Review of Spotlight (2015) by Nelson B — 03 Mar 2016

Grade: C+ (66%).

Rating: 6.6/10 - Not Bad.

This review of Spotlight (2015) was written by Nelson B on 03 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 Jacob P (601) on 25 Mar 2018

The subject matter is revolting but the way it is exposed by reporters at the Boston Globe newspaper is excellent…

Read Review

Review of Spotlight (2015)

By Spoopy T (6) 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 Roger G (234) on 09 Mar 2018

Spotlight details the people, methods, and investigative processes surrounding a newspaper's desire to expose, detail, and reveal the molestation…

Read Review

Review of Spotlight (2015)

By Movie M (300) on 18 Mar 2018

Reviewed 2.23.18. Spotlight does the near impossible…

Read Review

Review of Spotlight (2015)

By Abbie Bernstein (403) for Assignment X (330) on 07 Dec 2018

Spotlight works as a legal thriller, a newspaper drama, an examination of values we take for granted and of how people survive profound damage…

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 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 Ryan B (2,114) on 08 Jun 2018

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

Read Review

Review of Spotlight (2015)

By Molly Templeton (111) for Eugene Weekly (OR) (121) on 26 Aug 2018

Thoughtful, smart and eerily timely in its look at the dangers of blind loyalty, it's easily one of the best films of the year…

Read Review

Review of Spotlight (2015)

By Anshul J (4) on 12 Jan 2019

It is a phenomenal movie…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Elizabeth (1998)

By Sonyaw. (2) on 26 Aug 2006

THe worst. Nothing accurate about it save the fact Elizabeth was Henry VIII's daughter…

Read Review

Review of Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

By Broyax (884) on 31 Dec 2016

Dans les années 50, Tatie Danielle euh Tatie Daisy, acariâtre mamie juive de son état, se voit confier un chauffeur de couleur (insérer…

Read Review

Review of The Straight Story (1999)

By Burniev (1) on 04 Jul 2007

I never dreamt there were bad movies without Steven Seagal, it was a horror to sit through…

Read Review

Review of Apollo 13 (1995)

By Dyron W (450) on 30 Jan 2010

Really stupid how they fill the time before the suspense starts. too much salty language…

Read Review

Review of Wild Things (1998)

By Jimmy Fowler (9) for Dallas Observer (1,128) on 25 Nov 2013

Wild Things reaches such dizzying heights of wretched dialogue, creaky contrivances, and panting performances, you're forced to wonder if the…

Read Review

Review of The Darjeeling Limited (2007)

By Tarbakv. (1) on 30 Sep 2007

Dreadful, precious, torturous. Stop him before he films again…

Read Review

Review of Full Metal Jacket (1987)

By Cpdelev (2) on 25 Dec 2013

A film that does not contain any true emotions, good acting, or any humanity in itself…

Read Review

Review of Michael Clayton (2007)

By Ohshia. (3) on 08 Nov 2007

Very over-rated, this film didn't entice me from the start. It had a little bit of everything which added up to nothing…

Read Review

Review of Wag the Dog (1997)

By Hung-Ya L (416) on 15 Jan 2017

ZZZZZZZZZZZZ. Very, very boring political comedy (…

Read Review

Review of I Love You, I Don't (1976)

By Guilherme N (299) on 25 Jul 2012

TerrÃÂvel; sÃÂ³ vale pela jane birkin…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021

79%458 Reviews

Babylon

2022

68%144 Reviews

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023

85%233 Reviews

Terrifier 2

2022

64%48 Reviews

A Simple Favor

2018

69%617 Reviews

The Menu

2022

70%145 Reviews

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023

78%170 Reviews

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

79%1,167 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Spotlight

2015

85%1,277 Reviews

Captain Phillips

2013

81%1,058 Reviews

I Love You Phillip Morris

2010

64%684 Reviews

The Da Vinci Code

2006

59%981 Reviews

Rahm

2016

85%2 Reviews

Death of a Nation

2018

43%780 Reviews

Magic Mike

2012

63%926 Reviews

Star Trek Into Darkness

2013

77%1,151 Reviews

Casablanca

1943

89%833 Reviews

Superman Returns

2006

64%1,089 Reviews