Doubt (9/10) Movie CLIP - I Will Do What Needs to Be Done (2008) HD

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CLIP DESCRIPTION:
Sister Beauvier (Meryl Streep) warns Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman) that she's been investigating his past by calling the nuns at his past parish.
FILM DESCRIPTION:
When the principal (Meryl Streep) of a Bronx Catholic High School accuses a popular priest (Philip Seymour Hoffman) of pedophilia, a young nun caught in between the feuding pair becomes hopelessly swept up in the ensuing controversy. 1964, St. Nicholas, the Bronx: The winds of change are sweeping through this tight-knit religious community, and charismatic priest Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is doing his best to adapt by revisiting the school's notoriously strict disciplinary practices. Unfortunately Father Flynn's progressive ideas stand in stark contrast to the longstanding beliefs of Sister Aloysius Beauvier (Meryl Streep), the iron-willed principal, who believes that an oppressive environment of punishment and fear is the only way to keep the student body in line. Suddenly into this tempestuous environment appears young Donald Miller, St. Nicholas' first black student. When hopeful innocent Sister James (Amy Adams) reluctantly reveals to Sister Beauvier that Father Flynn and Donald have been spending an unusual amount of time together in the church rectory, the unrelentingly righteous headmistress begins a merciless crusade to reveal the beloved clergyman as a lecherous child molester and have him permanently expunged from the school. Yet despite her moral certainty that Father Flynn has committed such an unspeakable transgression, Sister Beauvier has not a shred of actual evidence to back up her audacious claim. Now, as Sister Beauvier and Father Flynn enter into an epic battle of wills, the shock waves set into motion by their explosive confrontation threaten to destroy one man's reputation and tear apart the entire surrounding community. John Patrick Shanley adapted his own play for the screen under the guidance of producer Scott Rudin (The Queen, Notes on a Scandal).
CREDITS:
TM & © Miramax Films (2008)
Cast: Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Director: John Patrick Shanley
Producers: Celia D. Costas, Mark Roybal, Scott Rudin, Nora Skinner
Screenwriter: John Patrick Shanley
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[@mipatriaadorada]

Everything in this scene is fantastic! Even the crucifix should have won an Oscar.

[@Yobidefy]

mipatriaadorada i was rooting for the crucifix ahah

[@eboneyjones9011]

Lmaooo 😂😂😂😂

[@kdohertygizbur]

Good One

[@D_Marrenalv]

LOL

[@angelangelvr]

hahah I love this comment

[@jaytfromsaigon6206]

The acting at its finest , all 4 of them . Streep , Hoffman , Adams , Davis , hands down !!!! Biggest Oscars snub in the history of cinema .

[@mgeek1]

Nah. The Color Purple. But this one is egregious, you're right.

[@aameyadevansh4246]

Streep lost because Kate Winslet was nominated in her category for The Reader (a completely Oscar-worthy performance but a category fraud, she was campaigned in supporting for all award shows except the Oscars), Adams and Davis lost to Penelope Cruz, it was a tough call between the three but in my opinion Penelope had the stronger performance, and well, Hoffman lost to Heath Ledger which was one of the best performances recorded on cinema.

[@jaytfromsaigon6206]

@@aameyadevansh4246 I agree with Heath Ledger, but I still think Amy Adams and Streep should have won this. And you are also right about the Reader part.

[@Izaan2810]

@@aameyadevansh4246 I love Cruz as an actress(her performances in Volver and Parallel Mothers are 10/10) but GODDAMN you are DEAD wrong about her being better than Adams and ESPECIALLY Davis. Viola should have won that. They awarded Cruz for her worst performance. Also LOL, Winslet in The Reader is one of the last things I would call "Oscar worthy". It was average. Both her 2008 turns are arguably the worst performances of her career. Agree about Ledger.

[@kingofpopbts2080]

@@aameyadevansh4246 Doubt was released in 2008. If if had been released one year later, Meryl Streep would have won Best Actress title over Sandra Bullock. Bullock's performance in The Blind Side is good but not great.

