Spotlight / directed by Tom McCarthy ; written by Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy ; produced by Michael Sugar, Steve Golin ; produced by Nicole Rocklin, Blye Pagon Faust ; executive producers, Jeff Skoll, Jonathan King, Pierre Omidyar ; executive producers, Michael Bederman, Bard Dorros, Josh Singer ; executive producers, Tom Ortenberg, Peter Lawson, Xavier Marchand ; Open Road Films presents in association with Participant Media and First Look Media ; an Anonymous Content production ; a Rocklin/Faust production.

The riveting true story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe investigation that would rock the city and cause a crisis in one of the world's oldest and most trusted institutions. When the newspaper's tenacious 'Spotlight' team of reporters delve into allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Spotlight (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors:	Open Road Films (Presenter) Participant Media (Presenter) First Look Media (Firm) (Presenter) Anonymous Content (Firm) (Production company) Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm) (Publisher)
Other Authors:	McCarthy, Tom, 1966- (Film director, Screenwriter) Singer, Josh (Screenwriter, Film producer) Sugar, Michael (Film producer) Golin, Steve (Film producer) Rocklin, Nicole, 1979- (Film producer) Faust, Blye Pagon (Film producer) Skoll, Jeff (Film producer) King, Jonathan (Film producer) (Film producer) Omidyar, Pierre (Film producer) Bederman, Michael (Film producer) Dorros, Bard (Film producer) Ortenberg, Tom, 1960- (Film producer) Lawson, Peter (Film producer) Marchand, Xavier (Film producer) Ruffalo, Mark (Actor) Keaton, Michael, 1951- (Actor) McAdams, Rachel, 1978- (Actor) Schreiber, Liev (Actor) Slattery, John, 1962- (Actor) James, Brian D'Arcy (Actor) Tucci, Stanley (Actor) Crudup, Billy, 1968- (Actor) Guilfoyle, Paul (Actor) Sheridan, Jamey (Actor) Cariou, Len (Actor) Huff, Neal (Actor) Creighton, Michael Cyril (Actor) Countryman, Michael (Actor) Takayanagi, Masanobu (director of photography.) Carter, Stephen H. (Production designer) McArdle, Tom (Film editor) (Editor of moving image work) Chuck, Wendy (Costume designer) Shore, Howard (composer (expression))
Language:	English French Spanish
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned in English, with optional subtitles in French or Spanish; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published:	Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2016]
Subjects:	Catholic Church > Clergy > Sexual behavior > Drama. Boston globe > Drama. Globe Newspaper Co. > Drama. Investigative reporting > Drama. Child sexual abuse > Drama. Boston (Mass.) > Drama. Catholic Church. Boston globe. Child sexual abuse. Clergy > Sexual behavior. Investigative reporting. Massachusetts > Boston. Drama. Award winners. Biographical films. Feature films. Fiction films. Historical films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Journalism films.
Genre:	Drama. Biographical films. Feature films. Fiction films. Historical films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Journalism films.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (2 hrs., 9 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

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Summary:	The riveting true story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe investigation that would rock the city and cause a crisis in one of the world's oldest and most trusted institutions. When the newspaper's tenacious 'Spotlight' team of reporters delve into allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church, their year-long investigation uncovers a decades-long cover-up at the highest levels of Boston's religious, legal, and government establishment.
Note:	Wide screen (1.85:1). Originally released as a motion picture in 2015. Special features: Uncovering the truth: A spotlight team roundtable; Spotlight: a look inside; The state of journalism.
Call Number:	PN1995.9.C35 S66 2016 VideoDVD
Playing Time:	02:09:00
Audience:	MPAA rating: R; for some language including sexual references.
Awards:	Academy Awards for Best Motion Picture and Best Writing Original Screenplay; BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay; Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture; AFI Award for Movie of the Year.
Credits:	Director of photography, Masanobu Takayanagi ; production designer, Stephen Carter ; editor, Tom McArdle ; costume designer, Wendy Chuck ; music by Howard Shore.
System Details:	DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Cast:	Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Brian D'Arcy James, Stanley Tucci, Billy Crudup, Paul Guilfoyle, Jamey Sheridan, Len Cariou, Neal Huff, Michael Cyril Creighton, Michael Countryman.