First SPOTLIGHT Trailer Watch the first SPOTLIGHT trailer! The film, directed by Tom McCarthy (The Cobbler, Win Win), stars Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Liev Schreiber, Rachel McAdams, John Slattery, Billy Crudup, and Stanley Tucci. SPOTLIGHT will be released in theaters on November 6. 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.