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Movie
Crime
Drama
Historical
Movie
Crime
Drama
Historical
Updated: 9 December 2025
No rape or sexual assault
Rape or sexual assault mentioned, discussed, implied
Sexual harassment e.g non-consensual grabbing, touching, cat-calling)
Sexual relationship between adult and teenager
Child sex abuse
Incest
Attempted rape
Rape off-screen or strongly implied
Rape on-screen

Description

This is a film about the investigation into the Catholic Church child sex abuse scandal, and the team at the Boston Globe who broke the story. It includes many accounts from survivors, old and young, gay and straight — it details the systemic sexual abuse of children and young people at the hands of priests and other clergyman.

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