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2015 · Movie · R · 129 min · ★ 7.8 · 95% critics
A dedicated newspaper team investigates allegations of child abuse within a powerful religious institution and the systems that may have protected wrongdoers. The story follows the patient work of reporting, verifying sources, and confronting a painful truth with care.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-11-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (8,800 votes)
- Box office
- $88,346,473
- Budget
- $20,000,000
About
You’ll like this if you value serious true-story dramas about accountability and journalism, especially near Richard Jewell; Not for you if you need escapism or a lighter pace.
Pros: powerful true story; excellent ensemble; restrained approach | Cons: heavy subject matter; slow pace; emotionally difficult
Themes
- pedophilia
- florida
- newspaper
- journalist
- child abuse
- court
- judge
- boston, massachusetts
- journalism
- sex scandal
- victim
- based on true story
- +20 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2016
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2016
- Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award — Best Film · 2015
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2016 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2016 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2016 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2016 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2016 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2016 · nominated
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series · 2016 · nominated
Cast & crew
Mark Ruffalo
as Michael Rezendes
Michael Keaton
as Walter 'Robby' Robinson
Rachel McAdams
as Sacha Pfeiffer
Liev Schreiber
as Marty Baron
John Slattery
as Ben Bradlee, Jr.
Brian d'Arcy James
as Matt Carroll
Stanley Tucci
as Mitchell Garabedian
Elena Wohl
as Barbara
Gene Amoroso
as Steve Kurkjian
Doug Murray
as Peter Canellos
Directed by Tom McCarthy