Secrets & Lies (1996)
Directed by Mike Leigh · 142 min · Drama
79.0 TOPICAL score · #397 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Secrets & Lies (1996, directed by Mike Leigh) has a TOPICAL score of 79.0 - ranked 397 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 2 awards from 8 nominations, including the Palme d'Or. Critics: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 92. Audiences: TMDB 7.6/10 (756 ratings) · IMDb 8/10. Wikipedia covers it in 33 languages.
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- Critics96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 92
- AudienceTMDB 7.6/10 (756 ratings) · IMDb 8/10
- Awards2 wins, 8 nominations - incl. Palme d'Or; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 33 languages
- Still read27,408 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Brenda Blethyn (actor #297), Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Timothy Spall (actor #450), Phyllis Logan
“In 2009, Ebert added the film to his Great Movies collection.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10