Spotlight (2015)
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Critic Consensus: Spotlight gracefully handles the lurid details of its fact-based story while resisting the temptation to lionize its heroes, resulting in a drama that honors the audience as well as its real-life subjects.
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Cast
as Mike Rezendes
as Walter "Robby" Robinson
as Sacha Pfeiffer
as Marty Baron
as Matt Carroll
as Mitchell Garabedian
as Eric MacLeish
as Ben Bradlee Jr.
as Cardinal Law

as Barbara

as Steve Kurkjian
as Jim Sullivan

as Helen Donovan

as Peter Canellos

as Paul Burke
as Joe Crowley
as Pete Conley

as Linda
as Phil Saviano

as Guest List Woman

as Sheila

as Middle Age Priest at St. Peter's

as Young Reporter

as Wilson Rogers
as Hansi Kalkofen
as Older Cop
as Judge Sweeney

as Herald Reporter Quimby

as Jack Dunn

as Receptionist

as Woman Interviewee

as Eileen McNamara

as Court Clerk Mark

as Judge Volterra

as Jon Albano

as Boston Globe Security Guard

as Ronald Paquin
as Richard Gilman

as Young Cop
as Cop in Coffee Shop
as Sports Editor

as Patrick McSorley

as Bishop

as Garabedian's Receptionist

as Receptionist at Judge's Chambers

as Maryetta Dussourd

as Female Editor

as Intern

as Sacha's Grandmother

as Middle Aged Man

as Principal Bill Kemeza
as Jane Paquin

as Waiter at Gala

as Intern Wanda

as Jim's Wife

as Stewart

as Jane Paquin

as Kevin

as Clerk O'Brian

as Lisa Tuite

as Clerk O'Brian

as Weeping Man
as Rectory Priest

as Disgruntled Man

as Library Security

as Angry Man

as Older Southie Woman

as Receptionist

as Girl at Garabedian's

as Boy at Garabedian's

as Bad Priest

as Angry Man's Sister

as Red Sox Announcer
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Critic Reviews for Spotlight
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Ruffalo gets top billing in the movie, and he brings some wonderfully lived-in behavioral details to his performance -- the quick, terrier-like movements of the head and the bitten-off sentences.
Invigorating moviemaking in every way imaginable, "Spotlight" is spot-on.
"Spotlight" isn't quite as good as "All The President's Men," the gold standard of films about journalism. But it's close.

This is why Spotlight's moral of humility is so powerful. There are so many things that we don't know, so many assumptions that we don't recognize as such, so many questions that we haven't even thought to ask.
If there was a Best Ensemble acting category, the cast of Spotlight would be a frontrunner. The film has no lead actor but there are five or six strong supporting performances.
Like the story being reported within the film, Spotlight is simultaneously emotional and clear-eyed. It's an explosive yet necessary piece of journalism in and of itself. And it's easily one of the year's best.
Audience Reviews for Spotlight
Horrifying subject. Worse because it's a true story. Good acting. Well made.
Super Reviewer
Perfectly executed praise of the power of the press. A stellar cast and flawless direction make for an engaging and highly entertaining result. It doesn't even take major shockers to make this such a satisfying and smart movie. It requires some concentration but is ultimately even more rewarding for it.
Super Reviewer
The best movie of the year. Everything about this movie is on point, the spotlight shone on the mass abuse and widely hidden scandal of the Catholic Church. A hard hitting drama that is not to be missed!

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Spotlight Quotes
Mike Rezendes: | It's time, Robby! It's time! They knew and they let happen - to kids! Okay? It could've been you, it could've been me, it could've been any of us! We gotta nail these scumbags! We gotta show people that no one can get away with this! Not a priest, or a cardinal, or a freakin' Pope! |
Mitchell Garabedian: | he is the lucky one, he is still alive |
Mitchell Garabedian: | He is the lucky one, he is still alive. |
Mitchell Garabedian: | He is the lucky one, he is still alive. |
Mitchell Garabedian: | If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a village to abuse one. |
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