
Drama
SECRETS & LIES
"Roxanne drives her mother crazy. Maurice never speaks to his niece. Cynthia has a shock for her family. Monica can't talk to her husband. Hortense has never met her mother."
19962h 22m7.6 TMDb
Directed by Mike Leigh
Spoiler-Free
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.
Cast
Movie Vibe
Suspense5
Emotion7.4
Complexity7.5
Humor5
Realism7.3
Action5
Darkness5
Who would enjoy this
Recommended for
- ✓fans of character-driven stories
- ✓viewers who appreciate critically recognized cinema
May not appeal to
- –those seeking nonstop action
- –fans of purely lighthearted entertainment
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