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"Secrets & Lies" quotes

Secrets & Lies poster
Following the death of her adoptive parents, a successful young black optometrist establishes contact with her biological mother -- a lonely white factory worker living in poverty in East London.

Director: Mike Leigh
Writer: Mike Leigh
Production: N/A
Genre: comedy, drama
Year: 1996
MetaScore: 91/100
ImdbRating: 8.0
BoxOffice: $13,417,292
Released: 28 Feb 1997
Awards: Nominated for 5 Oscars. 36 wins & 47 nominations total

45 video clips

CynthiaRoxanneMauriceHortense CumerbatchMonica PurleyPaulDionneStuartJaneSocial Worker
Just so's you know - Secrets & Lies 00:26 Just so's you know Secrets and lies - Secrets & Lies 00:22 Secrets and lies She can't help it She's never had enough love - Secrets & Lies 00:05 She can't help it She's never had enough love You can't miss what you've never had - Secrets & Lies 00:05 You can't miss what you've never had You look more like me than she does - Secrets & Lies 00:05 You look more like me than she does Where is this food then I'm ravishing - Secrets & Lies 00:04 Where is this food then I'm ravishing Don't be stupid - Secrets & Lies 00:03 Don't be stupid I was stuck at home here from the age of 10 - Secrets & Lies 00:20 I was stuck at home here from the age of 10 Well give him a ring Get him to do something about it - Secrets & Lies 00:08 Well give him a ring Get him to do something about it Roxanne not in then - Secrets & Lies 00:13 Roxanne not in then I only see her first thing in the morning - Secrets & Lies 00:16 I only see her first thing in the morning I'd like to meet him I wouldn't know him if he stood up in me soup - Secrets & Lies 00:06 I'd like to meet him I wouldn't know him if he... Do you think Roxanne's serious about this scaffolder bloke - Secrets & Lies 00:05 Do you think Roxanne's serious about this scaffolder... I can still do it - Secrets & Lies 00:13 I can still do it Life isn't fair is it - Secrets & Lies 00:07 Life isn't fair is it You know what it's like Maurice - Secrets & Lies 00:11 You know what it's like Maurice Do you like Italian food - Secrets & Lies 00:08 Do you like Italian food Well you can tell a lot about people from looking at their eyes - Secrets & Lies 00:12 Well you can tell a lot about people from looking at their... This is the life - Secrets & Lies 00:04 This is the life Gotta laugh ain't you sweetheart - Secrets & Lies 00:09 Gotta laugh ain't you sweetheart I can still turn a few heads - Secrets & Lies 00:05 I can still turn a few heads Somebody always draws the short straw - Secrets & Lies 00:07 Somebody always draws the short straw I can't be your mother - Secrets & Lies 00:10 I can't be your mother Lovely - Secrets & Lies 00:03 Lovely I'm having milk - Secrets & Lies 00:09 I'm having milk It came as a combination - Secrets & Lies 00:28 It came as a combination Since when was hoovering a spectator sport - Secrets & Lies 00:06 Since when was hoovering a spectator sport I suppose we'd have to invite Cynthia as well - Secrets & Lies 00:04 I suppose we'd have to invite Cynthia as well I'm all right where I am thank you - Secrets & Lies 00:14 I'm all right where I am thank you You've been sitting there for a month with a face like a slapped arse - Secrets & Lies 00:17 You've been sitting there for a month with a face like... Just so's you know I ain't staying the night not every time I come round - Secrets & Lies 00:42 Just so's you know I ain't staying the night not... I'm known for my legs - Secrets & Lies 00:07 I'm known for my legs I don't wanna hear her and Norbert havin' it off - Secrets & Lies 00:20 I don't wanna hear her and Norbert havin' it off Dad liked her didn't he - Secrets & Lies 00:07 Dad liked her didn't he Tell her if she can't make it I'll give her a clump - Secrets & Lies 00:07 Tell her if she can't make it I'll give her a... My dad never said a word about my mum after she died - Secrets & Lies 00:33 My dad never said a word about my mum after she died Yeah Tada - Secrets & Lies 00:03 Yeah Tada Oh you having a steak are you Cynthia Thanks - Secrets & Lies 00:09 Oh you having a steak are you Cynthia Thanks She's a slag No she's not - Secrets & Lies 00:04 She's a slag No she's not I hope your wish comes true pet - Secrets & Lies 00:04 I hope your wish comes true pet Yes She thought I'd been seein' a bloke - Secrets & Lies 00:09 Yes She thought I'd been seein' a bloke

Cast

Maurice - Timothy Spall
Monica - Phyllis Logan
Cynthia - Brenda Blethyn
Roxanne - Claire Rushbrook
Hortense - Marianne Jean-Baptiste
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