[@lovelybrown9081]

Held up that crucifix like a SWORD...gave me chills.

[@magetaaaaaa]

+Lovely Brown If I did something wrong, and she found out about it, I'd run the other way!

[@RixMorales]

I thought she was gonna stab him with that. It would've been a hell of a whirlwind scene if it did happen

[@KittyPieVibes]

It’s like she was trying to expel a demon

[@daweller]

That would have been great, maybe as a bonus scene though.@@RixMorales

[@Rich_Daniel78]

And this is Ladies and GENTLEMEN why Meryl Streep is the greatest living Actress! Flawless acting!

[@Bfolks84]

Yesss!!! But u know what they were both amazingly powerful in this movie. One of my favorite movies.

[@jasonbest8274]

+Byron Vasquez Jr. meryl dominates his ability though

[@kingjamie2]

if you watch just this clip alone and out of context it seems over the top, but if you've watched the rest of the film first and felt the build up of tension it doesn't stick out as over the top at all.

[@wotan10950]

Hon Ey Oh, I don't think so. She was so firm in her faith that when she slams down the crucifix, it feels like, just as she says, 'The gates can close behind me when I'm damned to hell.' Pretty powerful stuff. I'd have a meltdown too if I were in that situation.

[@theproperenglishman]

The president says she is overrated. Don't be a traitor!

[@wickedfeylady]

I feel like the fact that he keeps emphasizing "you have no right", you can't act on your own, you need to obey," implies he has something to hide. He's being too defensive

[@Themuffinman488]

Or maybe he just knows something she doesn’t

[@darkfeather6857]

@Brandon Smith If someone accused me of being a pedophile and I was innocent, they would have my blessing to go digging around. If you have nothing to hide, you don't try to hide things.

[@darkfeather6857]

@Brandon Smith Thank you for that perspective. I'm not Catholic and I don't know much about the religion. I didn't even consider him being in the closet. You make a convincing argument. I still think he's a pedophile. I'm gay and I was preyed upon by three different men in childhood because my parents abandoned me and pedophiles go after kids that are "lost" so to speak because they are, for lack of a better way of explaining it, the best victims because they have no adult protection. Like this guy, two of them wooed me with a level of kindness and generosity I had never experienced and as they reeled me in slowly started abusing me. I'm pretty effeminate so from kindergarten on, everyone knew I was gay. When I was 16, I joined a Baptist church thinking I could pray away the gay. Because I was alternating between my aunt and grandma's house and neither really wanted me, I took taxis everywhere. This pedophile chatted me up and told me he'd be happy to be my personal taxi. Finally, I could start saving my measly paycheck I thought. When he put his hand on my thigh one day after picking me up from school and then grabbed my hand, I realized that the only men who were kind and generous to obviously gay boys are predators. All of my uncles except the one who molested me treated me like a leper, as did most straight men until about thirtyish.

[@CALI-ll7iv]

@@darkfeather6857 I think in the movie he was going to molest those kids but got exposed and left.

[@jmurdock8303]

@Brandon Smith not when you accuse of something like that ..

[@jcuevasqu55]

Ughhh!! The way she said: "trust me Father Flynn, I will!" With such conviction and certainty, it's just perfection!!

[@goodguynow]

Every single person in this film should have won an Oscar

[@planetkori]

And the nominees for Best Hot Dog Vendor in a Motion Picture are....

[@hdog24]

masterclass in acting no doubt

[@khesmoon7007]

This scene alone should have won Meryl Streep the oscar

[@gainal9080]

Lol no. Sally Hawkins should've won.

[@dylanmoviescene9207]

No. Meryl Streep has stronger performance for Doubt.

[@gainal9080]

No.

[@LegionIvory]

Viola Davis should have won, too. She was stunning.

[@gauravw6947]

gain al Sally Hawkins for what??

[@kittybookitty]

RIP Phillip Seymore Hoffman. One of the Best Actors of all time!

[@elisejolie8414]

May he Rest In Peace.

