08/09
An uneven, unfulfilling film, that hosts two or three really good dramatic scenes.
01/05/09
What really matters here is the cast.
01/05/09
It speaks volumes about where the Church is going and how far it still needs to go.
01/05/09
The cast is so good that it's possible to forgive that the material they're performing isn't as thought provoking as it could have been.
01/03/09
If you like hypothetical, debate-fueling ideas, then Doubt is one of the year's must-see movies.
01/03/09
A pretty well-written acting exercise that has the misfortune of, more often than not, looking as seasick as Battlefield Earth.
01/01/09
Confident filmmaking, a fiercely clever script and a gifted cast wonderfully bring this set of complex characters to life
01/01/09
For interplay and intrigue, Doubt weaves a tense, gun-free thriller where the only special effects are a light bulb and a wind machine.
01/01/09
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May 25, 2009:
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January 14, 2009:
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