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Secrets & Lies (1996)

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All Time

of 190,179

158

1990's

of 24,698

13

1996

of 5,228

1
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 38,020
  
  98
  
  Drama of 1996
  
  of 434
  
  1
  
  Drama of the 1990's
  
  of 4,160
  
  10

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Secrets & Lies (1996) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.3442

Avg Critic Score:3.2821

Secrets & Lies (1996) Movie Reviews

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ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

With Secrets and Lies, Leigh has surpassed his considerable achievements in Life is Sweet and Naked. This film exhibits the kind of breathtaking power that can be unearthed in a simple story. ...read the complete Secrets & Lies movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

By wedding comedy with tragedy in intricate, realistic unions, Mike Leigh has become one of the foremost film making voices for the British working class. ...read the complete Secrets & Lies movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Moment after moment, scene after scene, ``Secrets & Lies'' unfolds with the fascination of eavesdropping. ...read the complete Secrets & Lies movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Mike Leigh's ("Abigail's Party''/High Hopes"/"Life Is Sweet") first film in three years and one without his usual working-class theme or political argument is a compelling and sensitively told sentimental family drama that won the Palme d'Or at the ...read the complete Secrets & Lies movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

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Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)

Leigh's script and direction pushes all the right emotional buttons without getting overly melodramatic....read the complete Secrets & Lies (1996) review at Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)

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Hollywood Jesus

secrets.gif (8945 bytes) VHS VIDEO Secrets & Lies (1996) An emotionally vulnerable, middle-aged London factory worker is stunned when the mixed-race daughter she gave up for adoption decades earlier tracks her down. The new addition proves to be a...read the complete Secrets & Lies (1996) review at Hollywood Jesus

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efilmcritic.com (Charles Tatum)

Mike Leigh writes and directs yet another everyday man's look at the world around him, but gives in to soap opera storylines, which disappoints the viewer....read the complete Secrets & Lies (1996) review at efilmcritic.com (Charles Tatum)

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