[@loretomartinez4136]

Imagine what he would have done till this day

[@mutiyangpilingbabae9207]

What?! He is gone now? I don't know much about this actor I just found out about him after watching the movie.

[@nodammit]

@@mutiyangpilingbabae9207 Sadly, yes. 2014.

[@lisa-el3db]

His acting was superb. He played a cop in 'Nobody's Fool', a goofy storm chaser in 'Twister', a blunt has been child actor kn 'Along Came Polly', Capote, this priest, a smarmy guy in 'Boogie Nights'. He was wonderful in all of these. He became these people.

[@TomorrowWeLive]

"I spoke to a nun." The way she delivers that line, after a beat, completely flat, with that small shrug... It's just perfection. I know really want to use that with someone in real life: Them: you shouldn't have done X Me: *pause* I did X. It just seems so badass. In my head, anyway.

[@TomorrowWeLive]

@Mel Gibson After 4 Beers ayy

[@shygirl6945]

It’s the fact she went off script that made him crazy….lots of predators act the same and think you’re stupid, they get mad when they get exposed OR when you do something they don’t expect

[@migdon470]

@@shygirl6945 Predator? The priest didn't do anything

[@TheAndrea263]

@@migdon470 he wouldn't have left if he didn't

[@Awakeninghumanzombies247]

@@TomorrowWeLive 🌈🕊️

[@edster7000]

This is one of the greatest acted scenes of any movie...EVER! Meryl literally took my breath away at 1:25...RIP Philip!

[@t.e.burgos3263]

This entire film should be used as a master class on movie acting.

[@EmiliusReturns]

This movie was heartbreaking. She knows that she’s ultimately powerless to prevent him from just being transferred and harming another child. All she could do was protect THIS child and get him out of HER parish, but she knows he’ll just do it again.

[@elisemiller13]

Emily Dahlin, as unfortunately is the statistical failure with stopping or reform of most pedophilia, from every corner of this sad portion of humans.

[@PanzerAce760]

Perhaps she was wrong? Ever take that into consideration? Wouldn't be the first time a scorned woman was misled by her own faculties.

[@jemenfous9343]

@@PanzerAce760Did you actually watch the film, or are you just playing Devil’s Advocate because you have nothing better to do?

[@SaintVodou]

I think that’s exactly what John Patrick Shanley (writer/director) intended. He wrote the play after the pedophile priest scandal broke, so he knew it was not only real, but worse than imagined. What he’s saying isn’t “Those poor priests could have been innocent” or “What a witch hunt”, but “Look at how the Church enabled pedophiles for decades”. Sr. Aloysius never waivers on Fr. Flynn’s guilt. Her doubts are about the faith and hierarchy she’s a part of.

[@GizmoBeach]

@@PanzerAce760 Or perhaps you’re a troll who’s trolling. 🙄

[@Zva26]

Amazing that this is the same actress who blazed in "The Devil Wears Prada", Julie, Julia", "Mamma Mia", "Sophie's Choice", "Out of Africa" "Ironweed", "The River Wild", and so many other memorable films. Meryl Streep is a consummate artist. Her creations of characters are stupefying.

[@TheGreekPianist]

Larry Mitchell And Madeline from Death Becomes Her! Haha

[@modarXmodar]

This movie changed things inside of me

[@Lazio98]

يا سلام عليك تعرف تتكلم انجليزي هههههههههههه

[@0penpress]

Gas?

[@dpcisunbreakable]

modarXmodar yes!

[@JohnnyFilmsy-Boi]

Are you religious? Just curious your perspective on this movie.

[@macphallic]

Life altering scenes, and life changing performances!

[@Userhandle7384]

“Now did you ever do anything wrong?” That’s when we know he’s guilty.

[@ancientbuns6770]

Op but he was proven innocent, sorry to burst your bubble

[@thedoge9590]

Now we know who didn't pay attention to the movie lol

[@homesweetvictoria1422]

The movie ends ambiguously on purpose. The playwright said he didn't want it to be clear, he wanted to leave the audience with doubt. He was never "proven innocent."

[@opo3628]

@@ancientbuns6770 - Sorry not sorry to burst your bubble...but no, he wasn't, actually.

