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Secret in Their Eyes

  • 20152015
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
49K
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Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts, and Chiwetel Ejiofor in Secret in Their Eyes (2015)
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A tight-knit team of rising investigators, along with their supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that one of their own teenage daughters has been brutally murdered.A tight-knit team of rising investigators, along with their supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that one of their own teenage daughters has been brutally murdered.A tight-knit team of rising investigators, along with their supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that one of their own teenage daughters has been brutally murdered.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
49K
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  • Director
    • Billy Ray
  • Writers
    • Billy Ray(screenplay)
    • Juan José Campanella(film "El secreto de sus ojos")
    • Eduardo Sacheri(film "El secreto de sus ojos")
  • Stars
    • Chiwetel Ejiofor
    • Nicole Kidman
    • Julia Roberts
  • Director
    • Billy Ray
  • Writers
    • Billy Ray(screenplay)
    • Juan José Campanella(film "El secreto de sus ojos")
    • Eduardo Sacheri(film "El secreto de sus ojos")
  • Stars
    • Chiwetel Ejiofor
    • Nicole Kidman
    • Julia Roberts
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 209User reviews
    • 174Critic reviews
    • 45Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations

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    Photos72

    Julia Roberts and Zoe Graham in Secret in Their Eyes (2015)
    Julia Roberts in Secret in Their Eyes (2015)
    Chiwetel Ejiofor and Dean Norris in Secret in Their Eyes (2015)
    Chiwetel Ejiofor in Secret in Their Eyes (2015)
    Billy Ray in Secret in Their Eyes (2015)
    Zoe Graham in Secret in Their Eyes (2015)
    Joe Cole in Secret in Their Eyes (2015)
    Nicole Kidman and Billy Ray in Secret in Their Eyes (2015)
    Alfred Molina and Chiwetel Ejiofor in Secret in Their Eyes (2015)
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    Julia Roberts, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Billy Ray in Secret in Their Eyes (2015)
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    Chiwetel Ejiofor
    Chiwetel Ejiofor
    • Ray Kasten
    Nicole Kidman
    Nicole Kidman
    • Claire Sloane
    Julia Roberts
    Julia Roberts
    • Jessica Cobb
    Dean Norris
    Dean Norris
    • Bumpy Willis
    Alfred Molina
    Alfred Molina
    • Martin Morales
    Joe Cole
    Joe Cole
    • Marzin…
    Michael Kelly
    Michael Kelly
    • Reg Siefert
    Zoe Graham
    Zoe Graham
    • Carolyn Cobb
    Patrick Davis Alarcón
    Patrick Davis Alarcón
    • Luis
    • (as Patrick Davis)
    Eileen Fogarty
    Eileen Fogarty
    • Angie - Receptionist
    Lyndon Smith
    Lyndon Smith
    • Kit
    Kim Yarbrough
    Kim Yarbrough
    • Nan
    Mark Famiglietti
    Mark Famiglietti
    • Duty Sergeant
    Amir Malaklou
    Amir Malaklou
    • Aban Ghazala
    Niko Nicotera
    Niko Nicotera
    • Hammer…
    David Israel
    • Angry Dodger Fan
    Dennis Keiffer
    Dennis Keiffer
    • Chop Shop Thug #2
    Don Harvey
    Don Harvey
    • Fierro
    • Director
      • Billy Ray
    • Writers
      • Billy Ray(screenplay)
      • Juan José Campanella(film "El secreto de sus ojos")
      • Eduardo Sacheri(film "El secreto de sus ojos")
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The film's cinematographer Daniel Moder is the husband of Julia Roberts. This marks their third collaboration.
    • Goofs
      In the first scene when you see the body in the dumpster it is laying on a bunch of trash but in the next scene when she climbs into the dumpster, the body is laying on the bottom with no trash.
    • Quotes

      Jess: Life sentence, right?

      Ray Kasten: For you, too.

