A Secret Love

A Secret Love

Directed by Chris Bolan

Produced by Beech Hill Films, Ryan Murphy Television

202082 min7.4 / 10

A tender documentary portrait of two women's lifelong hidden love and their courageous late-life decision to live openly, grounded in archival materials and intimate testimony.

Amid shifting times, two women kept their decades-long love a secret. But coming out later in life comes with its own set of challenges.

Questions people ask

  • Is A Secret Love violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is A Secret Love sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is A Secret Love scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is A Secret Love easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does A Secret Love end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

80/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity84

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise71

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love85

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like A Secret Love

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as A Secret Love

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like A Secret Love, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like A Secret Love, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like A Secret Love, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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