[@HarisKhan-us1tb]

You sound like sister Aloysius (and thats not a good thing)

[@bennz5610]

'You should understand that, or you will mistake me!'......Epic!

[@zdefry]

OMG... That acting..!! Meryl Streep is so phenomenal... This is one of her best movies.. She killed every dialog and I can't stop admiring her in every scene.. Meryl Streep is a Hollywood treasure.. And A legend in cinema history..

[@Mntguy-nr9vl]

This is one of the few years where she didn't win the academy award and I think she was robbed. I think it's one of her best performances ever done in one of the most critically acclaimed movie she's ever acted in. I thought the reader was garbage and one of Kate Winslet's worst roles.

[@alexanderblake3569]

I found this movie late. What a masterpiece. They were excellent! Excellent!

[@gymmygymmy2685]

​@@Mntguy-nr9vl I agree. She was robbed.

[@Mntguy-nr9vl]

​@@gymmygymmy2685 I actually believe she lost a Sandra Bullock this year which is even worse than Kate Winslet

[@TheDayisMineTrebeck]

RIP Mr. Hoffman. An exceptional actor with a turbulent life.

[@jonyonix2380]

Her acting is so outstanding that you feel a sort of real tension inside you like is actually real what is happening. Is so unreal to have a talent like that. I feel that it comes from a higher power. EPIC!

[@lonerunner89]

She was great in this movie. Her character was a complete sociopath tho. I couldn't stand her 🤷‍♂️

[@TheGreekPianist]

This was a very intense scene! Although she was extremely strict with the children and could be very stern towards them, she had a good heart and wanted to do the right thing!

[@XMarx-it1yj]

Meh ... even if Father Flynn had or not pedophilic tendencies, she didn't like him because he was progressive and tried every possible way to get him out for this reason. She didn't care much about Donald, and got a bit of guilt just at the end

[@oops9437]

@@XMarx-it1yj Absolutely true 👍

[@reaganhealey9571]

Father Flynn is using Sister Aloysius's greatest fears against her. He's bringing up things she told him in confession. She's scared that in pursuing the world's monsters, she's lost her faith and her hope of salvation. He threatens her outright with excommunication and Purgatory. You can see, deep down, how terrified she is, standing defiantly in the face of religious authority and perhaps God Himself. She's resolute despite truly believing and trembling at the thought that maybe the gates of Heaven are closing before her.

[@kyleroberts8823]

Reagan Healey i don't see it that way at all lol

[@371urban]

Ah, I did not see that.

[@2eleven48]

@@kyleroberts8823 ....explain, and why add 'lol'?

[@RixMorales]

There's a particularly savvy in that when she said "I will step outside the church if that's what needs to be done, 'til the _door_ should shut behind me! I will do what needs to be done, though I'm damned to Hell!" The door was a reference to the gates of heaven. Even though she believes going after the predator will cost her her own salvation, she still chose to go against the odds to persecute the priest for being a molester. Even if he taunted her about her own mortal sins, she didn't falter. I hope there are a lot of people like her in the world who has the courage to fight abuse in spite of her own doubts and mistakes

[@Saintbow]

But it was alright for her to try to destroy his career and his life before he started to fight back? When she had no evidence and just said that "she knows people". Do us a favor and grow up.

[@dclewis6884]

The way the both involved that telephone is this scene is nothing short of award winning.

[@andrea92XD]

Two film legends in one scene.

[@calbassas87]

Two powerhouse actors going toe to toe. Gotta love this kind of filmmaking.

[@davemillet4160]

You know what I love about this movie? It's not dull, or preachy. It's surprisingly nerve-wracking, and it doesn't spell anything out for you. I love stories like that, where there's a constant blur .

[@princepeterwolf]

This was one of her greatest performances and I still feel it wasn't praised enough.

[@xidiamond6851]

She'd have gotten the Oscar if not for the category fraud bumping Kate to lead.

