Is Secrets & Lies violent?

Barely. Less violent than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Secrets & Lies sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Secrets & Lies easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Secrets & Lies scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Secrets & Lies end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Secrets & Lies

Name: Secrets & Lies
Genre: Drama
Released: 1996
Duration: 142 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Brenda Blethyn, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan, Claire Rushbrook

Roxanne drives her mother crazy. Maurice never speaks to his niece. Cynthia has a shock for her family. Monica can't talk to her husband. Hortense has never met her mother.

Directed by Mike Leigh

Produced by CiBy 2000, Thin Man Films

1996142 min7.6 / 10

A deeply intimate family drama about identity, class, and the fraught bonds between mothers and daughters, built on candid emotional confrontation and the search for belonging.

After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to Cynthia, a working class white woman.

Clusters

Unlikely Caregiver Friendships Slow Character Dramas Family Struggles Growing Up Family and Class Legacy Family Relationships

Genres

Drama

Keywords

London, England Parent Child Relationship Adoption Socially Deprived Family Reunion Candid

Where to watch

StreamHBO Max, The Criterion Channel
RentApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home
BuyApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home

Questions people ask

Is Secrets & Lies violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.
Is Secrets & Lies sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Secrets & Lies easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Is Secrets & Lies scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does Secrets & Lies end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% 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.

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