20152h 9mDir. Tom McCarthy

Spotlight

Name: Spotlight
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2015-11-06
Duration: 2 h 9 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery

“Break the story. Break the silence.”

DramaHistory

5.0 / 5.0

1 Community Logs

1st Half: 5.0 ★vs2nd Half: 5.0 ★

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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.

Starring:Mark Ruffalo,Michael Keaton,Rachel McAdams,Liev Schreiber,John Slattery

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Mark Ruffalo

Michael Rezendes

Michael Keaton

Walter 'Robby' Robinson

Rachel McAdams

Sacha Pfeiffer

Liev Schreiber

Marty Baron

John Slattery

Ben Bradlee, Jr.

Brian d'Arcy James

Matt Carroll

Stanley Tucci

Mitchell Garabedian

Elena Wohl

Barbara

Gene Amoroso

Steve Kurkjian

Doug Murray

Peter Canellos

Sharon McFarlane

Helen Donovan

Jamey Sheridan

Jim Sullivan

Key Production Crew

Director

Tom McCarthy

Screenplay & Writers

Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer

Cinematography

Masanobu Takayanagi

Original Score

Howard Shore

Producers

Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin

Film Details

Budget$20,000,000

Box Office Revenue$98,690,254

Original Languageen

Production Studios

ParticipantAnonymous ContentRocklin / FaustFirst Look MediaOpen Road Films

Keywords & Themes

#pedophilia#florida#newspaper#journalist#child abuse#court#judge#boston, massachusetts#journalism#sex scandal

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

5.0

“If there were 90 of these bastards, people would know.” “Maybe they do.” Spotlight was an absolute gut punch. I don’t often write seriously here, but I’m genuinely struggling not to ramble for pages. I’ll spare you ...

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