Directed by John Patrick Shanley Written by John Patrick Shanley Cast Meryl Streep ... Sister Aloysius Beauvier Philip Seymour Hoffman ... Father Brendan Flynn Amy Adams ... Sister James Viola Davis ... Mrs. Miller Alice Drummond ... Sister Veronica Audrie Neenan ... Sister Raymond Susan Blommaert ... Mrs. Carson Carrie Preston ... Christine Hurley John Costelloe ... Warren Hurley Lloyd Clay Brown ... Jimmy Hurley Joseph Foster ... Donald Miller (as Joseph Foster II) Mike Roukis ... William London Haklar Dezso ... Zither Player Frank Shanley ... Kevin Robert Ridgell ... Organist Sarah Giovanniello ... Choir Singer Katie Shelnitz ... Choir Singer Aaron O'Neill ... Choir Singer Thomas J. Meehan ... Choir Singer Abigail L. Dyer ... Choir Singer Samantha Chadbourne ... Choir Singer Christina Angelina Celone ... Choir Singer Melissa Viezel ... Choir Singer Emily Swimmer ... Choir Singer Katelyn Snell ... Choir Singer Shayne Fischman ... Choir Singer Coby D. Moran ... Choir Singer Alannah Iacovano ... Girl in Church Frank Dolce ... Ralph Paulie Litt ... Tommy Conroy Matthew Marvin ... Raymond Bridget Megan Clark ... Noreen Horan (as Bridget Clark) Philip Post ... Sister James' Student Thomas J. Kennedy ... Sister James' Student Thomas A. Varrone ... Sister James' Student Sabrina Costa ... Sister James' Student Samantha Buczek ... Sister James' Student Gabriella Renne DiMaria ... Sister James' Student Ariana Silvestro ... Sister James' Student Michele Ciago ... Sister James' Student Anna Lonczak ... Sister James' Student Brandy Panfili ... Sister James' Student Molly Chiffer ... Sarah Lydia Jordan ... Alice (as Lydia Grace Jordan) Suzanne Hevner ... Mrs. Kean Helen Stenborg ... Sister Teresa Tom Toner ... Monsignor Benedict Michael Puzzo ... Father Sherman Margery Beddow ... Mrs. Shields Jack O'Connell ... Mr. McGuinn Marylouise Burke ... Mrs. Deakins Valda Setterfield ... Parishioner Uncredited Cast Gerard Adimando ... Parishioner George Aloi ... Parishioner James P. Anderson ... Parishioner Jackie Brown ... Parishioner Jonathan Castillo ... Parishioner Tom Coughlin ... Church Goer Jennifer Lauren DiBella ... Congregation Member Seth Donavan ... Church Patron Amanda Florian ... Student Brianna Leann Florian ... Student Tiffany Ashley Florian ... Student Brian Hopson ... Church Patron Spencer Kayden ... Parishioner Evan Lewis ... Parishioner Bernadette Lords ... Church Patron Phil Parlapiano ... Church Patron Jenny Paul ... Parishioner Robert Shulman ... Church Parishioner Felicia Tassone ... Church Patron Steph Van Vlack ... Church Patron Produced by Celia D. Costas Mark Roybal Scott Rudin Nora Skinner Original Music by Howard Shore

Additional Info Premiere: October 30, 2008 Theatrical Release: December 25, 2008 DVD Release: April 07, 2009 Blu-ray Release: April 07, 2009 Country: Distributor: Paramount Studios Websites: Production Companies Goodspeed Productions Scott Rudin Productions Distributors Miramax   (2008) (USA) (theatrical) Miramax   (2009) (USA) (DVD) Miramax   (2009) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Turner Classic Movies (TCM)   (2014) (USA) (TV) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.5 / 10 Our Rating 5.9 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.8 / 10 Female Users 5.4 / 10 Site Ranking #1,340 / 20,698 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 1 total rating Almost Perfect 1 total rating Average 1 total rating Site Ranking #1,336 Evolution (2001) #1,337 Man On The Moon (1999) #1,338 Escape Room (2019) #1,339 Evil Dead Rise (2023) #1,340 Doubt (2008) #1,341 The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent (2022) #1,342 What Lies Beneath (2000) #1,343 The Faculty (1998) #1,344 Monster House (2006)