[@tony4534]

Third oscar should’ve been for this

[@siyuwoaini]

Exactly. Meryl Streep definitely deserved an Oscar for this role. But the academy doesn't always award the best performance but the person they thought should be at the right time

[@elisemiller13]

@@siyuwoaini sadly, far more political complexity to academy choices.

[@wotan10950]

Of course this priest is guilty. But that's not the point of the story at all. The sister's 'doubt' is why she had to move so far away from God and the teachings of the Church, to stalk her prey like an animal. That's why she weeps at the movie's end -- she caught her prey, but he wasn't even punished. And she's not even sure of her own religious beliefs anymore. Obviously stupendous acting by everyone. And Streep deserved an Oscar for this role much more than her turn as Margaret Thatcher.

[@elainazimmerman5105]

Dave Glo that makes so much sense

[@denverbritto5606]

How do you know that? there's hardly any evidence that he is, its minimal and circumstantial

[@antmagor]

In an interview with the author of the play he said that the overall theme is supposed to be the destructive power of certainty. So yes she may have caught her pray, but at great cost, and still there is no way to really know if he was guilty as he never properly confessed.

[@denverbritto5606]

literally no-one in the film accuses the priest apart from the good Sister, even the boy in question doesn't say anything to incriminate him.

[@wotan10950]

Denver Britto If you have a moment, look up Shanley’s recent interviews about the opera, ‘Doubt,’ which he wrote based on the same story. He makes it very clear that Flynn is guilty, and that the younger nun doesn’t believe his excuses either. The concept of doubt was that ‘Sister Streep’ betrayed her beliefs and vows while catching him.

[@franictheo]

Powerful... so powerful. One of Meryl Streep's best performance

[@janecz]

Two FANTASTIC actors!

[@Bfolks84]

I love this movie... The performances of the two actors are AMAZINGLY POWERFUL... But also the writing!!! Oh my god! The writing!!!! So well written with so much meat for an actor to chew from. It asks So many questions but answers almost none of them. It just makes you think. I love movies like these.

[@lolitadacosta9549]

the miracle at santa ana

[@soniaigwe3546]

At first, I was in doubt but it's clear as day that he's guilty. When she threatened to go to his other parishes, he got so worked up. If he was so certain he was clean, he wouldn't have been so upset at that. Also the question he asked if she had never sinned just sealed the deal. He knew he was caught and was trying to gain sympathy from her.

[@bpax7119]

I can never make my mind either way I think that is a valid interpretation he doesn’t to be exposed for abusing boys but on the other hand considering the social stigma homosexuality had at the time he may have also been trying to avoid being outed if someone had found out for whatever reason at another parish and agreed to keep quiet if he left. Similarly he could be trying to manipulate her sympathy for abuse but he also could have been appealing that everyone has “sin” struggle they with and for that reason we be careful how we judge/treat another eg he who is without sin let him cast the first stone. I think that’s makes this film so compelling how messy it.

[@bkboy2384]

This is powerhouse acting

[@PrimalElf]

One of the greatest scenes of all time ,,YOU HAVE!!"

[@cjwright79]

I love it when people can just be human for a change, like at the end of this scene.

[@MarieHanifen]

I've watched this movie so many times, and this scene still makes me tear up every time I watch it. Not because it's sad, but because Streep's acting is SO DAMN POWERFUL.

[@smallvilleboy16]

This is acting at its best; such a powerful scene. Meryl is beyond awesome.

[@davidsanchezvasquez]

An amazing scene with two amazing actors.

[@mp-lz4he]

My gosh she is next level as an actress...

[@sbabzy]

this is such a ballet of acting beauty

[@jon-umber]

Two of the greatest actors of all-time.

[@elijahsackville-glucksburg]

I don't know but if for anything, this should have been Meryl's third Oscar.

[@beccahawkins1905]

Meryl Streep’s character in this scene is such a badass. And Meryl Streep herself is such a badass with all her acting chops.

[@seniorzolo3433]

Wow. If there's anyone to possibly upstage Hoffman, it's Streep.

[@geddoe316]

yeah considering how incredible hoffman is, to notice someone else in the scene more prominently is nothing short of amazing.

