"There are no simple truths."

2008

1h 44m

7.2(1786 votes)

Drama

Overview

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

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43 members

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Meryl Streep

Sister Aloysius Beauvier

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Philip Seymour Hoffman

Father Brendan Flynn

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Amy Adams

Sister James

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Viola Davis

Mrs. Miller

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Alice Drummond

Sister Veronica

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Audrie Neenan

Sister Raymond

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Susan Blommaert

Mrs. Carson

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Carrie Preston

Christine Hurley

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John Costelloe

Warren Hurley

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Lloyd Clay Brown

Jimmy Hurley

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Joseph Foster

Donald Miller

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Bridget Megan Clark

Noreen Horan

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Mike Roukis

William London

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Frank Shanley

Kevin

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Frank Dolce

Ralph

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Paulie Litt

Tommy Conroy

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Matthew Marvin

Raymond

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Molly Chiffer

Sarah

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Lydia Jordan

Alice

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Suzanne Hevner

Mrs. Kean

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Helen Stenborg

Sister Teresa

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Tom Toner

Monsignor Benedict

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Michael Puzzo

Father Sherman

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Margery Beddow

Mrs. Shields

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Jack O'Connell

Mr. McGuinn

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Marylouise Burke

Mrs. Deakins

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Alannah Iacovano

Girl in Church

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Valda Setterfield

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Gerard Adimando

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George Aloi

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James P. Anderson

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Jackie Brown

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Jonathan Castillo

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Jennifer Lauren DiBella

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Seth Donavan

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Brian Hopson

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Evan Lewis

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Bernadette Lords

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Jenny Paul

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Robert Shulman

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Felicia Tassone

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Steph Van Vlack

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Robert Ridgell

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