Doubt (2008) on Netflix
In 1964 Bronx, Sister Aloysius and Sister James suspect Father Brendan Flynn. They question his relationship with Donald Miller, the school's only black student.
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Plot summary
In 1964, at St. Nicholas Catholic school in the Bronx, strict principal Sister Aloysius Beauvier and young teacher Sister James become suspicious of Father Brendan Flynn after Donald Miller, the school's only black student and an altar boy, returns from a private meeting in the rectory upset and smelling of alcohol. Sister James later observes Flynn leaving an undershirt in Donald's locker and reports her concerns to Sister Aloysius. The nuns invite Flynn to discuss the Christmas pageant, but Aloysius confronts him about Donald. Flynn explains that the boy had been caught drinking sacramental wine and that he was protecting him. Sister James accepts the explanation, but Aloysius remains convinced of wrongdoing and is determined to uncover the truth.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Doubt (2008)
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- Before Viola Davis was cast as Mrs. Miller, five other actresses were considered for the part: Audra McDonald, Sanaa Lathan, Taraji P. Henson, Sophie Okonedo and Adriane Lenox.
- Shanley modeled the character of Sister James on Sister Margaret McEntee, a Sister of Charity who was his own first-grade teacher and worked as a technical adviser on the film, which is dedicated to her.
- The film marked the final screen role of actor John A. Costelloe, who died just four days after Doubt was released.
- Doubt earned five Academy Award nominations, for its four main actors and Shanley's script, and was the fourth film to receive four acting nominations without a Best Picture nod, after My Man Godfrey, I Remember Mama and Othello.
