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12/12/2008 Drama 1h 44m
72
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There are no simple truths.

Overview

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

  1. John Patrick Shanley

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Meryl Streep

    Sister Aloysius Beauvier

  2. Philip Seymour Hoffman

    Father Brendan Flynn

  3. Amy Adams

    Sister James

  4. Viola Davis

    Mrs. Miller

  5. Alice Drummond

    Sister Veronica

  6. Audrie Neenan

    Sister Raymond

  7. Susan Blommaert

    Mrs. Carson

  8. Carrie Preston

    Christine Hurley

  9. John Costelloe

    Warren Hurley

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-27
There is wonderful scene in this film where "Fr. Flynn" (Philip Seymour Hoffman) tries to explain, using feathers, just how wicked gossip can be. He is the victim of such nefarious chatter - but is he guilty? Well "Sister Aloysius" (Meryl Streep) believes so. She sees the father with a student on the street outside the school, then her colleague "Sister James" (Amy Adams) mentions that another, their first young black child "Donald" (Joseph Foster), looked a bit distressed after meeting with the priest in is vestry. She is determined to get to the truth and to be rid of this man. Streep is ver...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$20,000,000.00

Revenue
$50,907,234.00

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