Spotlight

Spotlight

  • Director: Tom McCarthy
  • Writer: Josh Singer,Tom McCarthy
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: November 20, 2015
  • Runtime: 2h 9min
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: En primera plana
  • "Spotlight" is a biographical feature film directed by Thomas Joseph McCarthy , co-starring Mark Alan Ruffalo , Michael Keaton , Rachel McAdams , Isaac Liev Schreiber , John Slattery , Stanley Oliver Tucci , Brian d'Arcy James , Billy Crudup . The film was released in the United States on November 6, 2015.
    The film is based on a news article in the "Boston Globe" and is based on the scandal of American clergy rape and child molestation. It tells the difficult process of several reporters in order to find out the truth   .
    The film won the Best Picture Award and Best Original Screenplay Award at the 88th Academy Awards in February 2016   .

    Details

    • Release date November 20, 2015
    • Filming locations 333 Bay Street, Bay-Adelaide Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies Participant, First Look Media, Anonymous Content

    Box office

    Budget

    $20,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $45,055,776

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $295,009

    Gross worldwide

    $98,690,254

    Movie reviews

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    • By Tiara 2022-04-24 07:01:02

      Faith (trust) is disintegrated, how can it be rebuilt?

      Rewatch 003 Focus

      For a film that is more complicated to analyze, it is the first time that the creator's "golden thread" has not been found in the opening 15 minutes. It is worth remembering, perhaps from multiple dimensions.

      1. Who/What, Why, How

      These three keywords can also be used to disassemble the film. "Focus" is a typical "what" type. What happened?

      The priest was sexually assaulted, and the media dug up and reported it.

      Why, there are several...

    • By Jean 2022-04-23 07:01:06

      starlight piercing the darkness

      When I slowly dig deeper, I found that behind the heinous behavior, it has become a normal state of being shielded. Under the huge power, he changed how to fight, and he was also the United States, and his free personality showed his infinite charm again.
        Every time I watch a movie about this power struggle, I always feel that it is untouchable for those who are not in the right place at the right time. Under many seemingly deadly actions, it has actually experienced several thoughtful...

    • By Keyon 2022-04-23 07:01:06

      I can't write in the short comment, mark the feeling of watching the movie

      After watching the movie in the middle of the night, my heart is full of emotions. It is brought by this true story, and it is also brought by the expression of shredding the cocoon and the style that everyone is flat and full without using too much force. It inspired a lot of dimensions that want to comment on thinking, but have no ability to express it clearly. A quote that I think is probably the most concise expression: "Everybody knows something was going on, and no one did a thing."...

    • By Dayton 2022-04-23 07:01:06

      What we need is a truth

      If he is just a movie, I think it is worth watching, but if it is the best picture at the Oscars, it shows that the level of the Oscars is somewhat low. The film critic is based on real events, saying that it is a movie, it feels more like a "documentary", because he is more rational and pursues the process of gaffe, and there may be problems with the nature of the event, which prevents him from putting more of his own opinions and perceptual understanding. . The plot is very clear, quite...

    • By Jairo 2022-04-23 07:01:06

      Talk about the news in my eyes from "Spotlight"

      (The article comes from the WeChat public account: Midsummer Night's Cinema)

      2015 passed quietly. Looking back at the blockbusters in the North American market, the five most successful films at the box office were "Fast and Furious 7", "Avengers 2", "Jurassic Park", "Inside Out" and "Star Wars 7". But the Oscars for Best Picture have always been judged from an academic lens. At the moment of entertainment to the death, the seventh art is infinitely approaching sensory stimulation...

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    • By Sigmund 2023-09-30 17:25:41

      Flowing clouds and flowing water, in one go, the perfect news...

