3. Spotlight
Year Released: 2015
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 96
Metacritic Rating: 93
Starring Mark Ruffalo and Michael Keaton, Spotlight is a film about the true story of how Boston Globe’s “Spotlight” team investigated child sex abuse in Boston done by Roman Catholic priests. The investigation would lead to a 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service Award. Spotlight is the first film from a mini-major studio to win at the Academy Awards as Best Picture.