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Spotlight by Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer

By Tim White

Oct 29, 2020
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Written by Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer

Starring Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams

Released by Open Road Films, 2015

Rated R for language and graphic sexual references

Running time: 129 minutes

Author’s note: This review contains spoilers for Spotlight.

The 2015 docudrama Spotlight tells the mostly true story of the Boston Globe investigative journ…

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