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Spotlight

"Break the story. Break the silence."

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Ratings & Reviews

TMDB
7.8/10
8,769 votes
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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

4

Wins

📋

7

Nominations

🏆

Academy Awards

🏆 2 wins•📋 4 nominations
Won
Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Best Picture
Nominated
Best Director
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Film Editing
🎬

Screen Actors Guild

📋 1 nomination
Nominated
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
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Other Awards

🏆 2 wins
Won
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association for Best Film
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$20.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$98.7M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$78.7M

ROI: +393%

Budget Recovery493% of budget
$0|Budget: $20.0M|Revenue: $98.7M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

130.2K

Daily Avg

2.2K

7-Day Trend

-8%
30 days agoToday
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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Toronto
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3 Locations Found
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Story Setting

Set In
Boston
Time Period
20022001September 11 attacks

Themes & Subjects

#investigativejournalism#sexualabusescandalinthecatholicarchdioceseofboston

Characters

Martin Baron

Matt Carroll

Richard Sipe

Bernard Francis Law

Sacha Pfeiffer

Stephen Kurkjian

Eileen McNamara

Ben Bradlee Jr.

Michael Rezendes

Walter V. Robinson

Mitchell Garabedian

Eric MacLeish

Phil Saviano

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Masanobu Takayanagi

Film Editing

Tom McArdle

Music / Score

Howard Shore

Costume Design

Wendy Chuck

Production Companies

Anonymous ContentParticipant

Distributors

InterComNetflixOpen Road FlimsHulu

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Spotlight

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United States of AmericaR
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United Kingdom15
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AustraliaM
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR
United Kingdom15
CanadaR
AustraliaM
Germany0
FranceTP
IndiaA
JapanG

+34 more countries

Production

Director

Tom McCarthy

Writers

Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer

Production Companies

ParticipantAnonymous ContentRocklin / FaustFirst Look MediaOpen Road Films

Cast

Mark Ruffalo photo

Mark Ruffalo

Michael Rezendes

Michael Keaton photo

Michael Keaton

Walter 'Robby' Robinson

Rachel McAdams photo

Rachel McAdams

Sacha Pfeiffer

Liev Schreiber photo

Liev Schreiber

Marty Baron

John Slattery photo

John Slattery

Ben Bradlee, Jr.

Brian d'Arcy James photo

Brian d'Arcy James

Matt Carroll

Stanley Tucci photo

Stanley Tucci

Mitchell Garabedian

Elena Wohl photo

Elena Wohl

Barbara

Gene Amoroso photo

Gene Amoroso

Steve Kurkjian

Doug Murray photo

Doug Murray

Peter Canellos

Sharon McFarlane photo

Sharon McFarlane

Helen Donovan

Jamey Sheridan photo

Jamey Sheridan

Jim Sullivan

Tags & Keywords

pedophiliafloridanewspaperjournalistchild abusecourtjudgeboston, massachusettsjournalismsex scandalvictimbased on true storycover-uppriestconspiracy

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