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SpotlightLists: Drama, Thriller, Historical, Academy Award Best Picture Winners - All Time, Best Picture Winners from the 2010s, Best Picture nominee 2010 to 2019Brief Synopsis: "The true story of how The Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core." Overall Ranking: 177 (Rank from 2015: # 6)
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| Reviewer | Rating | Review |
| Daniel Prinn at Daniel's Film Reviews | 100 | |
| Brittani Burnham of Rambling Film | 98.5 | (full review) |
| Gorgon Reviews | 97 | (full review) |
| Howard Schumann of Critical Movie Critics | 97 | (full review) |
| Keith And The Movies | 97 | (full review) |
| David Baruffi | 97 | (full review) |
| Dan O'Neill | 95 | (full review) |
| Bryan Lienesch | 93 | - For all the talking heads, half-truths, and sensationalism that dominates the so-called "news channels" these days, we needed this film. Not only to remind us what passionate people can still do, but what journalism, true journalism, can still be. |
| Darren of Movie Reviews 101 | 92 | |
| Ryan from Ten Stars Or Less | 90 | (full review) |
| movierob | 90 | (full review) |
| Sober Film Critic James Brown | 88 | (full review) |
| Stewart Hoffman | 88 | (full review) |
| Le Anne of Tinsel And Tine | 88 | - It's another great role for Keaton following up last year's Oscar winning hit "Birdman" (click for T&T post). In "Spotlight" he plays a super likable guy with important contacts who treat him like he's a star quarterback. Except in this case he starts to hit too close to home and a couple of higher ups involved in the scandal try to convince him to "be a team player." (full review) |
| Silver Screen Riot Matt Oakes | 85 | (full review) |
| Fast Film Reviews Mark Hobin | 80 | (full review) |
| Citizen Charlie | 80 | (full review) |
| Minnesota Man | 80 | - What true journalism used to look like. (full review) |
| Rob from GuysFilmQuest | 80 | - Intriguing and important story, but nothing special about the way it was told. Above average movie, decent dialogue. Decent acting. Nothing special. (full review) |
| Annwyn S | 80 | |
| Khalid Rafi | 77 | (full review) |
| Lisa Marie Bowman | 70 | - Well-made but a bit too conventional. (full review) |