Secrets of My Stepdaughter

Secrets of My Stepdaughter

Directed by Jem Garrard

Produced by Cover Productions, Lifetime

201782 min4.9 / 10

A domestic thriller centered on maternal suspicion and betrayal, where a mother must confront the possibility that her stepdaughter is a murderer.

A mother protects her stepdaughter after the teenager witnesses the murder of her best friend, but is soon forced to come to grips with the terrifying possibility that her stepdaughter may be the real killer.

Questions people ask

  • Is Secrets of My Stepdaughter scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Does Secrets of My Stepdaughter end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Secrets of My Stepdaughter easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Secrets of My Stepdaughter violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is Secrets of My Stepdaughter sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

14/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity48

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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