Movie

Secret in Their Eyes

2015 · 111 min

A somber, slow-burning thriller that weighs heavily with grief and moral ambiguity, keeping you tense and uneasy throughout.

Directed by: Billy Ray
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime
Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts

Tagline: The truth lies in the most unexpected places.
Overview: A tight-knit team of FBI investigators, along with their District Attorney supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that one of their own teenage daughters has been brutally murdered.

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Directed by: Billy Ray
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime
Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
obsession
justice
revenge
guilt
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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