Doubt

Doubt

There are no simple truths.

Directed by John Patrick Shanley

Produced by Scott Rudin Productions, Goodspeed Productions

2008104 min7.2 / 10

A morally ambiguous institutional drama that uses doubt itself as its central theme, examining how suspicion, faith, and institutional power collide without resolution.

In 1964 Bronx, two Catholic school nuns question the new priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled African-American student.

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  • Is Doubt one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 99% of films.

  • Is Doubt sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Doubt violent? Not especially. Less violent than 74% of films.

  • Does Doubt end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Doubt scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Doubt easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

79/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity96

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise68

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Doubt

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Doubt

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Doubt, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Doubt, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Doubt, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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