[@jayr3053]

I know this movie is dark, but I just love to rewatch for the performances from everyone! So good!

[@racewiththefalcons1]

Two of the greatest titans if cinema.

[@hechanova07]

I always, always, come back to this movie, and this scene particularly.

[@dannysimion]

Man, this scene between these two is Oscar Gold! You can feel the electricity in their acting. RIP Hoffman, you were a fine actor too.

[@elijahsackville-glucksburg]

My god. TWO of the greatest actors to ever live on Earth on a scene I will never forget for the rest of my life. RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman

[@kalvig123]

Absolutely astounding acting from both performers

[@MsMimilala]

She'd been a nun for a long time so she can sniff out the pedos... guilty or not he resigned which meant he had the inclination... superb acting by Meryl

[@brianweber4616]

Did you miss the ending of the movie where she broke down and said she wasn't sure if she did the right thing?

[@sollybowden1357]

@@brianweber4616 her doubt wasn’t concerning that. She has doubts because he was promoted

[@HarisKhan-us1tb]

You guys have completely missed the point of the film. There are times in life where you simply don't know what is true. He may have been a pedophile, he may have not. Nobody knows, including sister Aloysius. So let's focus on what we DO know. Sister Aloysius acts as if she DOES know. She causes destruction to the priests life without knowing if he even did it, forcing him to resign. This is a fundamentally evil way to act. There is a reason courts follow a process. Lawyers are assigned even to guilty parties etc. You cannot take the law into your hands and destroy someone's life just based on your doubts. Whether or not he is guilty is completely besides the point of the film. The film is called Doubt. It highlights the mass destruction you can cause to someone based on something as small as doubt.

[@jasonhoskot3534]

A masterpiece in acting.

[@chocolate8486]

The fact that we never knew the truth is what makes this movie even more astonishing and unlike other mysteries in movies I really didn’t want to know

[@joeminati7313]

the point is not whether or not he did it-it was purposefully constructed to be ambiguous. Father Flynn did not "do it" or not, thats not how the play was constructed. The beauty behind it is why its ambiguous. Its the clash between Aloysius's faith that Flynn did it yet her lack of proof. It almost serves as a metaphor for their religious natures if you think about it. The doubt itself is the essence of the play, not whether or not he did or did not molest the boy.

[@el34glo59]

@IfYouDisagreeYouAreWrong You're an dolt. I'm not even religious and just because faith requires belief, does not mean it's all a scam. I am spiritual in a sense. Open to many things actually like everyone should be. And I believe in all science, which is why I know some of science is also faith. Trying to explain why gravity doesn't behave like it should in space is one examples of faith. Another is how everything even began. There are many theories. None fact. You want to try and understand, go deep into some quantum physics. No one has the answers, everything requires some faith.

[@vipjcaq]

Seymour was a truly and gifted actor and with Streep made it a iconic scene!!

[@coreytoomey7579]

Streep is a godsend. I love how she can get intense without overacting. A true master of her craft.

[@lizmireles3388]

She should have won an oscar for this scene alone..gives me goosebumps everytime i see it

[@timothyj1966]

what an accent she uses here… how does she do this! Stellar!

[@christian2747]

+timothyj1966 it´s unbelievable. She is the greatest actress ever!

[@ritaalber3505]

+timothyj1966 It's her normal New Jersey accent, just diluted with a nerdy, conservative flow. That's typical of nuns.

[@wg919]

+Rita Alber This is a Bronx accent, not a Jersey accent.

[@ritaalber3505]

Wilson Gavin Not a Bronx accent whatsoever!

[@KleWdSide]

New York

[@cellmediated]

Very convincing scene/conversation.....both SUPERB actors!

[@brianweber4616]

I think "Doubt" is her second-greatest perfomance, next to "Sophie's Choice."

[@gavinmasterson3256]

Greatest acting I have ever seen by an actress.

[@MrGrillosClass]

This scene is mesmerizing. A class in acting

[@justuscash7775]

I haven't forgotten this film since I watched when I was 14. I have the play and film and I adore both. What a truly remarkable and overlooked film.

