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SECRETS & LIES1996

Secrets & Lies

Secrets & Lies
© CiBy 2000/Thin Man Films, 1996

Movie Rating

MOVIE RATING

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Average Rating: 5.0 (out of 5)   (108 votes cast)


Source of Film

SOURCE OF FILM

Secrets & Lies

screenplay by Mike Leigh (b. 1943)


Writer/director Mike Leigh's fifth film is partially based on the adoption experiences of friends.   His method of giving actors scenes and allowing them to improvise dialogue imparts unique characteristics of pace and flow.

He was lauded with his first Academy Award nomination for Writing for his work on Secrets & Lies.

Producer Detail

PRODUCER DETAIL

Simon Channing Williams

Director Detail

DIRECTOR DETAIL

Mike Leigh

Film Run-time and Synopsis

RUNTIME & SYNOPSIS

2 hours, 22 minutes

Well scripted, produced and shot story of the trials and tribulations of an extended family.

Film Comments

FILM COMMENTS

The scene at the diner where Cynthia realizes she is Hortense's mother was shot in a single 7 minute take.

Film Awards

FILM AWARDS

MPAA Rating

MPAA RATING

Rated R

Box Office Ranking

BOX OFFICE RANKING

  • 1996 Domestic Box Office Rank: #108[1]U.S. flag

Theatrical Revenues

GROSS

  • (Adjusted Gross in $millions)
  • Domestic Theatrical Release:  $20.4[1]U.S. flag

Original Film Distributor

DISTRIBUTOR

Sources

SOURCES

Film Run-time and Synopsis

RUNTIME & SYNOPSIS

2 hours, 22 minutes

Well scripted, produced and shot story of the trials and tribulations of an extended family.

Film Comments

FILM COMMENTS

The scene at the diner where Cynthia realizes she is Hortense's mother was shot in a single 7 minute take.

Film Awards

FILM AWARDS

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

OSCAR NOMINEE

British Academy of Film and Television Arts

BAFTA NOMINEE
WINNER

Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma

CÉSAR NOMINEE

Australian Film Institute

AACTA NOMINEE
WINNER

MPAA Rating

MPAA RATING

Rated R

Box Office Ranking

BOX OFFICE RANKING

  • 1996 Domestic Box Office Rank: #108[1]U.S. flag

Theatrical Revenues

GROSS

  • (Adjusted Gross in $millions)
  • Domestic Theatrical Release:  $20.4[1]U.S. flag

Original Film Distributor

DISTRIBUTOR

Sources

SOURCES