Spotlight's reviews
Media reviews
Time Out
A powerful drama (...) It's that all-too-rare beast: a movie that's both important and engrossing.
New York Times
'Spotlight' is a gripping detective story and a superlative newsroom drama, a solid procedural that tries to confront evil without sensationalism.
Rolling Stone
It's 'Boston Globe' vs. Catholic Church in the best film about reporting since 'All the President's Men'.
Variety
A superbly controlled and engrossingly detailed account of the Boston Globe?s Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation into the widespread pedophilia scandals and subsequent cover-ups within the Catholic Church.
Indiewire
Scintillating, superb 'Spotlight' may just be the best film about inspirational investigative journalism since 'All The President's Men'.
The Wrap
This taut drama from Tom McCarthy ranks among the few journalistic procedurals that deserves to be mentioned alongside 'All the President?s Men'.
El Mundo
A bright and precise script. And the result, indeed, seems irrefutable in its simplicity and effectiveness (...) convinces, and at times, enthuses.
Screen Daily
A polished, engrossing procedural, Spotlight offers plenty of old-fashioned pleasures (...) 'Spotlight' goes a long way on the strength of superior acting and a crackling tale.
The Guardian
Capably and decently tells an important story.
Fotogramas
The great challenge of the director of 'The Station Agent' is to escape from a blinding nostalgia. A goal accomplished thanks to the genuine commitment of the film with the professional task of its protagonists.