Spotlight

Theatrical - Wide 2015-11-06

Cast Michael Keaton Rachel McAdams Liev Schreiber Mark Ruffalo John Slattery Stanley Tucci Billy Crudup
Directed by Thomas McCarthy
Written by Thomas McCarthy Josh Singer

Genres: Thriller

JoBlo's Rating

10/10

Synopsis

Starring Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, Brian d’Arcy James and Stanley Tucci, SPOTLIGHT tells the riveting true story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe investigation that would rock the city and cause a crisis in one of the... See more world’s oldest and most trusted institutions. When the newspaper’s tenacious “Spotlight” team of reporters delves into allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church, their year-long investigation uncovers a decades-long cover-up at the highest levels of Boston’s religious, legal, and government establishment, touching off a wave of revelations around the world. Directed by Academy Award-nominee Tom McCarthy, SPOTLIGHT is a tense investigative dramatic-thriller, tracing the steps to one of the biggest cover-ups in modern times.

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Review: Spotlight

Posted 10 years ago

This was originally reviewed as part of our TIFF 2015 coverage. PLOT: The true story of The Boston Globe's “Spotlight” team coverage of the Massachusetts Catholic Church sex abuse scandal. REVIEW: Going into this year's edition of The Toronto International...

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