[@zambimaru]

Some of the best acting I've ever seen.

[@OlgatheGreat]

I love this scene for some reason. The strength of her conviction even as "the door of the church shuts behind" is so compelling.

[@JinNOSify]

So sad.... :( One of my favourite actors too...

[@anthonyisaac292]

This scene is pure gold rip phil

[@tommycerda1689]

I’m so astounded at meryls acting! She can be goofy and serious at the same time!

[@elijahsackville-glucksburg]

the best fight scene of 2000-2019. hands down.

[@CKapps]

Absolutely brilliant acting

[@plumnine]

can't wait for movie clip to upload August Osage County clips. Meryl's got a lot of mesmerizing screams in it. The one towards Abigail Breslin was my favorite. So raw.

[@LegionIvory]

Goddamn this acting is terrifying. Streep portrayed so many layers in this one scene; it is absolutely incredible. No one should be this good. And yet, we also have Viola Davis.

[@SkeeterMcTavish]

Two absolutely amazing actors 1 on 1. A pure, once in a lifetime treat.

[@orbitalbutt6757]

The way she crushes that crucifix and rosary in her fist is so intense. "...or you will MISTAKE me." GOD WHAT A SCENE

[@timothyverret5770]

Meryl Streep, Meryl Streep, Meryl Streep!!!!! That woman is simply IMMORTAL!!!!!!!!

[@omgorangelollipop8184]

Wow. No guy ever held a gun as that was as intimidating as Meryl Streep holding up that crucifix in her pissed off hands. Amen

[@Zanderthegrape]

Lol “her pissed off hands.” 😂😂

[@omgorangelollipop8184]

@@Zanderthegrape she will do what needs to be done!!!!

[@nambelas]

Yeah. Spotlight made me understand this movie better. Sister Aloysius is right all along and I can relate to her feeling of doubt towards the Church...

[@dominikamolisak2118]

Jo Nathan you're so wrong...

[@nambelas]

Dominika Molisak Not all things wrong are necessarily bad either. By lying and accusing, Sister Aloysius had chosen the lesser of 2 evils.

[@wotan10950]

Jo Nathan You're quite right. Shanley wrote an opera in recent years of the same story. He said he needed to make it clearer that the priest was guilty and the sister had him pegged all along. But in trying to catch him, she lost her faith in the church and even in God. So she's left at the end with nothing. That's the doubt -- was it worth it??

[@wotan10950]

Dominika Molisak You might want to check out Shanley's statements when he recently wrote the opera, 'Doubt.'

[@dominikamolisak2118]

Dave Glo thank you,I will!

[@mutiyangpilingbabae9207]

This part is so intense I can feel the priest's guilt and sister's justice. They both did good in their roles.

[@angelbeats71]

My deal with the priest is that while he defended himself or worded himself around what was being directed at him, he never gave us a reason not to suspect that he did anything wrong. This scene proves it too, because he gets bent all out of shape and doesn't come clean on whatever he may have done. It didn't even have to be with Donald. Just the fact that he has Meryl on his tail the way he does, makes him very uncomfortable if he is living an alternative lifestyle, and Donald unfortunately in the priest's case was the catalyst that started all the problems for him. She said this was his third parish within the last five years. I wonder why? Perhaps similar things happened back at the other two. Like someone else said, if the pastor is gay he will naturally cover for him, while a nun who may have been similar to Meryl's character would have told her everything. Either way, we as the audience will never get a clear picture on what happened, hence the title "Doubt", but I still think he did something. If not he wouldn't have also mentioned 'Mortal sins' like someone else mentioned. That could be confirming he did something wrong to the boy, or he himself is living a foul life. Or he used that on Meryl to make her see that despite what he may or may not have done, she is not perfect either.

[@fluff975]

the film is more about meryl streep's doubt as a person and its more of a character study on her rather than a mystery of whether he molested the boy or not.

