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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Movie Info
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Director -
Tom McCarthy -
Producer -
Michael Sugar , Steve Golin , Nicole Rocklin , Blye Pagon Faust -
Screenwriter -
Josh Singer , Tom McCarthy -
Distributor -
Open Road -
Production Co -
Anonymous Content , Rocklin/Faust -
Rating -
R (Some Language|Sexual References) -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Nov 20, 2015, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Feb 2, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$45.0M -
Runtime -
2h 9m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Digital -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)