SECRETS & LIES1996
Secrets & Lies
Movie Rating
MOVIE RATING
Average Rating: 5.0 (out of 5) (91 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
- Windsor Rep
- (?-?)
- BBC
- (?-1980)
- Tony Palmer
- (1981-1984)
- Euston Films
- (1984-1985)
- Portman Productions
- (1986-1988)
- Thin Man Films
- (1988-2009)
- Potboiler Productions
- (2002-2009)
Director Detail
DIRECTOR DETAIL
- Mike Leigh
- mac
- (1965)
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- (1966-1967)
- Manchester Youth Theatre
- (1968-1970)
- BBC Television
- (1973-1984)
- Portman Productions
- (1986-1988)
- Thin Man Films
- (1988-present)
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
Film Awards
FILM AWARDS
MPAA Rating
MPAA RATING
Rated R
Box Office Ranking
BOX OFFICE RANKING
- 1996 Domestic Box Office Rank: #108[1]
Theatrical Revenues
GROSS
- (Adjusted Gross in $millions)
- Domestic Theatrical Release: $20.4[1]
Best Picture
Film
Best Foreign Film
Best Foreign Film
The scene at the diner where Cynthia realizes she is Hortense's mother was shot in a single 7 minute take.