Review of Spotlight (2015) by Noosa M — 23 Mar 2016

A film everyone should see, period. Brilliantly acted and executed!

This review of Spotlight (2015) was written by Noosa M on 23 Mar 2016.

Spotlight has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Spotlight

Review of Spotlight (2015)

By Elle P (95) on 16 Dec 2018

Loved it! Important film that brought to light to a wider audience the abuse crisis' details and exposure. Good acting also…

Read Review

Review of Spotlight (2015)

By Brian S (2,291) on 04 Jul 2018

No wonder this movie won the Academy award for Best Picture, this film is fascinating…

Read Review

Review of Spotlight (2015)

By Tino P (463) on 08 Apr 2018

In an era when free press is society's favorite punching bag, Spotlight becomes a required watching for those who are either completely clueless…

Read Review

Review of Spotlight (2015)

By Matt C (2,668) on 05 Dec 2018

What a film this is, essentially 90% of the plot boils down to journalists having meetings and doing research yet it's so well put together…

Read Review

Review of Spotlight (2015)

By Aaron Peterson (245) for The Hollywood Outsider (262) on 24 Oct 2018

[Spotlight] reminds us all we should never take things at face value, our hearts should always search for the truth, and most importantly -…

Read Review

Review of Spotlight (2015)

By Micheal Compton (319) for Bowling Green Daily News (319) on 16 Jan 2019

A superbly crafted drama that perfectly captures the day-to-day activity in the newsroom and how it can have a lasting effect on the community…

Read Review

Review of Spotlight (2015)

By Hugo Hernández Valdivia (119) for Cinexcepción (119) on 28 Feb 2018

hardly anyone can throw the first stone: by action or omission the responsibility is distributed to broad sectors of society…

Read Review

Review of Spotlight (2015)

By Kim B (837) on 08 Jun 2018

No doubt it is the masterpiece of McCarthy's career…

Read Review

Review of Spotlight (2015)

By Scott W (2,167) on 18 Apr 2018

The obvious parallel is All the President's Men, and both films do a great job of building momentum…

Read Review

Review of Spotlight (2015)

By Lawrence D (113) on 08 Apr 2018

In an era when free press is society's favorite punching bag, Spotlight becomes a required watching for those who are either completely clueless…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Primal Fear (1996)

By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 04 Mar 1999

You'd get more of a jolt from Angela Lansbury on Murder, She Wrote and more intellectual stimulation from a cozy game of Clue…

Read Review

Review of The Net (1995)

By Brian Mckay (336) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 19 Mar 2003

Stay away from this - unless of course you're an AOL user with a 28k modem and a Pentium 90mhz, in which case you'll be right up to speed with…

Read Review

Review of Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

By Lenny M (222) on 16 Jan 2010

Ok alot of people like this movie , I don't get it ,, I saw the movie and I think it sucks really ha ha…

Read Review

Review of Nowhere (1997)

By Shane M (526) on 01 Jan 2004

This movie is like a bad acid trip....scene after scene of vile, disgusting images with no redeeming qualities whatsoever…

Read Review

Review of Crash (2005)

By Ras (1) on 17 Jun 2005

Disgusting all the way around. Don't recommend it to anyone. Typical white mainstream media stereotypes of people of color…

Read Review

Review of Racing for Time (2008)

By Gary T (2,283) on 16 Dec 2014

THINK THAT THIS IS AN ALRIGHT MOVIE 2 WATCH......sure it is nothing special 2 watch, but it is an alright movie 2 watch.......its got a good…

Read Review

Review of Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)

By Private U (13,627) on 30 Dec 2007

Mitchum great, subtle, touching. Kerr ditto…

Read Review

Review of Cape Fear (1991)

By Stephen S (1,614) on 19 Jun 2016

I have no idea why people like this film so much…

Read Review

Review of Self Medicated (2005)

By Matt S (1,994) on 12 Jan 2011

A better choice for the lead role would have made this film a lot more watchable and more importantly, believable…

Read Review

Review of FAQs (2005)

By Ricky R (95) on 06 Apr 2009

So much potential...but ruined by lefty tortured fag victim hyperbole that distracts from what could have been a beautiful and empowering flick…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Barbarian

2022

72%115 Reviews

Fifty Shades of Grey

2015

43%1,173 Reviews

Nope

2022

68%181 Reviews

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023

85%233 Reviews

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019

81%344 Reviews

The Menu

2022

70%145 Reviews

Inside Out

2015

86%1,276 Reviews

Upgrade

2018

76%696 Reviews

The Gentlemen

2020

70%170 Reviews

Love

2015

54%174 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Spotlight

2015

85%1,277 Reviews

Worry Dolls

2016

35%6 Reviews

Final Destination 5

2011

57%859 Reviews

Me Him Her

2016

45%35 Reviews

Before the Flood

2016

74%179 Reviews

The Fighter

2010

80%911 Reviews

Looper

2012

78%1,140 Reviews

High-Rise

2015

52%448 Reviews

5ive Girls

2007

56%125 Reviews

Peter's Friends

1992

71%127 Reviews