Spotlight

Release Date: Friday, November 6, 2015 Limited Friday, November 13, 2015 Expansion

Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer

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Plot

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Plot
The film tells the riveting true story of the Boston Globe’s Spotlight investigation team who uncovered a scandal that would rock the city and shock the world. For years, whispers of the Boston Archdiocese’s cover up of sexual abuse within the Catholic church were largely ignored by the media, the police and the legal system. Against all odds, the spotlight team fought to expose the truth.
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Crew Behind the Film

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The film's director Tom McCarthy last directed Stillwater and Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made. The film's writer Josh Singer last wrote Maestro and First Man.

Producer
Tom McCarthy

Additional Information

MPA Rating
R Restricted for some language including sexual references
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
Not available
Also known as
Untitled Boston Globe Priest Scandal Project

Language
English

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Spotlight Theatrical Trailer

Production Details

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Key Facts

  • Based on the true story. Project, which was announced in April 2010, is described as in the vein of the classic journalism pic All the President's Men. Producers have secured life rights of the Globe reporters responsible, including Spotlight Team members Michael Rezendes, Sacha Pfeiffer and Matt Carroll, Spotlight Team editor Walter "Robby" Robinson, special projects editor Ben Bradlee Jr. and Globe editor Marty Baron.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Due to the sensitivity of the subject matter, Tom McCarthy has been working in secret for more than a year on the project that chronicles the worldwide scandal.

Announced

The film was tagged as Announced. Project, which was announced in April 2010, is described as in the vein of the classic journalism pic All the President's Men.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Spotlight was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, November 6, 2015 . There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including The Peanuts Movie, Room and Spectre. As a limited release, Spotlight was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

Spotlight was released across all major streaming and cable platforms on Tuesday, February 2 , 2016. Digital rental or purchase allows you to instantly stream and download to watch anywhere and anytime on your favorite devices. Available from digital retailers including Amazon Video, iTunes, Google Play, Apple, Fandango At Home and others.



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