Spotlight is a 2015 American biographical drama film directed by Tom McCarthy and written by McCarthy and Josh Singer. The film follows The Boston Globe’s “Spotlight” team, the oldest continuously operating newspaper investigative journalist unit in the United States, and its investigation into cases of widespread and systemic child sex abuse in the Boston area by numerous Roman Catholic priests. It is based on a series of stories by the Spotlight team that earned The Globe the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. The film features an ensemble cast including Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, John Slattery, and Stanley Tucci, with Brian d’Arcy James, Liev Schreiber, and Billy Crudup in supporting roles.
- Starring : Mark Ruffalo / Michael Keaton
- Genre : Biography / Crime / Drama
- Country : United States
- Language : English
- Director : Tom McCarthy
- Production : Participant / First Look Media / Anonymous Content / Rocklin/Faust / Topic Studios
- Distributor : Activers Entertainment / Alexandra Films / Andes Films / BIM Distribuzione / Constantin-Film / Distribuye Movie / Entertainment One / Falcon / Feelgood Entertainment / Forum Film / Golden Scene / Hopscotch Films / InterCom / InterComFilm / Longride / Mongkol Major / Multi Media Distribution / NOS Audiovisuais / Open Road Films (II) / Paradise Group / Paramount Pictures / Shaw Organisation / Solar Pictures / Sony Pictures Releasing / Starway Film Distribution / Times Media Films / United International Pictures (UIP) / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Warner Bros. / Film1 / KVH Media Group / Paramount Home Entertainment / SBP / Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) / Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic
Spotlight movie
Spotlight release date
- September 5, 2015 : USA (Telluride Film Festival)
- September 14, 2015 : Canada (Toronto International Film Festival)
- September 28, 2015 : Switzerland (Zurich Film Festival)
- October 8, 2015 : USA (Mill Valley Film Festival)
- October 10, 2015 : USA (Hamptons International Film Festival)
- October 17, 2015 : Australia (Adelaide Film Festival)
- October 24, 2015 : USA (Middleburg Film Festival)
- October 26, 2015 : USA (Boston, Massachusetts) (premiere)
- October 27, 2015 : USA (New York City, New York) (premiere)
- November 6, 2015 : USA (limited)
- November 13, 2015 : Canada (limited)
- November 20, 2015 : USA
- January 20, 2016 : UK (London) (premiere)
- January 21, 2016 : Israel
- January 21, 2016 : Singapore
- January 27, 2016 : France
- January 28, 2016 : Australia
- January 29, 2016 : Spain
- January 29, 2016 : UK
- January 29, 2016 : Ireland
- February 5, 2016 : Sweden (Gothenburg Film Festival)
- February 10, 2016 : Philippines
- February 12, 2016 : Sweden
- February 19, 2016 : India
- February 25, 2016 : Germany
- April 15, 2016 : Japan
- January 28, 2017 : Japan (Toyohashi Slowtown Cinema Festival)
- April 21, 2017 : Philippines (CineLokal)
Spotlight cast
- Mark Ruffalo as Mike 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
- Stanley Tucci as Mitchell Garabedian
- Elena Wohl as Barbara
- Gene Amoroso as Steve Kurkjian
- Doug Murray as Peter Canellos
- Sharon McFarlane as Helen Donovan
- Jamey Sheridan as Jim Sullivan
- Neal Huff as Phil Saviano
- Billy Crudup as Eric Macleish
- Robert B. Kennedy as Court Clerk Mark
Spotlight was shown in the Out of Competition section of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. It was also shown at the Telluride Film Festival and the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was released on November 6, 2015, by Open Road Films and grossed $98 million worldwide. It won numerous guilds and critics’ association awards, and was named one of the finest films of 2015 by various publications. Spotlight won the Academy Award for Best Picture, along with Best Original Screenplay, from six total nominations.
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