- Released
- September 3, 2015
1
- , November 6, 2015
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- , February 25, 2016
2
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- +4 more
- September 3, 2015
- Director
- Tom McCarthy
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Sources- 1.nytimes.com/2015/11/06/movies/review-in-spotlight-the-boston-globe-digs-up-the-catholic-churchs-dirt.htmlRetrieved 2016-02-02
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- Tom McCarthy
- Screenwriter
- Producer
- Cast
- Mark Ruffalo
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Sources- 1.nytimes.com/2015/11/06/movies/review-in-spotlight-the-boston-globe-digs-up-the-catholic-churchs-dirt.htmlRetrieved 2016-02-02
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- , Michael Keaton
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- 6.bbfc.co.uk/releases/spotlight-filmRetrieved 2016-04-13
- , Rachel McAdams
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- 6.bbfc.co.uk/releases/spotlight-filmRetrieved 2016-04-13
- , Liev Schreiber
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Sources- 1.nytimes.com/2015/11/06/movies/review-in-spotlight-the-boston-globe-digs-up-the-catholic-churchs-dirt.htmlRetrieved 2016-02-02
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- 6.bbfc.co.uk/releases/spotlight-filmRetrieved 2016-04-13
- +17 more
- Mark Ruffalo
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Genre
- drama film
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- , biographical film
- drama film
- Country of origin
Overview
All data
214 statements · 34% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Website
- spotlightthefilm.com language: English
- Title
- Spotlight
- Nominations
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series(January 30, 2016)
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor(January 14, 2016) nominee: Mark Ruffalo · statement is subject of: 88th Academy Awards
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress(January 14, 2016) nominee: Rachel McAdams · statement is subject of: 88th Academy Awards
- Academy Award for Best Director(January 14, 2016) nominee: Tom McCarthy · statement is subject of: 88th Academy Awards
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay(January 14, 2016) nominee: Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer · statement is subject of: 88th Academy Awards
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing(January 14, 2016) nominee: Tom McArdle · statement is subject of: 88th Academy Awards
- Academy Award for Best Picture(January 14, 2016) nominee: Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin · statement is subject of: 88th Academy Awards
- NMHH film rating
- Category IV rating certificate id: NFT/23399/2016
- CNC film rating (Romania)
- N - 15 rating certificate id: 14954
- EIRIN film rating
- G rating certificate id: 46784
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Sources- 1.eirin.jp/list/index.php?s_year=2016&s_month=1&e_year=2016&e_month=1&pageID=2Retrieved 2021-12-18
- G rating certificate id: 46784
- RTC film rating
- B rating certificate id: 15798
- Kijkwijzer rating
- 6 content descriptor: Violence, Coarse language
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Sources- 1.kijkwijzer.nl/index.php?id=26&i=251159
- 2.kijkwijzer.nl/films/spotlight/Retrieved 2024-11-27
- 6 content descriptor: Violence, Coarse language
- MPA film rating
- R rating certificate id: 49894
- ClassInd rating
- 12 content descriptor: Violence, Legal drugs
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Sources- 1.portal.mj.gov.br/ClassificacaoIndicativa/jsps/DadosObraForm.do?select_action=&tbobra_codigo=60787
- 2.Stated in ClassInd databaseRetrieved 2022-10-06
- 12 content descriptor: Violence, Legal drugs
- BBFC rating
- 15 certificate rating certificate id: AZF330028
- RCQ classification
- G rating certificate id: 395973
- Social media followers
- 9,434(February 13, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 2884545496
- 10,128(January 6, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 2884545496
- 10,373(June 16, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 2884545496
- Assessment
- Bechdel test assessment outcome: fails · criterion used: considering named characters only
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- Bechdel test criterion used: considering named and unnamed characters · assessment outcome: passes
1
- reverse Bechdel Test assessment outcome: passes · criterion used: considering named characters only
1
- Vito Russo test assessment outcome: passes
1
- Mako Mori test assessment outcome: fails · review score: 2/3
1
- Bechdel test assessment outcome: fails · criterion used: considering named characters only
- Review score
- 8.1/10(March 10, 2026) review score by: IMDb · number of reviews/ratings: 533,000 global user rating
1
- 93/100(June 16, 2025) review score by: Metacritic · number of reviews/ratings: 45 critic review
- 97%(November 29, 2022) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 379 critic review
1
- 8.8/10(October 10, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
1
- 8.1/10(March 10, 2026) review score by: IMDb · number of reviews/ratings: 533,000 global user rating
- Part of the series
- BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century follows: Amélie · followed by: The Headless Woman
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Sources- 1.“The 21st Century’s 100 greatest films”bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20160819-the-21st-centurys-100-greatest-filmsRetrieved 2026-08-28
- BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century follows: Amélie · followed by: The Headless Woman
On other databases
90 identifiers linking Spotlight across the web's reference databases
- Academy Awards Database film ID4697
- Academy Collection film IDW1154892
- Allcinema film ID355060
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- Cinémathèque québécoise work ID106807
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- Cineplex Germany film ID332172
- ClassInd audiovisual work ID60787
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- ČSFD film ID388128
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- FilmAffinity film ID384270
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- Filmová databáze film ID139767
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- ICAA film catalogue ID138015
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- Movieplayer film ID41156
- MPA certificate number49894
- Mtime movie ID221236
- MUBI film numeric ID131076
- MYmovies audiovisual work ID78315
- Netflix ID80061341
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- Writers Guild of America project ID1082546
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- Yle Areena item ID1-50391698
- YouTube video IDYikTkFloMK8