    • By Carleton 2023-09-13 12:16:02

      Calm, restrained, and powerful. A hymn for journalists and lawyers, admiring and yearning for their professional status and achievements. Although the old lawyer doesn't have many scenes, but one of my favorite characters, while eating with a small spoon, calmly said the most deafening words in the whole film, explaining how he put on his opponents. I got goosebumps . On the other hand, he laments that even in the face of seemingly formidable opponents and institutional ills, the environment...

    • By Haley 2023-09-13 01:34:34

      [Spotlight] is the most exciting Hollywood production of the year, a love letter to the newsroom with a heart full of love. Much of its success rests on this skillful book, and it reaffirms the importance of language in cinema. Apart from a few awkward "Oscar moments", the author is fully aware that in such a story, the story itself is important, not the characters. This is the best state of political...

    • By Braden 2023-09-12 12:35:07

      The benchmark for media people, and all media people should learn from...

    • By Constance 2023-09-07 21:29:16

      The whole spotlight group is great, not just tracking one story, but the entire religious system, the whole real story is great, but that's not the credit of the movie, the film is a little bit flattering, the emotional expression is a little bit lackluster, the news panel in the film I did not encounter too many difficulties in the process of tracking down news, such as seizure, detention, fishing, and personal threats. The most unfortunate thing is that these people are only journalists, they...

    Movie plot

    Robbie ( Michael Keaton ) is the editor of Focus. Focus is a column of the Boston Globe. It has an independent investigative team. The members include Sacha Peffer ( Rachel McAdams ) and Mike Rezendes ( Marc Ruffalo ) , Matt Carroll (Brian D'Arcy James) . When Marty Baron ( Levi Shribol ) took over as the editor-in-chief of the Globe, he began to assign Robbie and his team to follow a long-hidden case of sexual harassment by a Catholic...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    In order to play a good role, Michael Keaton lived near the home of Robinson, the prototype of the character, to watch each other, and also studied the video and recording of Robinson's speech.
    Michael Keaton was initially worried that the Boston accent of the role was the biggest difficulty he played, but after seeing the other person, he found that Robinson's Boston accent was not very obvious.
    The prototype of the role played by Mark...
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    Evaluation action

    Director Tom McCarthy has subtracted "Almighty". This is a film without a starring role. The story is the real protagonist. This is a film without dazzling skills. Excluding complicated shooting skills, the soundtrack is basically only piano music, and even the fierce dramatic conflicts that often occur in this genre are rare.
    "Focus" feels to the audience like a reporter investigating clues, a clever mind is indispensable, but things...
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    Movie quotes

    • Pete Conley: Looks like a long day.

      Walter 'Robby' Robinson: Hey, Pete.

      Pete Conley: I'm sorry to make it longer.

    • Walter 'Robby' Robinson: Has anyone ever said no to a drink with you, Pete?

      Pete Conley: Well, sure. But the trick is to keep asking.

    • Pete Conley: You know, you got a lot of people here who respect you, Robby.

      Walter 'Robby' Robinson: Oh, well..

      Pete Conley: The work you do.

      Walter 'Robby' Robinson: That's good to know.

      Pete Conley: Well, it's 'cause you care about this place.

      Walter 'Robby' Robinson: Yeah.

      Pete Conley: It's why you do what you do. It's who you are. You know, but people need the Church more than ever right now. You know, you can feel it. And the cardinal, um... you know, the cardinal, he might not be perfect. But we can't throw out all the good he's doing over a few bad apples. Now, you know, I'm bringing this up to you because I know this is Baron's idea. His agenda. I gotta tell you, I mean, honest to God, I mean, he doesn't care about this city the way we do. I mean, how could he?

      Walter 'Robby' Robinson: This is how it happens, isn't it, Pete?

      Pete Conley: What's that?

      Walter 'Robby' Robinson: A guy leans on a guy, and suddenly the whole town just looks the other way.

      Pete Conley: Robby. Robby. Lookit. Marty Baron is just trying to make his mark. He's gonna be here for a couple of years and he's gonna move on. Just like he did in New York and Miami. Where are you gonna go?