Screen Rant

  • Spotlight told the true story mostly accurately but the film made some changes. 1 / 7

  • Spotlight is about the Boston Globe reporting team that uncovered a sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. 2 / 7

  • The Spotlight team investigated how the Boston Archdiocese knew of dozens of priests guilty of sexual abuse. 3 / 7

  • The priests' crimes were covered up and they were relocated to different parishes. 4 / 7

  • The Spotlight team published their article in January 2002 and won the Pulitzer Prize. 5 / 7

  • The film changed some events around and was attacked for misrepresenting a person's portrayal. 6 / 7

  • However, the film's success forced the Church to finally address the scandal. 7 / 7