Dogma (film) Warner Bros. Records. It features an orchestral score by Howard Shore, performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra; and the song "Still", written, performed, and produced by Morissette. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic described the "rich, effective" score as "alternately melodramatic and humorous". "Dogma" was the third-highest-grossing film in its opening weekend, behind "The Bone Collector" and "", grossing $8.7 million. The film grossed a domestic total of $30.7 million from a $10 million budget. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 67% based on 126 reviews, with an average rating of 6.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads,
Dogma used with respect to political or philosophical dogmas. "Dogma" is transliterated in the 17th century from Latin (Latin: "dogma") meaning "philosophical tenet", derived from the Greek "dogma" (Greek: ) meaning literally "that which one thinks is true" and "dokein" (Greek: "dokeo") "to seem good". Formally, the term dogma has been used by some theistic religious groups to describe the body of positions forming the group's most central, foundational, or essential beliefs, though the term may also be used to refer to the entire set of formal beliefs identified by a theistic or non-theistic religious group. In some cases dogma is