Spotlight Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

The film tells the riveting true story of the Boston Globe’s Spotlight investigation team who uncovered a scandal that would rock the city and shock the world. For years, whispers of the Boston Archdiocese’s cover up of sexual abuse within the Catholic church were largely ignored by the media, the police and the legal system. Against all odds, the spotlight team fought to expose the truth.

Cited as official plot version from openroadfilms.com

Drama True Story

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Spotlight.

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  Rachel McAdams

  ... Sacha Pfeiffer

  The Notebook, About Time

• 
  Mark Ruffalo

  ... Michael Rezendes

  Mickey 17, The Avengers

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  Michael Keaton

  ... Walter 'Robby' Robinson

  What Is Life Worth, Toy Story 3

Crew Behind the Film

The Spotlight behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Tom McCarthy last directed Stillwater and Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made. The film's writer Josh Singer last wrote Maestro and First Man.

Director

Tom McCarthy

Screenwriters

Josh Singer
Tom McCarthy

Producer

Tom McCarthy

Production Details

What we know about the Spotlight movie production.

Key Facts

• Based on the true story. Project, which was announced in April 2010, is described as in the vein of the classic journalism pic All the President's Men. Producers have secured life rights of the Globe reporters responsible, including Spotlight Team members Michael Rezendes, Sacha Pfeiffer and Matt Carroll, Spotlight Team editor Walter "Robby" Robinson, special projects editor Ben Bradlee Jr. and Globe editor Marty Baron.

Production Updates for Spotlight

Jun 2015

Completed

Changed Spotlight movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Oct 2012

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Due to the sensitivity of the subject matter, Tom McCarthy has been working in secret for more than a year on the project that chronicles the worldwide scandal.

Oct 2012

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. Project, which was announced in April 2010, is described as in the vein of the classic journalism pic All the President's Men.

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Additional Information

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