[@bcampbell1826]

Many great actors in many great movies but the day we lost Philip Seymor Hoffman, I Miss Him. He left us too soon. R I P. Mr. Hoffman

[@SaintVodou]

Meryl Streep is…mind-blowing. She needs to be made a National Treasure, like Dame Judi Dench is in the UK.

[@elisemiller13]

Why NikPage ? she is recognized & revered already. So, I ask you sincerely, why is it desirable to claim her under a flag?

[@SaintVodou]

@@elisemiller13Well, I wasn’t thinking of it as “claiming” her so much as honoring her. The arts are taken more seriously in the UK and Europe; we don’t have anything like national merit awards or other non-commercial forms of recognition for artists.

[@Dutchmusicfan1992]

R.I.P. Philip Seymour Hoffman. How is it that so many greats always have so many fights with life? Sad!

[@khesmoon7007]

Usually there is that one standout scene in a movie where you just are blown away and say OSCAR,,,in The Hours it was the train station scene and in Doubt it was this scene right here unfortunately Meryl didnt win like Nicole did

[@joycestempa5647]

Excellent actors, both!!!

[@jorgethesitter127]

They’re both amazing

[@omgorangelollipop8184]

In my opinion....streeps best passionate scene. Wow. I always loved her. She played traditional nun perfectly. And her passion was expressed

[@wotan10950]

I never thought the story was about Flynn's guilt. I thought he was guilty from the get-go. I thought it was how far Sister A had strayed from the Church to catch him. Her breakdown: she won, but really lost, she had strayed so far from God. And Flynn got a promotion anyway. Shanley, who wrote the story and new opera libretto, says that Sister James, while agreeing with Flynn in his plea for innocence, is actually betrayed by music that suggests just the opposite. She doesn't believe him at all.

[@stevestgo]

This have been one of the strongest acting i’ ve ever seen in my Life

[@KDRtheMDDGNS]

Meryl Streep, Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Viola Davis brought their A game to this movie! I can watch Doubt on a loop! This scene is what you get when you just let great actors act. ❤️‍🔥

[@JNeil1975]

.....and this is what's called GOOD acting.....OUTSTANDING acting!!!

[@xochipillitzin9449]

I hated the nun when i was younger, now after knowing what catholic church has done for decades to hide abuse and after watching "The Keepers" in netflix i'm completeley on her side

[@siyuwoaini]

Meryl Streep totally nailed it! I feel bad for her as the academy didn't give her the 3rd Oscar just because Kate Winslet gave a brilliant performance and had not won any. Alas this scene together with the ending scene have proven Meryl Streep deserved an Oscar for this role

[@kit4685]

I ADORE Kate winslet but Meryl should have won the Oscar for Doubt that year

[@morley247]

If kate winslet was not nominated for Best Actress for "The Reader" Meryl can win that oscar.

[@wotan10950]

Karl Vincent Winslet wasn't even that good in The Reader. Streep was far better. Winslet actually said, 'If you want to win an Oscar, you have to do a Holocaust movie. Cynical, to say the least.

[@morley247]

So sad, Meryl won't get another Oscar.

[@wotan10950]

Karl Vincent I bet she will. Hollywood adores her. And for good reasons.

[@EvaSofie]

Morley Go check out info and pictures from a little movie called The Papers starring her and Tom Hanks, directed by Steven Spielberg. If that doesn't say Oscar #4 idk what does.

[@gauravw6947]

Dave Glo I love love Meryl, but Kate was equally brilliant (if not more) in The Reader and deserved the Oscar for that performance..

[@PaidwithAlquino]

Incredible! May God have mercy on them. Wonderful talent my fellow thespians!

[@jay_rjabonillo9908]

Actor to actor! Just look into Meryl's eyes and you know EXACTLY why she's so celebrated.

[@jillgott6567]

Notice, he did not refute what she was saying. But kept insisting she had no right to step outside the church or to press the issue. If he was innocent he would have said so

[@deedragongirl]

Kinda sad that Philip died, this scene really stand out from the rest. He and Meryl Streep both had great chemistry!

[@paulrob555]

truly, she invokes characters like no other