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  • Actors: Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Viola Davis
  • Directors: John Patrick Shanley
  • Writers: John Patrick Shanley
  • Format: PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
  • DVD Release Date: 6 Jul 2009
  • Run Time: 100 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001QFZ4GI
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 302 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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It's always a risk when writers direct their own work, since some playwrights don't travel well from stage to screen. Aided by Roger Deakins, of No Country for Old Men fame, who vividly captures the look of a blustery Bronx winter, Moonstruck's John Patrick Shanley pulls it off. If Doubt makes for a dialogue-heavy experience, like The Crucible and 12 Angry Men, the words and ideas are never dull, and a consummate cast makes each one count. Set in 1964 and loosely inspired by actual events, Shanley focuses on St. Nicholas, a Catholic primary school that has accepted its first African-American student, Donald Miller (Joseph Foster), who serves as altar boy to the warm-hearted Father Flynn (Phillip Seymour Hoffman). Donald may not have any friends, but that doesn't worry his mother, Mrs. Miller (Viola Davis in a scene-stealing performance), since her sole concern is that her son gets a good education. When Sister James (Amy Adams) notices Flynn concentrating more of his attentions on Miller than the other boys, she mentions the matter to Sister Aloysius Beauvier (Meryl Streep), the school's hard-nosed principal. Looking for any excuse to push the progressive priest out of her tradition-minded institution, Sister Aloysius sets out to destroy him, and if that means ruining Donald's future in the process--so be it. Naturally, she's the least sympathetic combatant in this battle, but Streep invests her disciplinarian with wit and unexpected flashes of empathy. Of all the characters she's played, Sister Aloysius comes closest to caricature, but she never feels like a cartoon; just a sad woman willing to do anything to hold onto what little she has before the forces of change render her--and everything she represents--redundant. --Kathleen C. Fennessy


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Written and directed by Academy Award-winner John Patrick Shanley (Moonstruck) and with an exceptional cast including Academy Award-winners Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman plus Academy Award-nominee Amy Adams, Doubt is a gripping story about the quest for truth, the forces of change and the devastating consequences of blind justice in an age defined by moral conviction.

It’s 1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. A vibrant, charismatic priest, Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman), is trying to upend the school’s strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier (Meryl Streep), 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 (Amy Adams), a hopeful innocent, shares with Sister Aloysius her guilt-inducing suspicion that Father Flynn is paying too much personal attention to Donald, Sister Aloysius sets off on a personal crusade to unearth the truth and to expunge Flynn from the school. Now, without a shard of proof besides her moral certainty, Sister Aloysius locks into a battle of wills with Father Flynn which threatens to tear apart the community with irrevocable consequence.

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping and thought-provoking, 10 Mar 2009
By MT (England) - See all my reviews
I rarely review films and books, especially those I enjoyed, as it is usually a very personal experience, but when to my amazement I found such mixed reviews for what in my opinion is a masterpiece, I felt the need to speak out.

Everyone will have their own opinion in the end, but the negative reviews of this film to date appear particularly misleading (incidentally one of them actually contains spoilers--shouldn't Amazon.co.uk filter these out?), and I feel the need to clarify a few things.

You see, this is NOT a courtroom drama or a John Grisham action thriller. Some of the reviewers seem to have expected this to be the case, since the story revolves around whether a priest is guilty of a heinous crime. But what this film is actually about is what you learn in the process of his persecution by the mother superior.

In "Doubt", people reveal just how far they are willing to go in pursuit of a cause they believe in. Love of God is put to test as human, almost primal urges rear their head. Parents are shown to be willing to make unspeakable compromises. And a young and naive nun learns that little is certain, except eternal doubt.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars HAVE NO DOUBT. THIS IS A GREAT FILM, 24 Feb 2009
By Peter Hurst "peter hurst" (wigan, england) - See all my reviews
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John Patrick Stanley's film adaptation of his own Pulitzer Prize and Tony award winning play 'Doubt: a Parable' unfortunately did not come up with any Oscars Sunday night but still deserves accolades for it's multi-layered plot, excellent performances and thought-provoking denouement.

The setting of the film at a Catholic school in a largely Irish/American Catholic neighbourhood of the Bronx in 1964 - a year after the deaths of JFK and Pope John XXXIII and the convocation of the second Vatican Council, which boldly sought a rapprochement of the Catholic church with the modern world - emphasises the central conflict of the film between:- (A) The old certainties of the past, as embodied by Meryl Streep's arch-traditionalist, stern, foreboding, ball-point pen hating nun. (B) The ever-increasing uncertainties of the present represented by Patrick Seymour Hoffman's modernist, charming and openly liberal parish priest.

The story is ostensibly a sort of 'whodunnit'? (or rather 'did-he-do-it'?) in regards to allegations of innappropriate relations with children but on a deeper level probes further into the nature of faith in an ever-changing and increasingly secularised world. Is Phillip Seymour Hoffman's character a sexual predator or merely a misunderstood victim? is Meryl Streep's character an overzealous gossip or true believer? there is indeed doubt. The film does not underestimate the intelligence of the audience and allows for several interpretations. Thought-provoking, engrossing and well-acted by a strong cast. A film that is well worth a watch.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I have no Doubts......, 8 May 2009
.....that this film is incredible.

How Meryl Streep did not win the Oscar, I do not know. But apart from that dissapointment I cannot fault this film and its powerhouse acting, especially from the mighty Streep. Amy Adams shines in this role and Phillip Seymour Hoffman is great, although I got a bit confused as to why he felt the need to shout a lot.

Keep and eye out for Streep and Adams' second film Julie & Julia coming soon too.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars The conviction of doubt
A very good little chamber-piece of a drama transferred from the stage by John Patrick Shanley,the director who also wrote it. Read more
Published 8 days ago by technoguy

5.0 out of 5 stars Doubt
Excellent, enjoyed it very much, had seen it earlier in America and wanted to see it again and share it with friends.
Published 12 days ago by N. Connaughton

4.0 out of 5 stars DOUBT - an exceptional film with an intriguing storyline.
A very good film which was made even better by the central characters performances.The setting and backdrop for the film fitted perfectly and reminded me very much of the time... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Victor Hugo

5.0 out of 5 stars RECOMMEND
I LOVED THIS FLIM,I WONT SPOIL IT FOR YOU,AS THEIR IS A TWIST AT THE END,GREAT FLIM.
Published 2 months ago by J SOLOMON

4.0 out of 5 stars What a movie....
This was a real hit with me.

Enjoyed it so much I even watched the "extra clips" which in themselves were as good. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. S. Mcconnell

5.0 out of 5 stars A finely executed masterpiece
Doubt is such a rare film. It will leave you thinking about the actions of its characters for quite a long time. Read more
Published 3 months ago by A. Moreno

3.0 out of 5 stars I doubt I will be watching it again!
It is easy to have high expectations of any film that has Meryl Streep in it, and even more so if it has the ever-excellent Philip Seymour Hoffman. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Peter Roxburgh

5.0 out of 5 stars Starts slow but builds to a powerful conclusion
The doubt is on two levels. One, there is the doubt that Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman) molested the boy. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Dennis Littrell

1.0 out of 5 stars A yawn a minute.....
If ever you're in need of a good sedative, I'd suggest you watch this film. It had me asleep in no time. I skipped back and found out why. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Bart

4.0 out of 5 stars Does exactly what it says on the box.
Well after reading the case expected big things from the cast and they did not disappoint Philip Seymour especially great as was Meryl Streep and Amy Adams was just incredible. Read more
Published 4 months ago by D. Newstead

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