"Break the story. Break the silence."
Directed by Tom McCarthy
Produced by Blye Faust, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin, Michael Sugar
Written by Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer
Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci
Music by Howard Shore
Cinematography: Masanobu Takayanagi
Edited by Tom McArdle
Production companies: Anonymous Content, First Look Media, Participant Media, Rocklin/Faust
Distributed by Open Road Films
Release date: 6 November 2015 (United States)
Running time: 129 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $20 million
Box office: $27.3 million
"Spotlight" is a biographical drama film directed by Tom McCarthy and written by McCarthy and Josh Singer. The story is about 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.
Cast
- Mark Ruffalo as Michael Rezendes
- Michael Keaton as Walter "Robby" Robinson
- Rachel McAdams as Sacha Pfeiffer
- Liev Schreiber as Marty Baron
- John Slattery as Ben Bradlee Jr.
- Brian d'Arcy James as Matt Carroll
- Stanley Tucci as Mitchell Garabedian
- Gene Amoroso as Stephen Kurkjian
- Jamey Sheridan as Jim Sullivan
- Billy Crudup as Eric MacLeish
- Maureen Keiller as Eileen McNamara
- Richard Jenkins as Richard Sipe
- Paul Guilfoyle as Peter Conley
- Len Cariou as Cardinal Bernard Law
- Neal Huff as Phil Saviano
- Michael Cyril Creighton as Joe Crowley
- Laurie Heineman as Judge Constance Sweeney
Get ready! You will see here neither action nor bed scenes. If these arguments don't frighten you off - my congratulations! You're going to see a really well shot film and a thrilling story during about two hours. Minute by minute you will be a part of the journalistic investigation which throws light on the actual state of affairs connected with the church. Nothing special: people almost like you or me have just become heroes while getting at the truth. Does it captivate to know the whole story? My answer is yes, it does. And if your reply is the same - don't miss this slow but intriguing picture.
One more reason to watch "Spotlight" is the all-star cast which consists of Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Jr.Stanley Tucci and others. These people have united not in vain but in order to make a good film about justice. Just watch and you'll understand this.
Advantages
- Mark Ruffalo as Michael Rezendes
- Michael Keaton as Walter "Robby" Robinson
- Rachel McAdams as Sacha Pfeiffer
- Liev Schreiber as Marty Baron
- John Slattery as Ben Bradlee Jr.
- Stanley Tucci as Mitchell Garabedian
Disadvantages
- A little bit too slow moving
"Strangenesses"
- For people it's much easier to give a free ride on their lies than to face the truth
Clue Moments
- 2001
- The Boston Globe
- Marty Baron
- The Spotlight team
- A pattern of sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests
- 2002
Soundtracks
- Howard Shore - Spotlight
- Howard Shore - Deference and Complicity
- Howard Shore - Investigative Journalism
- Howard Shore - Legacy
- Howard Shore - The Directories
- Howard Shore - Keep Silent
- Howard Shore - Summer Investigation
- Howard Shore - The Children
- Howard Shore - Pressure of the Church
- Howard Shore - The Sealed Documents
- Howard Shore - The Globe Newsroom
- Howard Shore - Courthouse
- Howard Shore - Practice and Policy
- Howard Shore - City on the Hill
- Howard Shore - Pain and Anguish
- Howard Shore - Night Mass
- Howard Shore - Delivering the News
- Howard Shore - The Story Breaks
Quotations
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Mitchell Garabedian: If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a village to abuse them. That's the truth of it.
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Peter Canellos: They say it's just physical abuse but it's more than that, this was spiritual abuse. You know why I went along with everything? Because priests, are supposed to be the good guys.
* * *
Jim Sullivan: [from trailer] I was doing my job.Walter 'Robby' Robinson: Yeah, you and everyone else.
* * *
Mike Rezendes: They knew and they let it happen! It could've been you, it could've been me, it could've been any of us.
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Mitchell Garabedian: I'm not crazy, they control everything.
* * *
Walter 'Robby' Robinson: We got two stories here: a story about degenerate clergy, and a story about a bunch of lawyers turning child abuse into a cottage industry. Which story do you want us to write? Because we're writing one of them.
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Mike Rezendes: I know there's things you cannot tell people. But I also know there's a story here people will hear about it.
* * *
Mitchell Garabedian: I don't want you recording this in any way, shape or form. Nothing.
* * *
Sacha Pfeiffer: We understand you settled several cases against the church.Eric Macleish: I can't discuss that.
Sacha Pfeiffer: Are there any records of any of these settlements?
Eric Macleish: No.
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Mitchell Garabedian: [on Patrick] He's one of the lucky ones. He's still alive.
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You may see the trailer here.
Plot: 8/10
Entertainment: 7/10
Acting: 9/10
Originality: 9/10
Music and Sound: 8/10
8/10
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