Sharing the Secret

Sharing the Secret

Directed by Katt Shea

Produced by Nightstar Productions, Robert Greenwald Productions

200090 min6.2 / 10

A somber, intimate portrait of a teenage girl's hidden struggle with bulimia and the emotional isolation that drives her disorder.

A teenage girl, who feels she must always seem happy for her parents and friends, secretly binges and purges.

Questions people ask

  • Is Sharing the Secret violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Sharing the Secret sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is Sharing the Secret scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Sharing the Secret easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Does Sharing the Secret end with hope? 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.

47/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity81

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise36

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Sharing the Secret

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Sharing the Secret

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Sharing the Secret, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Sharing the Secret, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Sharing the Secret, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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