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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
7.8The 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.
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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Named after
- spotlight
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- investigative journalism
- Director
- Tom McCarthy
- Screenwriter
- Tom McCarthy
- Composer
- Howard Shore
- Producer
- Blye Pagon Faust
- 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
- set in period
- September 11 attacks
- social media followers
- 9434
- review score
- 8.1/10
- characters
- Bernard Francis Law
- Commons category
- Spotlight (film)
- different from
- spotlight
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