1996 • R • 2h 22m • English
Secrets & Lies
DramaSerious and meaningfulEmotional
After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to Cynthia, a working class white woman.
Certified R — adults only.
Ratings & WatchWise score
Every source shown as published, plus a vote-aware combined score.
WatchWise Score
66/100
★★★½☆
748 votes across 1 source
Blended from TMDB 76 (100% weight); shrunk toward a 62 baseline by 748 total votes. Not a plain average: sources are weighted by reliability and vote count, and thin evidence is pulled toward the catalogue baseline.
- · Rated by only a few hundred people, so the score is less reliable.
- · An older title — pacing and style may feel dated.
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Box-office performance
Worldwide gross compared with estimated budget (TMDB estimates, USD converted at ₹84).
Commercial verdict
Hit
Comfortably recovered its budget worldwide.
- Estimated budget
- ₹38 cr
- Worldwide gross
- ₹113 cr
