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Overview
"Roxanne drives her mother crazy. Maurice never speaks to his niece. Cynthia has a shock for her family. Monica can't talk to her husband. Hortense has never met her mother."
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.
Score Distribution
Score Distribution
84.3/100
Very Good
90-100
42%(1235)
80-89
28%(824)
70-79
18%(529)
60-69
8%(235)
50-59
3%(88)
0-49
1%(29)
Total Reviews: 2,940Based on user ratings
Details
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- Release Date
- May 24, 1996
- Languages
- English, Greek
- Director
- Production
- Production Countries
- United Kingdom, France
Financial Performance
Profitable
Budget vs Revenue for Secrets & Lies
Profit
+$8.9M
ROI: 298%•Margin: 198.2%
