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Film · 2015

Secret in Their Eyes

Directed by Billy Ray · starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts

  • 1 h 51 min
  • Crime · Drama · Mystery
  • USA
  • Released in the UK 25 February 2016
  • 6.0 AverageMovieNCo
  • 6.1 Users11 votes
  • 5.9 Critics4 reviews
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Synopsis

Remake of the Juan José Campanella film 'El secreto de sus ojos'. 'Secret in Their Eyes' explores personal issues such as loss, betrayal and undying will of a mother to correct a bad unfathomable. The researcher of the Attorney Jess Cobb (Julia Roberts), the FBI investigator Ray Kasten (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and the assistant district attorney Claire Sloan (Nicole Kidman) are professionals who have been selected to participate in a special anti-terrorist group in Los angels after 11 September. Jess and Ray are partners and are very united within and outside of work. Ray and Claire come from different walks of life, but feel a complicated mutual attraction is a constant factor in their daily encounters. When Ray and Jess receive a call to investigate a crime scene, they discover the unthinkable: the victim is Caroline, the daughter of Jess. Jess Ray and Claire join forces to bring the murderer to justice. However, his mission faces the stark reality when they discover that the suspect is a protected federal witness and you are released. Directed by Billy Ray, the film is starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman, Dean Norris, Alfred Molina, Joe Cole, Michael Kelly and Zoe Graham.

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The essentials

Runtime
111 min1 hour and 51 minutes
Box office
$19.3min US
How long is Secret in Their Eyes?
1 hour and 51 minutes (111 minutes).
When was Secret in Their Eyes released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 25 February 2016.
Who directed Secret in Their Eyes?
Billy Ray.
Who is in Secret in Their Eyes?
It stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts and Dean Norris.
Where can I watch Secret in Their Eyes?
In the UK it is available to rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
How much did Secret in Their Eyes make?
It took $19.3 million in US.
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Cast

Full cast (17)
Director
Billy Ray
Writers
Billy Ray, Juan José Campanella
Producers
Juan José Campanella

Videos and trailers

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'Secret in Their Eyes' Trailer 2:2429 July 2015

Photos and posters

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Reviews

All 6 reviews
6.1 11 votes
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What the critics say average 5.9 from 4 outlets

  • 8.8 Chicago Sun-TimesRichard Roeper What DOESN?T get lost in translation is what made ?El Secreto De Sus Ojos? so effective: the visceral, devastating empathy we feel when a horrible injustice is committed and it ruins multiple lives… Read
  • 4.0 The GuardianJordan Hoffman Chiwetel Ejiofor, one of our top-tier film actors right now, is on good form throughout, and the others act their hearts out, too. But they are somewhat left out to dry in a production that feels… Read
  • 3.8 Rolling StonePeter Travers The Americanized version is miscast, misguided and misbegotten. Read

Box office

Weekend by weekend
  • US $19.3m
  • UK £117,094

Soundtrack

All 2 songs
  1. HauntedMaty Noyes, Engineered, Jay Paul Bicknell Spotify
  2. Amarte Hasta MorirLenin Garcia Spotify

Trivia

All 8 facts

  • Julia Roberts's mother passed away during the production. Roberts returned to filming five days after the loss of her mother.

  • This is a remake of the Academy Award winner film from Argentina, 'El secreto de sus ojos' (2009).

  • This is the first collaboration between the two actresses Julia Roberts and Nicole Kidman.

  • The director of the original film, Juan José Campanella, worked as an executive producer on this remake.

  • The film's cinematographer Daniel Moder is the husband of Julia Roberts. This marks their third collaboration.

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