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Doubt

  • Episode aired Nov 23, 2004
  • TV-14
  • 41m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
1.5K
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Christopher Meloni in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
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An art professor's alleged rape accusation devolves into confusing battle of "he said, she said".An art professor's alleged rape accusation devolves into confusing battle of "he said, she said".An art professor's alleged rape accusation devolves into confusing battle of "he said, she said".

  • Director
    • Ted Kotcheff
  • Writers
    • Dick Wolf
    • Marjorie David
  • Stars
    • Christopher Meloni
    • Mariska Hargitay
    • Richard Belzer
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    1.5K
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    • Director
      • Ted Kotcheff
    • Writers
      • Dick Wolf
      • Marjorie David
    • Stars
      • Christopher Meloni
      • Mariska Hargitay
      • Richard Belzer
    • 28User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Christopher Meloni
    Christopher Meloni
    • Detective Elliot Stabler
    Mariska Hargitay
    Mariska Hargitay
    • Detective Olivia Benson
    Richard Belzer
    Richard Belzer
    • Detective John Munch
    • (credit only)
    Diane Neal
    Diane Neal
    • ADA Casey Novak
    Ice-T
    Ice-T
    • Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola
    • (credit only)
    BD Wong
    BD Wong
    • Special Agent Dr. George Huang, M.D.
    • (as B.D. Wong)
    • (credit only)
    Dann Florek
    Dann Florek
    • Captain Donald 'Don' Cragen
    Billy Campbell
    Billy Campbell
    • Ron Polikoff
    Shannyn Sossamon
    Shannyn Sossamon
    • Myra Denning
    Viola Davis
    Viola Davis
    • Donna Emmett
    Patricia Kalember
    Patricia Kalember
    • Trial Judge Karen Taten
    Maureen Flannigan
    Maureen Flannigan
    • Louise
    Mariette Hartley
    Mariette Hartley
    • Lorna Scarry
    Tamara Tunie
    Tamara Tunie
    • ME Dr. Melinda Warner
    Judith Light
    Judith Light
    • Bureau Chief Elizabeth Donnelly
    Wynter Kullman
    Wynter Kullman
    • Jenny West
    Jeffrey Carlson
    • Justin Wexler
    Carolyn Miller
    • Sophie Polikoff
    • Director
      • Ted Kotcheff
    • Writers
      • Dick Wolf
      • Marjorie David
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    User reviews28

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    10yazguloner

    The defendant is

    Wonderfulllll 👏👏👏

    In svu, I watched such a theatrical and impressive episode with Alta kockers last.
    10vandergriff106

    no spoilers no worries just info

    I thought this episode was great , The ending couldnt have ended any better than to give the audience the privelage of drawing their own conclusions. great job with this episode. very impressive, although i hear there were several different endings but the final ending was the right one for me.
    7gomenepriest

    Not that great

    This social experiment was a bust. Now, when you watch the episode on TV, the ending of the show leaves an open ended verdict where we dont get to see what the jury decided.

    As for the review that attacks the actress in her personal life, you are completely wrong. The entertainment industry has nothing to do with the fans. Plenty of actors and actresses who are hated still get work. It's about the casting directors who hire, not about the viewers. Nor can you claim to know anything about what these people go through. They are harassed beyond belief and in many cases they are openly assaulted and told they have to deal with it because they are celebrities. They are in no way obligated to put up with that and so are not obligated to stand around giving autographs or putting up with whatever fans do.
    10nat_or_ron

    There were three endings.

    Sorry, but you're mistaken. Actually, there were three endings.

    So in fact..

    This episode was actually good, but your network obviously missed out on something.

    The original NBC network let users vote online considering the ending, and they showed the one with the most votes.

    Guilty was 20%, (they thought it was rape). Innocent was 60%, (they thought it was consensual). Mis-trial was 20%, (they needed more information).

    So just a little message to whoever-you-were, I'd just like you to give SVU another try, and I sincerely hope that you won't be disappointed. Although some episodes are better than others, if you had seen the ending of this episode, I'm certain that you would have had a different view on it.

    No, they do not all end like this.

    Once again, I sincerely hope that you give it another try. :)
    5pihlaviitala

    First time disappointed

    I didnt like this "choose yourself" ending in this chapter.

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    • Trivia
      Viola Davis, who appears as Defense Attorney Donna Emmett, would go on to receive an Academy Award nomination for her performance in another production entitled Doubt (2008).
    • Goofs
      When detectives interview Jenny she's painting the left leg of a large structure. There's no paint on the right leg. At the end of the interview a large section of the right leg is painted and Jenny did not have time to paint it.
    • Quotes

      Olivia Benson: What happened between you and Kathy?

      Elliot Stabler: [shrugs] Uhh, the job. Makes me kind of hard to live with.

      Olivia Benson: She should try working with you.

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    • Release date
      • November 23, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Wolf Films
      • NBC Universal Television
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    • Runtime
      • 41m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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