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Doubt
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PG13,1hr 44min
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Released:
December 12, 2008
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Miramax
Synopsis: When the principal (Meryl Streep) of a Bronx Catholic High School accuses a popular priest (Philip Seymour Hoffman) of pedophilia, a young nun caught in between the feuding pair becomes hopelessly swept up in the ensuing controversy. 1964, St. Nicholas, the Bronx: The winds of change are sweeping through this tight-knit religious community, and charismatic priest Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is doing his best to adapt by revisiting the school's notoriously strict disciplinary practices. ... Full Synopsis
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Director John Patrick Shanley loves to deal with weighty philosophical themes, but thankfully, he knows how to do so through three-dimensional characters that make his grand ideas a part of everyday life. Doubt, his adaptation of his own award-winning play, offers a crystalline example of his remarkable gifts. The film stars Meryl Streep as Sister Aloysius Beauvier, a no-nonsense Catholic middle school ... Full Review
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Actor Meryl Streep, star of the film "Doubt" poses for a portrait in Los Angeles on Nov. 19, 2008.
Amy Adams, star of the film "Doubt", photographed in Los Angeles on Nov. 19, 2008.
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