    • Connections
      Featured in Conan: Chiwetel Ejiofor/Phil Rosenthal/Sean Donnelly (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Haunted
      Performed by Maty Noyes

      Written by Stephan Moccio, Maty Noyes and Billy Ray

      Engineered by Jay Paul Bicknell

    User reviews209

    Review
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    6/10
    Not a thrilling secret.
    Hollywood has done it again! They have taken a successful and well made foreign film and produced a second rate theatrical release that has failed to create an impact that would be considered worthy of being mentioned in the same breathe as the original. The only thing that has saved Director Billy Ray's remake is the wealth of talent that he has been able to bring along for the ride. With a cast of prominent Oscar winners involved, 'Secret in their Eyes' should have been much more than what it ended up being - a struggling thriller that failed to boil.

    I must admit that I am not familiar with the 2009 release of the Argentinian Oscar winning film, 'El secreto de sus ojos' so it would be unfair of me to directly compare the two but by all reports it is a thoroughly recommended thriller worthy of the accolades that it received at the time of its release. Because of its undoubted success, the wise and powerful elite from Movieland, felt compelled to make an English version that has been rewritten for the mass market but has forgotten one important lesson; big names doesn't mean great chemistry. In saying this though, the names of Roberts and Kidman do get the average punter to the box office and into the cinema. With very little time spent on marketing, a film like this is going to rely on the talent at hand but also must live up to expectations put upon it. Sadly it just lacked the atmosphere that puts the audience into a suspended trance whilst being on the edge of their seat.

    'Secret in their Eyes' centres around a trio of characters that have their lives changed forever following a harrowing crime. Ray (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and Jess (Julia Roberts) are young investigators attached to an FBI task force based in Los Angeles not long after the tragic events of 9/11. Their main purpose is to weed out any threats of terrorism that might have a detrimental effect on the citizens of the city. Ray and Jess along with the rest of the task force have been focusing on a mosque that could be harbouring such extremist cells. The new assistant to the District Attorney, Claire (Nicole Kidman) has caught the eye of Ray and a very confusing courtship follows until an unforgettable incident happens in a garage next to the mosque that they have all been investigating. Thirteen years pass and the trio of Ray, Jess and Claire are reunited. Ray is now in private security, Jess is still with the Fed's and Claire is now the District Attorney of L.A. The events of the past have haunted all three but with Ray's determination, he relentlessly pursues the case that had such a disastrous affect on him personally, hoping for justice and to right the wrongs of the past.

    'Secret in their Eyes' had such potential but it was let down by a story that cannot keep a constant flow. The narrative keeps moving back and forth from the past to the present without building any real tension. Billy Ray gives the audience too much credit in thinking that they are following the events presented to them and on many occasions you could be forgiven for being confused about which time line the film is actually in.

    Roberts and Ejiofor are quite brilliant in their delivery of characters that are torn apart by a tragic event. Both are thoroughly convincing in their roles, fully engaged and manage to give the film some aspect of authenticity. It just goes to show how good these two actors really are. They are able to bring a solid performance to a narrative that lacks any evidence of a 'wow factor'. Unfortunately, Nicole Kidman cannot enjoy the same positive review for her performance. This is an actor that for too long has been over rated and her lack of skill and emotion comes to the surface alongside two outstanding craftspeople. Kidman struggles to look real. Her presence doesn't have any genuine warmth about it, and because of this, many scenes involving her character do seem a little overworked. Her relationship with Ejiofor's character, Ray, was supposed to create an atmosphere that would compliment the film on a whole. Instead, Ray and Claire seemed lifeless together and the courtship quickly became unrealistic.

    All in all, 'Secret in their Eyes' is average without being anything special. Argentina's 'El secreto de sus ojos' will feel safe in knowing that it is by far the more superior version. Billy Ray's film simply is void of thrills and chemistry and without them the film suffers to find a pulse. At 111 minutes, viewers will be glad that it doesn't drag on more than it has to but if you want to see how brilliant actors are able to deliver rousing performances on a less than thrilling script then 'Secret in their Eyes' could be a fine example.
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    • Nov 24, 2015

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 20, 2015 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • Spain
      • South Korea
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Secret in Their Eyes
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Anita Park & Racetrack - 285 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, California, USA(race track)
    • Production companies
      • IM Global
      • STX Entertainment
      • Route One Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $19,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $20,180,155
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,652,996
      • Nov 22, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $34,854,990
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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