Secrets & Lies
Directed by Mike Leigh
Cynthia lives in London with her sullen street-sweeper daughter. Her brother has been successful with his photographer's business and now lives nearby in a more upmarket house. But Cynthia hasn't even been invited round there after a year. So, all round, she feels rather lonely and isolated. Meanwhile, in another part of town, Hortense, adopted at birth but now grown up, starts to try and trace her mother.
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- Sheila Rose2d agoWow. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a performance quite like Brenda Blethyn’s here — so believable and raw. I love when a movie takes its time, letting the audience sit with the characters’ emotions and truly feel them.
- mickerdoo3d agoCulminates in a tragically powerful scene. Spall and Blethyn bring humanity to their roles. Captivating cinematography in seemingly simple shots.
- Rowan KrzysiakFebruary 12, 2025I couldn't handle the theatrical performances and the set-ups that for me were a bit stupid. Not bad but very painful.
- Ike EyidahDecember 19, 2024Well made and well acted. A look into human life and the difficulty of all ways being truthful.
Secrets & Lies Trivia
Secrets & Lies was released on May 24, 1996.
Secrets & Lies was directed by Mike Leigh.
Secrets & Lies has a runtime of 2h 22m.
Secrets & Lies was produced by Simon Channing Williams.
Cynthia lives in London with her sullen street-sweeper daughter. Her brother has been successful with his photographer's business and now lives nearby in a more upmarket house. But Cynthia hasn't even been invited round there after a year. So, all round, she feels rather lonely and isolated. Meanwhile, in another part of town, Hortense, adopted at birth but now grown up, starts to try and trace her mother.
The key characters in Secrets & Lies are Cynthia Rose Purley (Brenda Blethyn), Hortense Cumberbatch (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), Maurice Purley (Timothy Spall).
Secrets & Lies is rated R.
Secrets & Lies is a Drama, Comedy film.
Secrets & Lies has an audience rating of 9.1 out of 10.
Secrets & Lies had a budget of $4.5M.
Secrets & Lies has made $13.4M at the box office.