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Released Year: 2015

Certificate: A

Runtime: 129 minutes

Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 93

Director: Tom McCarthy

Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber

No of Votes: 420316

Gross: 45055776

Overview: The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.

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