Yes, very. More sad than 91% 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 The Secret end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% 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 The Secret violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% 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 The Secret easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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.

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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.

The Secret

Name: The Secret
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 2000
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Anne Coesens, Michel Bompoil, Tony Todd, Jacqueline Jehanneuf, Aladin Reibel

Directed by Virginie Wagon

Produced by Les Productions Bagheera

2000107 min7.2 / 10

A psychologically fraught portrait of a woman's descent into an all-consuming affair that forces her to confront her own desires, identity, and the wreckage of her marriage.

Marie, who works as a successful door-to-door encyclopedia salesperson, has been married to her husband Francois for 12 years and has a two-year-old son. Though she is relatively content with her life, she feels something is wanting. Enter 50-year old African-American Bill. Initially she is annoyed by his insouciance, but she finds that she is irresistibly attracted to him. Soon the two are in the midst of sordid illicit affair. She knows little about her new lover, and he seems uninterested in learning about her, but the long sessions of lovemaking are something else entirely. Feeling out of control, Marie is increasingly repelled by her own actions. Psychologically, she struggles to reconcile her torrid encounters with Bill and mundane domestic chores such as bathing her son. Moreover, she finds herself incapable of hiding her adulterous behavior, rather she comes home with scratches and hickeys all over her body, to the devastation Francois.

Clusters

Toxic Romance Movies Gender and Sexual Identity Water Sports and Diving Family and Marriage Problems Science Technology And Industry

Genres

Romance Drama

Keywords

Paris, France Marriage Crisis Women's Sexual Identity Deceived Husband Business Woman Encyclopedia Swimming Pool Relationship Extramarital Affair Woman Director

Questions people ask

Is The Secret sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Does The Secret end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is The Secret violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Secret easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Secret scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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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