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“Break the story. Break the silence.”
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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Cast
81 people
Mark Ruffalo
Michael Rezendes
Known for
Shutter Island
The Avengers
Michael Keaton
Walter 'Robby' Robinson
Known for
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Rachel McAdams
Sacha Pfeiffer
Known for
Doctor Strange
The Notebook
Liev Schreiber
Marty Baron
Known for
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Salt
John Slattery
Ben Bradlee, Jr.
Known for
Mad Men
The Adjustment Bureau
Brian d'Arcy James
Matt Carroll
Known for
13 Reasons Why
Hawkeye
Stanley Tucci
Mitchell Garabedian
Known for
The Devil Wears Prada
The Terminal
Elena Wohl
Barbara
Known for
K2
Gene Amoroso
Steve Kurkjian
Known for
Mystic Pizza
Doug Murray
Peter Canellos
Known for
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
Man of the Year
Sharon McFarlane
Helen Donovan
Known for
The Toll
Twitches
Jamey Sheridan
Jim Sullivan
Known for
Sully
The Stand
Tom McCarthy Director · Josh Singer Writer Howard Shore Composer
Worldwide gross $99M · Budget $20M · United States release November 6, 2015
Box office
Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide gross
$98,690,254
Gross vs. budget
4.9×
Production
Participant
Production
Anonymous Content
Production
Rocklin / Faust
Production
First Look Media
Production
Open Road Films
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio · Production
Participant Media
Production
United States · Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · September 3, 2015
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · November 6, 2015
Limited theatrical
United States · February 23, 2016
Physical
United States
September 5, 2015 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
November 25, 2015 · Theatrical
Argentina
February 11, 2016 · Theatrical
Australia
October 17, 2015 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
January 28, 2016 · Theatrical
Austria
October 24, 2015 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
Belgium
February 3, 2016 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 7, 2016 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
February 19, 2016 · Theatrical
Cambodia
April 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Canada
September 14, 2015 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
November 13, 2015 · Limited theatrical
Chile
February 11, 2016 · Theatrical
Croatia
February 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Czechia
April 7, 2016 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 25, 2016 · Theatrical
Estonia
February 19, 2016 · Theatrical
Finland
January 29, 2016 · Theatrical
France
January 27, 2016 · Theatrical
May 26, 2016 · Digital · VOD
June 8, 2016 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
January 27, 2019 · Digital · Netflix
November 23, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
February 25, 2016 · Theatrical
Greece
February 25, 2016 · Theatrical
May 2, 2016 · Physical · DVD, Blu-ray
Hong Kong SAR China
February 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Iceland
January 29, 2016 · Theatrical
India
February 19, 2016 · Theatrical
Indonesia
February 17, 2016 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 29, 2016 · Theatrical
Israel
January 21, 2016 · Theatrical
December 23, 2016 · TV
Italy
February 18, 2016 · Theatrical
May 9, 2021 · TV · Rai Storia
Japan
April 15, 2016 · Theatrical
Latvia
February 26, 2016 · Theatrical
Lithuania
February 19, 2016 · Theatrical
Mexico
January 15, 2016 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 28, 2016 · Theatrical
June 29, 2016 · Theatrical · DVD, Blu ray
January 7, 2018 · TV · NPO 2
New Zealand
January 28, 2016 · Theatrical
North Macedonia
March 10, 2016 · Theatrical
Norway
March 11, 2016 · Theatrical
Peru
February 4, 2016 · Theatrical
Philippines
February 10, 2016 · Theatrical
Poland
February 5, 2016 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 28, 2016 · Theatrical
Romania
February 26, 2016 · Theatrical
Russia
February 11, 2016 · Theatrical
Serbia
March 3, 2016 · Theatrical
Singapore
January 21, 2016 · Theatrical
Slovakia
April 7, 2016 · Theatrical
Slovenia
February 18, 2016 · Theatrical
South Africa
February 5, 2016 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 24, 2016 · Theatrical
Spain
January 29, 2016 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 5, 2016 · Premiere · Gothenburg Film Festival
February 12, 2016 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 28, 2015 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
February 18, 2016 · Theatrical · Italian
February 24, 2016 · Theatrical · French
February 25, 2016 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
February 19, 2016 · Theatrical
Thailand
January 14, 2016 · Theatrical
Türkiye
January 29, 2016 · Theatrical
Ukraine
February 25, 2016 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 29, 2016 · Theatrical
May 23, 2016 · Physical · DVD
Uruguay
January 28, 2016 · Theatrical
Venezuela
February 19, 2016 · Theatrical
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