# Secret in Their Eyes (2015)

> Years after a brutal child murder fractures their investigative team, a former investigator and a grieving mother reopen the case and confront the cost of justice beyond the law.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/175710

## Facts

- Runtime: 111 min
- Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime
- Director: Billy Ray
- Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts, Dean Norris, Alfred Molina, Michael Kelly, Joe Cole, Zoe Graham
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1741273/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: brooding, tense, harrowing, late night thriller viewing, crime movie marathon

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