A chemist exposes corporate secrets, facing relentless personal and professional attacks in a gritty, earnest drama.
Suspenseful and intimate. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating. Based on true events.
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Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: some violence and some strong language.
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A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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Spotlight (2015)Gritty · full attention · emotionally devastating · measuredJournalists meticulously uncover a devastating scandal, revealing a gritty truth with suspenseful, intimate determination.
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