Doubt is a 2008 English-language Drama Mystery film written and directed by John Patrick Shanley and produced by Scott Rudin under the banner of Miramax Films in collaboration with Scott Rudin Productions. A Catholic school principal questions a priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student. Doubt features Meryl Streep in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Viola Davis, Alice Drummond, Audrie Neenan and Susan Blommaert. The screenplay is written by John Patrick Shanley which is inspired from Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley. The music was composed by Howard Shore. Cinematography was done by Roger Deakins and editing by Dylan Tichenor. The movie has a running time of 104 minutes. It was released on 25th December 2008. Doubt was made on a budget of $20 million and at the box office it grossed only $0 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.