Tom McCarthy is an American film director and screenwriter, director of films including The Visitor (2007) and Spotlight (2015).

Tom McCarthy is an American filmmaker and screenwriter. He directed The Visitor and co-wrote/directed Spotlight. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (shared with Josh Singer) for Spotlight. His films are noted for character-driven, socially aware storytelling.

DeBaser reviews praise Tom McCarthy's character-driven, socially conscious dramas. The Visitor is noted for its intimate friendship story; Spotlight is lauded for its meticulous writing and investigative focus. Both reviews emphasize strong writing and performances.

For:Readers interested in character-driven dramas, social-issue films, and investigative-journalism cinema.

 The director (Tom McCarty), unknown to me, shows great talent in knowing how to tell an intense,contemporary and dramatic story with delightful humorous interludes that nevertheless do not spoil the prevailing bittersweet flavor that will accompany us when, once the credits have rolled, we get up from our seats.

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 Over two very demanding hours: the writing is truly excellent and manages to explain the entire complexity of the story.

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