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TrailerThe films follows a successful black woman and her white mother. When the woman's mother tries to hide her underprivileged status and when emotions run high, deceits are made, causing tears and scars that are difficult to repair.Genre: DramaActors: Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan, Brenda Blethyn, Claire Rushbrook, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Elizabeth Berrington, Michele Austin, Lee Ross, Lesley Manville, Ron Cook, Emma Amos, ...»Director: Mike LeighCountry: United StatesDuration: 136 minQuality: HDRelease: 1996IMDb: 8.0Rating(1) Voted0 CommentsSort By- Newest
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Actors of "Secrets and Lies"
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Characters of "Secrets and Lies"
Maurice PurleyPlayed by: Timothy Spall
Monica PurleyPlayed by: Phyllis Logan
Cynthia Rose PurleyPlayed by: Brenda Blethyn
Roxanne PurleyPlayed by: Claire Rushbrook
Hortense CumberbatchPlayed by: Marianne Jean-Baptiste
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Directors of "Secrets and Lies"
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Creators of "Secrets and Lies"
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Critic Reviews of "Secrets and Lies"
Mike Clark USA TodayJanuary 01, 2000Leigh's best work yet is indisputably screen art, but it's a flesh-and-blood 'people' movie, too.
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.ComMarch 18, 2011In the hands of another director, it would have been a sentimental melodrama, a soap opera, but with nuanced writing and sharp helming, Mike Leigh mixes humor and pathos in equal measure.
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.comSeptember 02, 2009Much more than just a touching story of the ties that bind humanity and the way we reveal ourselves, "Secrets and Lies" (1996) is a staggering work of cinematic genius. It is truly a perfect film.
Dennis Schwartz Ozus' World Movie ReviewsMay 07, 2006It's hard to argue against it being a sharply observant and deeply felt melodrama, one that is accessible, contemporary and frightingly realistic.
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.comSeptember 14, 2005Leigh's script and direction pushes all the right emotional buttons without getting overly melodramatic.
Leo Goldsmith Not Coming to a Theater Near YouMarch 01, 2005Leigh's film stops short of catharsis, providing the potential for the characters' rebuilding of their relationships without suggesting that such projects are simple or immediate.
Eric Henderson Slant MagazineFebruary 19, 2005Secrets & Lies is littered with scenes that begin at a fever pitch before descending into a becalmed, meditative state.
Judith Egerton Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)July 01, 2004The characters are so painfully real it's more like watching a documentary than a made-up story.
Frank Ochieng Movie EyeJune 26, 2004An English mother-daughter racial melodrama that resonates with simplicity and insight. Leigh is considerate of his movie's identity and spirit just as much as demonstrates this with his wounded protagonists
Norm Schrager Filmcritic.comNovember 13, 2003His characters look normal, act normal, chatter, and scream. And even when they choose not to speak, not to give away secrets, they're still heard.
Jeffrey M. Anderson San Francisco ExaminerMarch 26, 2003Perhaps Mike Leigh's most popular film, but still packs a gut-punch.
Widgett Walls Needcoffee.comFebruary 25, 2003An excellent drama of family dysfunction.
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