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Doubt

Movie · 2008 · 104 min

A hushed, airless battle of wills where words cut like blades and certainty slowly crumbles into anguish.

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2008 film by John Patrick Shanley
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Year
2008
Runtime
104 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • morality
  • faith
  • power
  • deception
  • guilt
Places
  • school
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
John Patrick Shanley
Written by
John Patrick Shanley
Starring
Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Viola Davis, Carrie Preston, Alice Drummond, Susan Blommaert, Lydia Jordan
Music
Howard Shore
Cinematography
Roger Deakins
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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