How Accurate Are “Based On A True Story” Movies?

Accuracy: 76%

Got right: Naturally, with the source material being so solemn, the writers were required to stick to the facts here, and that’s what they did. Also, with the characters being journalists who needed to fact-check, the revelations and coverups that the Globe Spotlight team uncovered were all accurate. 

Dramatised: One dramatisation was to do with Baron’s start to his position at the globe. In the film, he was seen as an outsider, but in reality, he was liked and respected from the off. There were also made-up composite characters who represented groups of different people. One of these was Sullivan, who represented six lawyers that the Spotlight team consulted with. Another one was Conley, who represented various people involved in the Church’s cover-ups.