Spotlight

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The Resource Spotlight

Statement of responsibility: directed by Tom McCarthy ; written by Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy ; produced by Michael Sugar, Steve Golin ; produced by Nicole Rocklin, Blye Pagon Faust ; Open Road Films presents ; in association with Participant Media and First Look Media ; an Anonymous Content production and a Rocklin/Faust production

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Summary: 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 delve 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

Awards note

Academy Awards, 2016: Best motion picture of the year and Best writing, original screenplay.
Screen Actors Guild, 2016: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Credits note: Music, Howard Shore ; editor, Tom McArdle ; director of photography, Masanobu Takayanagi

Intended audience: MPAA rating: R; for some language including sexual references

Language note: In English, with optional subtitles in French or Spanish; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

PerformerNote: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Brian D'Arcy James, Stanley Tucci, Billy Crudup

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Context of Spotlight