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.
Acting
Ruffalo's controlled explosion in the newsroom.
Writing
No villains, just systems — devastatingly precise.
Editing
Makes phone calls and file cabinets unbearably tense.
Director
Tom McCarthy
Mark Ruffalo
Michael Rezendes
Michael Keaton
Walter 'Robby' Robinson
Rachel McAdams
Sacha Pfeiffer
Liev Schreiber
Marty Baron
John Slattery
Ben Bradlee, Jr.
Brian d'Arcy James
Matt Carroll
Stanley Tucci
Mitchell Garabedian
Elena Wohl
Barbara
Gene Amoroso
Steve Kurkjian
Doug Murray
Peter Canellos
Sharon McFarlane
Helen Donovan
Jamey Sheridan
Jim Sullivan
Neal Huff
Phil Saviano
Billy Crudup
Eric Macleish
Robert B. Kennedy
Court Clerk Mark
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Spotlight team members' names appear in the film as background extras at the Boston Globe offices.
Released months before the Oscar ceremony, it helped reopen conversations about abuse that the Church had successfully buried for decades.
US
