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Secrets & Lies (1996)

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User Rating: 7.8/10 (11,341 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Mike Leigh
Writer:
Mike Leigh (writer)
Release Date:
25 October 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
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.
Plot:
Successful black woman traces her birth mother to a lower-class white woman, who denies it; emotions run high as everyone's secrets are exposed. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 30 wins & 18 nominations more
User Comments:
'One of the families favourite films' more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Timothy Spall ... Maurice Purley
Phyllis Logan ... Monica Purley

Brenda Blethyn ... Cynthia Rose Purley
Claire Rushbrook ... Roxanne Purley
Marianne Jean-Baptiste ... Hortense Cumberbatch
Elizabeth Berrington ... Jane
Michele Austin ... Dionne
Lee Ross ... Paul
Lesley Manville ... Social Worker
Ron Cook ... Stuart
Emma Amos ... Girl with Scar
Brian Bovell ... Hortense's Brother
Trevor Laird ... Hortense's Brother
Claire Perkins ... Hortense's Sister-in-Law (as Clare Perkins)
Elias Perkins McCook ... Hortense's Nephew
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Secrets et mensonges (France)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language.
Runtime:
142 min | USA:136 min
Country:
France | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Most of the script was improvised. Writer/director Mike Leigh told each of the actors what his/her part in the story was and they each developed their own characters. more
Quotes:
Maurice: Life isn't fair then is it. Somebody always draws the short straw. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Mike Myers/Aerosmith (#22.16)" (1997) more
Soundtrack:
Happy Birthday to You more

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8 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
'One of the families favourite films', 14 June 2001
10/10
Author: Mal Walker from Australia

'Secrets and lies' is one of the families favourite films. A real-life drama full of interest, lightened with splashes of comedy, and has an almost 'documentary' feel thanks to a great cast.

I can feel for every character in the movie, even the boozy previous owner of the photography studio.

If I had made a movie, I would like it to have been 'Secrets and Lies'.

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Hortense is supposed to be mixed race??? markcody
How Could She Not Know Patty-76
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Hortence's Father lps_darlo
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