
Release date:November 6, 2015
(limited; expands: Nov. 13; wide: Nov. 20)
Studio:Open Road Films
Director:Tom McCarthy
MPAA Rating:R (for some language including sexual references)
Screenwriters:Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy
Starring:Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci, Brian d'Arcy James, Billy Crudup
Genre:Drama
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Plot Summary:
Starring Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, Brian d’Arcy James and Stanley Tucci, "Spotlight" tells the riveting true story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe investigation that would rock the city and cause a crisis in one of the world’s oldest and most trusted institutions. When the newspaper’s tenacious “Spotlight” team of reporters delves into allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church, their year-long investigation uncovers a decades-long cover-up at the highest levels of Boston's religious, legal, and government establishment, touching off a wave of revelations around the world. Directed by Academy Award-nominee Tom McCarthy, "Spotlight" is a tense investigative dramatic-thriller, tracing the steps to one of the biggest cover-ups in modern times.