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Spotlight

Oscar™ Best Picture - Winning Movies

Spotlight

2015

Tom McCarthy

Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber ...

7.3

48,624

Drama The true story of how in 2002 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.

	Media	Author	Review
		Dave Calhoun Time Out	"A powerful drama (...) It's that all-too-rare beast: a movie that's both important and engrossing. (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of five)"
		Jessica Kiang IndieWire	"Scintillating, superb 'Spotlight' may just be the best film about inspirational investigative journalism since 'All The President's Men'."
		Lou Lumenick New York Post	"Brilliantly acted (...) and flawlessly directed by Tom McCarthy, “Spotlight'' is one of the year's best films (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"A landmark film about investigative journalism and the year's most thrilling detective story. Keaton and Ruffalo lead a cast of exceptional actors who could not be better or more fully committed. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"
		Tim Grierson Screendaily	"A polished, engrossing procedural, Spotlight offers plenty of old-fashioned pleasures (...) 'Spotlight' goes a long way on the strength of superior acting and a crackling tale."
		A. O. Scott The New York Times	"'Spotlight' is a gripping detective story and a superlative newsroom drama, a solid procedural that tries to confront evil without sensationalism."
		Justin Chang Variety	"A superbly controlled and engrossingly detailed account of the Boston Globe's Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation into the widespread pedophilia scandals and subsequent cover-ups within the Catholic Church."
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Capably and decently tells an important story. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"
		Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"An explosive topic gets a prosaic treatment. (...) A would-be 'All the Cardinal's Men' (...) populated with one-dimensional characters enacting a connect-the-dots screenplay quite devoid of life"
		Alonso Duralde The Wrap	"This taut drama from Tom McCarthy ranks among the few journalistic procedurals that deserves to be mentioned alongside “All the President’s Men”."

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