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Secrets & Lies

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

Year

Genre

Box Office

$13,417,292

Production

CiBy 2000,Thin Man Films,Channel Four Films

Awards

Nominated for 5 Oscars. 36 wins & 47 nominations total

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Maurice

Monica

Cynthia

Roxanne

Claire Rushbrook

Hortense

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Jane

Elizabeth Berrington

Dionne

Paul

Social Worker

Lesley Manville

Stuart

Girl with Scar

Hortense's Brother

Hortense's Brother

Hortense's Sister-in-Law

Hortense's Nephew

Elias Perkins McCook

Senior Optometrist

Junior Optician

Girl in Optician's

Keylee Jade Flanders

First Bride

First Bride's Father

Second Bride

Groom

Vicar

Best Man

Mother in Family Group

Grandmother

Teenage Son

Nurse

Young Mother

Frances Ruffelle

Baby

Potential Husband

Conjuror

Raunchy Woman

Amanda Crossley

Raunchy Woman

Raunchy Woman

Triplet

Triplet

Triplet

Little Boy

Man in Suit

Stephen Churchett

Man in Suit

Man in Suit

Peter Stockbridge

Man in Suit

Peter Waddington

Graduate

Grinning Husband

Uneasy Woman

Elderly Lady

Margery Withers

Daughter

Laughing Man

Fiancé

Dog

Cat

Father in Family Group

Boxer

Dog Owner

Alison Steadman

Cat Owner

Fertile Mother

Little Boy's Mother

Pin-Up Housewife

Man in Suit

Glum Wife

Wendy Nottingham

Uneasy Man

Anthony O'Donnell

Laughing Woman

Fiancée

Gambler

Waitress

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Cynthia Roxanne Maurice Hortense Cumerbatch Monica Purley Paul Dionne Stuart Jane Social Worker

I was stuck at home here from the age of 10 - Secrets & Lies

I was stuck at home here from the age of 10

Lovely - Secrets & Lies

Since when was hoovering a spectator sport - Secrets & Lies

Since when was hoovering a spectator sport

I'm having milk - Secrets & Lies

I'm having milk

I'm known for my legs - Secrets & Lies

I'm known for my legs

Just so's you know - Secrets & Lies

Just so's you know

I don't wanna hear her and Norbert havin' it off - Secrets & Lies

I don't wanna hear her and Norbert havin' it off

Roxanne not in then - Secrets & Lies

Roxanne not in then

I only see her first thing in the morning - Secrets & Lies

I only see her first thing in the morning

Dad liked her didn't he - Secrets & Lies

Dad liked her didn't he

Well give him a ring Get him to do something about it - Secrets & Lies

Well give him a ring Get him to do something about it

It came as a combination - Secrets & Lies

It came as a combination

Tell her if she can't make it I'll give her a clump - Secrets & Lies

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

My dad never said a word about my mum after she died

Do you think Roxanne's serious about this scaffolder bloke - Secrets & Lies

Do you think Roxanne's serious about this scaffolder...

You can't miss what you've never had - Secrets & Lies

You can't miss what you've never had

I'd like to meet him I wouldn't know him if he stood up in me soup - Secrets & Lies

I'd like to meet him I wouldn't know him if he...

I can't be your mother - Secrets & Lies

I can't be your mother

You've been sitting there for a month with a face like a slapped arse - Secrets & Lies

You've been sitting there for a month with a face like...

Gotta laugh ain't you sweetheart - Secrets & Lies

Gotta laugh ain't you sweetheart

Do you like Italian food - Secrets & Lies

Do you like Italian food

Yeah Tada - Secrets & Lies

Life isn't fair is it - Secrets & Lies

Life isn't fair is it

Somebody always draws the short straw - Secrets & Lies

Somebody always draws the short straw

You know what it's like Maurice - Secrets & Lies

You know what it's like Maurice

I'm all right where I am thank you - Secrets & Lies

I'm all right where I am thank you

I can still do it - Secrets & Lies

I can still do it

Where is this food then I'm ravishing - Secrets & Lies

Where is this food then I'm ravishing

Don't be stupid - Secrets & Lies

Don't be stupid

You look more like me than she does - Secrets & Lies

You look more like me than she does

I suppose we'd have to invite Cynthia as well - Secrets & Lies

I suppose we'd have to invite Cynthia as well

Oh you having a steak are you Cynthia Thanks - Secrets & Lies

Oh you having a steak are you Cynthia Thanks

Well you can tell a lot about people from looking at their eyes - Secrets & Lies

Well you can tell a lot about people from looking at their...

Yes She thought I'd been seein' a bloke - Secrets & Lies

Yes She thought I'd been seein' a bloke

I hope your wish comes true pet - Secrets & Lies

I hope your wish comes true pet

She's a slag No she's not - Secrets & Lies

She's a slag No she's not

She can't help it She's never had enough love - Secrets & Lies

She can't help it She's never had enough love

Secrets and lies - Secrets & Lies

Secrets and lies

This is the life - Secrets & Lies

This is the life

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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.

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Director: Mike Leigh

Writer: Mike Leigh

Production: CiBy 2000,Thin Man Films,Channel Four Films

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

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