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Spotlight

  • 20152015
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  • 2h 9m
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Michael Keaton, Liev Schreiber, Brian d'Arcy James, Mark Ruffalo, and Rachel McAdams in Spotlight (2015)
Here's the true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and the subsequent cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
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The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
474K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
755
132
    • Tom McCarthy
    • Josh Singer
    • Tom McCarthy
  • Stars
    • Mark Ruffalo
    • Michael Keaton
    • Rachel McAdams
    • Tom McCarthy
    • Josh Singer
    • Tom McCarthy
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    • Mark Ruffalo
    • Michael Keaton
    • Rachel McAdams
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    • 696User reviews
    • 517Critic reviews
    • 93Metascore
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  • Top rated movie #214
    • Won 2 Oscars

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    Mark Ruffalo
    Mark Ruffalo
    • Mike Rezendes
    Michael Keaton
    Michael Keaton
    • Walter 'Robby' Robinson
    Rachel McAdams
    Rachel McAdams
    • Sacha Pfeiffer
    Liev Schreiber
    Liev Schreiber
    • Marty Baron
    John Slattery
    John Slattery
    • Ben Bradlee Jr.
    Brian d'Arcy James
    Brian d'Arcy James
    • Matt Carroll
    Stanley Tucci
    Stanley Tucci
    • Mitchell Garabedian
    Elena Wohl
    Elena Wohl
    • Barbara
    Gene Amoroso
    Gene Amoroso
    • Steve Kurkjian
    Doug Murray
    Doug Murray
    • Peter Canellos
    Sharon McFarlane
    Sharon McFarlane
    • Helen Donovan
    Jamey Sheridan
    Jamey Sheridan
    • Jim Sullivan
    Neal Huff
    Neal Huff
    • Phil Saviano
    Billy Crudup
    Billy Crudup
    • Eric Macleish
    Robert B. Kennedy
    Robert B. Kennedy
    • Court Clerk Mark
    Duane Murray
    Duane Murray
    • Hansi Kalkofen
    Brian Chamberlain
    Brian Chamberlain
    • Paul Burke
    Michael Cyril Creighton
    Michael Cyril Creighton
    • Joe Crowley
      • Tom McCarthy
      • Josh Singer
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    • Trivia
      In the baseball game scene, the real Michael Rezendes, Sacha Pfeiffer, and Walter Robinson can be seen in the background.
    • Goofs
      At least two times, Mr. Rezendes can be seen drinking a bottle of "New England Style IPA". That kind of beer was not produced before the start of 2010s.
    • Quotes

      Marty Baron: Sometimes it's easy to forget that we spend most of our time stumbling around the dark. Suddenly, a light gets turned on and there's a fair share of blame to go around. I can't speak to what happened before I arrived, but all of you have done some very good reporting here. Reporting that I believe is going to have an immediate and considerable impact on our readers. For me, this kind of story is why we do this.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Michael Keaton/Nick Offerman/Chris Janson (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      West Side Waltz
      Written by Dick Walter

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    User reviews696

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    Engagingly told story of process, with a strong emotional core
    By coincidence I watched this film only a week after listening to the editor in chief of Huffington Post UK say that authentic writing cannot come from paid journalists, which is why they do not pay their writers (although Adriana Huffington seemed fine with the millions she got when she sold the website). This stuck in my mind when watching this very fine drama about how the Boston Globe reporters uncovered and exposed a mass cover-up of abuse within the Catholic Church. Also in my mind was a sense of disbelief that this true story is not too much more than a decade old – the mass abuse of children by Catholic Priests now just seems such a known thing now that it is hard to imagine a time when it wasn't.

    Perhaps because this is so well known, the film is compelling because it focuses on the story of the story, focusing on the journalism. This gives the film the challenge that in terms of action it is mostly people typing, people on the phone, and lots of talking. This it manages really well, building a compelling but robust drama that builds well and takes the viewer along with it. The subject matter means that the emotional side is not left behind either, and the film deftly reminds us of the people (not just the facts) in ways that are natural and integrated, not sentimental or manipulative.

    McCarthy directs with professional control, and standards are high – mostly noticeably in the casting. It is not easy to point out one lead, because so many famous faces are here, and all of them do their job in a way that integrates with the rest – there are no really showing moments, no moments where you feel someone is pushing for an Oscar; it is a real ensemble piece, with too many good turns to start to name them all. The end result is that strong writing, and respect for the process of journalism, combines with the importance of the true story and the strong delivery of all aspects to produce an engaging story which carries emotional and professional weight.
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    • Release date
      • November 20, 2015 (United States)
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      • 333 Bay Street, Bay-Adelaide Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Participant
      • First Look Media
      • Anonymous Content
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    • 2 hours 9 minutes
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