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Film von Thomas McCarthy (2015)

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Spotlight is a 2015 American biographical drama film directed by Tom McCarthy, who co-wrote the screenplay with Josh Singer. The cast includes Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, and Liev Schreiber. Produced by Blye Pagon Faust and Anonymous Content, the film was distributed by Open Road Films, Netflix, and Hulu. It was filmed in Toronto, Hamilton, and Boston, with the narrative set in Boston. The production had a budget of 20,000,000 and a runtime of 129 minutes.

The film received several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. It was also recognized by the National Board of Review and the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Spotlight received nominations for the Academy Awards for Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress. The film has a rating of 8.1 on IMDb and 7.815 on TMDb.

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Film · TMDB

7.8

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.

Released: 2015-11-06129 minDir: Tom McCarthyDrama, HistoryBudget: $20.0MBox office: $98.7M

Cast

  • Mark Ruffalo as Michael Rezendes
  • Michael Keaton as Walter 'Robby' Robinson
  • Rachel McAdams as Sacha Pfeiffer
  • Liev Schreiber as Marty Baron
  • John Slattery as Ben Bradlee, Jr.
  • Brian d'Arcy James as Matt Carroll

Themes

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

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Ratings

IMDb

8.1/10

536,312 votes

Year
2015
Runtime
129 min
Genres
Biography, Crime, Drama

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Named after
spotlight
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Tom McCarthy
Screenwriter
Tom McCarthy
Composer
Howard Shore
Production company
Participant
Cinematographer
Masanobu Takayanagi
Narrative location
Boston
Filming location
Boston
Duration
127
FilmAffinity ID
384270
Distribution format
video on demand
Official website
spotlightthefilm.com
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publication date
2016-02-18
title
Spotlight
film editor
Tom McArdle
distributed by
Hulu
capital cost
20000000
box office
88346473
social media followers
9434
review score
8.1/10
Commons category
Spotlight (film)
different from
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Article · Deutsch

Spotlight ist ein US-amerikanisches Filmdrama aus dem Jahr 2015. Die Regie führte Tom McCarthy, der zusammen mit Josh Singer auch das Drehbuch verfasste. Der Film basiert auf wahren Ereignissen und handelt von einem Team von Journalisten der Tageszeitung The Boston Globe, das den sexuellen Missbrauch in der römisch-katholischen Kirche in Boston aufdeckt. Die Hauptrollen werden von Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci und Liev Schreiber gespielt. Der Film feierte seine Premiere am 3. September 2015 bei den 72. Internationalen Filmfestspielen von Venedig (außer Konkurrenz) und lief in Deutschland am 25. Februar 2016 an. Spotlight gewann mehrere internationale Filmpreise, darunter im Februar 2016 den Oscar in der Kategorie Bester Film.

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