Spotlight
The movie tells the riveting true story of The Boston Globe's 'Spotlight' team, the oldest continuously operating newspaper investigative unit in the United States and how they uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese.
27 September 1965, New York City, New York, USA
30 September 1939, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
28 March 1974, Marin County, California, USA
12 July 1951, Pasadena, California, USA
25 April 1963
6 May 1970, Huntsville, Ontario, Canada
26 February 1978, Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA
January 13, 2017
The subtle, egoless performances by the cast frees the audience up to invest in the facts of the story, which McCarthy insists take precedent over the characters.
January 13, 2017
It's as a scrupulous whole that Spotlight truly shines as one of the year's finest and most compelling dramas.
November 15, 2015
This is why Spotlight's moral of humility is so powerful. There are so many things that we don't know, so many assumptions that we don't recognize as such, so many questions that we haven't even thought to ask.
February 24, 2017
By simply presenting a true story in its most raw form, it ends up being an entirely believable portrayal of one of the most important cases of the past 20 years.
November 14, 2015
If there was a Best Ensemble acting category, the cast of Spotlight would be a frontrunner. The film has no lead actor but there are five or six strong supporting performances.
November 20, 2015
Invigorating moviemaking in every way imaginable, "Spotlight" is spot-on.
January 13, 2017
Spotlight is a gripping drama able to stand alongside Alan J. Pakula's All the President's Men and a welcome return to form for director Tom McCarthy.
November 19, 2015
"Spotlight" isn't quite as good as "All The President's Men," the gold standard of films about journalism. But it's close.
February 26, 2017
The other great thing about Spotlight is that it never shouts out its message. McCarthy employs the secret every good reporter knows: Let the facts speak for themselves, and they will make your story worth the audience's time.
February 26, 2017
Ruffalo gets top billing in the movie, and he brings some wonderfully lived-in behavioral details to his performance -- the quick, terrier-like movements of the head and the bitten-off sentences.
