Spotlight

Nov 6, 2015

2h 9m

★ 7.8

Break the story. Break the silence.

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Participant

Anonymous Content

Rocklin / Faust

First Look Media

Open Road Films

Spotlight Trailers

Cast

Michael Rezendes

Mark Ruffalo

Walter 'Robby' Robinson

Michael Keaton

Sacha Pfeiffer

Rachel McAdams

Marty Baron

Liev Schreiber

Ben Bradlee, Jr.

John Slattery

Matt Carroll

Brian d'Arcy James

Mitchell Garabedian

Stanley Tucci

Barbara

Elena Wohl

Steve Kurkjian

Gene Amoroso

Peter Canellos

Doug Murray

Helen Donovan

Sharon McFarlane

Jim Sullivan

Jamey Sheridan

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7.4

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6.6

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6.8

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0.0

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5.0

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7.2

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7.1

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7.2

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6.7

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7.2

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5.6

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6.6

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6.6

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10.0

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Invalid Date

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7.5

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6.1

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6.2

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