Doubt is a 2008 American drama film written and directed by John Patrick Shanley, based on his Pulitzer Prize-winning and Tony Award-winning 2004 stage play Doubt: A Parable. Produced by Scott Rudin, the film takes place in a Catholic elementary school named for St. Nicholas. The film stars Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, and Viola Davis.
Image: Meryl Streep from "Florence Foster Jenkins" at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2016 (33644504135) (cropped)
Image: Philip Seymour Hoffman 2011
Image: Amy Adams (29708985502) (cropped)
Amy Lou Adams is an American actress. Known for both her comedic and dramatic roles, she has been featured three times in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actresses. She has received various accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, and has been nominated for six Academy Awards, seven British Academy Film Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards.
Steven Spielberg, who gave Adams her first major role in Catch Me If You Can (2002), was surprised that she did not break through soon after the film's release.
Adams on the set of Enchanted in 2006, which proved to be her breakout film
Adams at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009, where she received her second Academy Award nomination for Doubt (2008)