Spotlight

Spotlight

Theatrical - Wide 2015-11-06

Cast Mark Ruffalo Michael Keaton Rachel McAdams Liev Schreiber John Slattery
Directed by Tom McCarthy
Written by Thomas McCarthy Josh Singer

Box Office Gross: $98,690,254

Running Time: 129 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Participant, Anonymous Content, Rocklin / Faust, First Look Media, Open Road Films

Genres: Drama History

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10/10

Synopsis

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.

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