Doubt
A strict Catholic school principal and a young teacher must confront their faith and a powerful priest when they suspect he's sexually abusing the school's only Black student.
“There are no simple truths.”
Synopsis
In 1964 in the Bronx, two Catholic school nuns raise concerns about a new priest's unclear relationship with a troubled African-American student.
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A crew of 272+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Dylan TichenorShot by Roger DeakinsScored by Howard ShoreDesigned by David GropmanSound by Ron BocharCostumes by Ann RothStunts by Peter BucossiVFX by John Bair
Box Office
2008 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 2.5× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$50.9M
US & Canada: $33.4M — 66% of worldwide · International: $17.5M (34%)
Opening weekend: $507K — 2% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $719K — 2% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 15 theaters
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Also known as
- Glaubensfragede
- (English)Doubt
- La dudaes
- Doutefr
- Il dubbioit
- (Bulgarian)Съмнения
Release dates around the world3 countries · showhide
- United StatesOct 30, 2008
- CanadaDec 12, 2008
- IsraelJan 8, 2009
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Cast & Crew
272 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Meryl Streep
as Sister Aloysius Beauvier
Philip Seymour Hoffman
as Father Brendan Flynn
Amy Adams
as Sister James
Viola Davis
as Mrs. Miller
Amy Adams Nm0010736
as Sister James
Alice Drummond
as Sister Veronica
Audrie Neenan
as Sister Raymond
Susan Blommaert
as Mrs. Carson
Carrie Preston
as Christine Hurley
John Costelloe
as Warren Hurley
Lloyd Clay Brown
as Jimmy Hurley
Joseph Foster
as Donald Miller
Supporting cast
63Mike Roukis
as William London
Haklar Dezso
as Zither Player
Frank Shanley
as Kevin
Robert Ridgell
as Organist
Sarah Giovanniello
as Choir Singer
Katie Shelnitz
as Choir Singer
Aaron O Neill
as Choir Singer
Thomas J Meehan
as Choir Singer
Abigail L Dyer
as Choir Singer
Samantha Chadbourne
as Choir Singer
Christina Angelina Celone
as Choir Singer
Melissa Viezel
as Choir Singer
Emily Swimmer
as Choir Singer
Katelyn Snell
as Choir Singer
Shayne Fischman
as Choir Singer
Coby D Moran
as Choir Singer
Alannah Iacovano
as Girl in Church
Frank Dolce
as Ralph
Paulie Litt
as Tommy Conroy
Matthew Marvin
as Raymond
Bridget Megan Clark
as Noreen Horan
Philip Post
as Sister James' Student
Thomas J Kennedy
as Sister James' Student
Thomas A Varrone
as Sister James' Student
Sabrina Costa
as Sister James' Student
Samantha Buczek
as Sister James' Student
Gabriella Renne Dimaria
as Sister James' Student
Ariana Silvestro
as Sister James' Student
Michele Ciago
as Sister James' Student
Anna Lonczak
as Sister James' Student
Brandy Panfili
as Sister James' Student
Molly Chiffer
as Sarah
Lydia Jordan
as Alice
Suzanne Hevner
as Mrs. Kean
Helen Stenborg
as Sister Teresa
Tom Toner
as Monsignor Benedict
Michael Puzzo
as Father Sherman
Margery Beddow
as Mrs. Shields
Jack O Connell
as Mr. McGuinn
Marylouise Burke
as Mrs. Deakins
Valda Setterfield
as Parishioner
Gerard Adimando
as Parishioner
George Aloi
as Parishioner
James P Anderson
as Parishioner
Jackie Brown
as Parishioner
Jonathan Castillo
as Parishioner
Tom Coughlin
as Church Goer
Jennifer Lauren Dibella
as Congregation Member
Seth Donavan
as Church Patron
Amanda Florian
as Student
Brianna Leann Florian
as Student
Tiffany Ashley Florian
as Student
Brian Hopson
as Church Patron
Spencer Kayden
as Parishioner
Evan Lewis
as Parishioner
Bernadette Lords
as Church Patron
Katherine O Sullivan
as Aunt Cathy
Phil Parlapiano
as Church Patron
Jenny Paul
as Parishioner
Kevin B Ploth
as Parishioners
Robert Shulman
as Church Parishioner
Felicia Tassone
as Church Patron
Steph Van Vlack
as Church Patron
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
8Celia D Costas
Producers, executive producer (as Celia Costas)
Emily Fenster
associate visual effects producer: Pacific Title
Mark Roybal
Producer, Producers
Michael Dillon
digital intermediate assistant producer: EFilm
Mike Kennedy
digital intermediate producer: EFilm
Nora Skinner
associate producer
Scott Rudin
Producer, Producers
Vivian Connolly
visual effects producer: Guerilla Effects
Other crew
192Valerie Rose Bronte
accounting clerk
Daniel Altieri
accounting clerk (as Daniel J. Altieri)
Megan Asbee
additional costumer
Christine Fennell
additional hair stylist (uncredited)
Karen Specht
additional hair stylist
George Papuashvili
additional post-production services / editor: video
Robert Fernandez
additional sound re-recording mixer (as Roberto Fernandez)
Vincent Camuto Jr
additional video assist / video assist assistant (uncredited)
Sondra James
adr voice casting
Megan Gallagher
adr voice group
Molly Gallagher
adr voice group
Peter Rogness
Art Director
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