DVD

Spotlight [videorecording] / Open Road Films presents ; an Anonymous Content and Rocklin/Faust production ; produced by Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin, Blye Pagon Faust ; written by Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy ; directed by Tom McCarthy.

McCarthy, Tom, 1966- (screenwriter,, film director.). Singer, Josh, (screenwriter.). Sugar, Michael, (film producer.). Golin, Steve, (film producer.). Rocklin, Nicole, 1979- (film producer.). Faust, Blye Pagon, (film producer.). Shore, Howard, (composer (expression)). Ruffalo, Mark, (actor.). Keaton, Michael, 1951- (actor.). McAdams, Rachel, 1978- (actor.). Schreiber, Liev, (actor.). Crudup, Billy, 1968- (actor.). Tucci, Stanley, (actor.). Slattery, John, 1962- (actor.). Anonymous Content (Firm), (production company.). Open Road Films, (presenter.). Rocklin/Faust Production. (Added Author). Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm), (publisher.). Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, Billy Crudup, Stanley Tucci, John Slattery. (Cast).

Summary:

The riveting true story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe investigation that would rock the city and cause a crisis in one of the world's oldest and most trusted institutions. When the newspaper's tenacious 'Spotlight' team of reporters delve into allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church, their year-long investigation uncovers a decades-long cover-up at the highest levels of Boston's religious, legal, and government establishment.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: [English/French/Spanish subtitled version]
Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2016]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from container. DVD release of the 2015 motion picture. Widescreen. Special features: Uncovering the truth: A spotlight team roundtable ; Spotlight: a look inside ; The state of journalism.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music, Howard Shore ; editor, Tom McArdle ; director of photography, Masanobu Takayanagi.
Participant or Performer Note:	Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, Billy Crudup, Stanley Tucci, John Slattery.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for some language including sexual references.
System Details Note:	DVD ; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1.
Language Note:	In English, with optional subtitles in French or Spanish; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, USA 2016: Winner, Best Motion Picture of the Year; Best Writing, Original Screenplay (Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy). Independent Spirit Awards 2016: Best Feature; Best Editing; Best Director (Tom McCarthy); Best Screenplay; Robert Altman Award. National Board of Review, USA 2015: Top Films.