

Spotlight
Break the story. Break the silence.
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.
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7.8/10
9,031 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $20M
- Box office
- $98.7M
- Language
- English
- pedophilia
- florida
- newspaper
- journalist
- child abuse
- court
- judge
- boston, massachusetts
- journalism
- sex scandal
- victim
- based on true story
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Produced in
United States of America
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- TheatricalA19 Feb 2016
United StatesUS
- PremiereRTelluride Film Festival5 Sept 2015
- Theatrical (limited)R6 Nov 2015
- TheatricalR25 Nov 2015
- PhysicalR23 Feb 2016
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1529 Jan 2016
- Physical15DVD23 May 2016
AustraliaAU
- PremiereAdelaide Film Festival17 Oct 2015
- TheatricalM28 Jan 2016
CanadaCA
- PremiereRToronto International Film Festival14 Sept 2015
- Theatrical (limited)PG13 Nov 2015
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical1311 Feb 2016
AustriaAT
- PremiereVienna International Film Festival24 Oct 2015
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical163 Feb 2016
BrazilBR
- Theatrical127 Jan 2016
BulgariaBG
- TheatricalC19 Feb 2016
CambodiaKH
- Theatrical8 Apr 2016
ChileCL
- TheatricalTE+711 Feb 2016
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Spotlight was released on 6 November 2015.
Audience reviews
5- R8/10
Reno
2/24/2016
> Uncovering the sins committed by whom the millions of people believe in. A documentary film would show the real faces of those offenders to shame them. That's the reason I desperately wanted it to be a documentary, then I would have definitely given a maximum mark. There's no complaint about this movie, but adaptation means fakes acting, fake settings and awards goes to non real achievers. Anyway, this movie kin…
- A7/10
Andres Gomez
4/11/2016
Spotlight story is interesting and has a good cast which performs very well, but the feeling of the story is flat. First, they are talking about abuses to children but you feel almost the whole time that they are following the lead of any other story almost as bureaucrats. There is not much of sensitivity put into the matter. Second, they are exposing a huge case of system "missbehavior" (to say the least) in t…
- M8/10
mattwilde123
3/9/2017
This was a very shocking and well made film. It is about the scandal involving a cover-up of Catholic priests molesting children in the Boston area. I was surprised with the delicate nature of the film's script and how well it was handled. It had a very solid ensemble cast which helped make the film moving and horrific in parts. I am glad that a film like this won Best Picture at the Academy Awards as it had a ver…
- N8/10
Nutshell
8/10/2019
A true account of the Boston Globe's investigative reporting on the vatican's approval of sexual predator priests over many decades. Disturbing to say the least. Excellent performances from Mark Ruffalo and Michael Keaton. It's easy for movies like this to get bogged down in the details but the pacing here is remarkably fluid, just a bit over 2 hours very well spent.
- T9/10
tmdb40011370
12/8/2019
A friend recommended this film to me. I was reluctant because I am no big fan of Micheal Keaton. But I watched it anyway purely because of the disturbing subject matter. Clearly this cover-up resonates throughout the US a great deal, but living in England for most of my life I don't think the shocking revelations ever rang out much other than for a random story-line that probably got buried after the immediate ev…
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