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2015 film directed by Tom McCarthy

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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
spotlight
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Article · Português

Spotlight (bra Spotlight - Segredos Revelados; prt O Caso Spotlight) é um filme canado-estadunidense de 2015, do gênero drama histórico-biográfico, dirigido por Tom McCarthy e escrito por McCarthy e Josh Singer. O filme foi estrelado por Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci, Brian d'Arcy James, Liev Schreiber e Billy Crudup. Spotlight trata da equipe de jornalismo investigativo do jornal The Boston Globe, que apura casos de abuso sexual e pedofilia por membros da arquidiocese católica de Boston. Esta investigação recebeu o Prémio Pulitzer de Serviço Público em 2003. No Brasil, o Observatório da Imprensa publicou uma série de debates sobre o filme, questionando os valores e o comportamento do jornalismo na atualidade. Lúcio de Castro nomeou sua agência, a Agência Sportlight, devido a repercussão que o filme trouxe ao jornalismo investigativo. A obra de McCarthy foi apresentada inicialmente no Festival de Veneza, na Itália, e, em seguida, distribuído mundialmente pela em 6 de novembro de 2015. Conquistou inúmeros prêmios e foi recebido positivamente pela crítica. Pelo lado da Igreja Católica, o filme foi alvo de várias críticas. Um defensor da Igreja criticou-o no The New York Times afirmando que "Spotlight é uma deturpação de como a Igreja tratou os casos de abuso sexual". O filme foi indicado a seis Oscars na premiação de 2016, na qual venceu as categorias de melhor filme e melhor roteiro original.

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