Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- melancholic
- sentimental
- wistful
- quiet evening
- literary adaptation night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the acclaimed source material and strong cast unable to overcome a weak, overly sentimental adaptation.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Roseanne transforms her Bible into a layered archive of scripture, drawings, and cryptic diary entries that Dr. Grene investigates.
Young Roseanne's relationships and reputation are shaped by the local priest's tragic love and the restrictive male-dominated world around her.
Roseanne's love for a fighter pilot is obstructed by social judgment, institutional power, and competing male claims upon her life.
The film moves between Old Roseanne's long confinement in Roscommon's mental hospital and her charismatic younger life in Sligo.
Films like The Secret Scripture, and why
Brooklyn
shared literary romantic drama, repressed desire, and emotionally heightened historical setting
The Reader
shared intergenerational female perspective, forbidden love, and melancholic period romance
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
shared Irish historical drama, thwarted romance, and conflict between individual desire and social authority
Movie Details
- Director
- Jim Sheridan
- Release Date
- 2017-03-23
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (333)
Cast
- Rooney Mara
- Theo James
- Vanessa Redgrave
- Eric Bana
- Jack Reynor
- Aidan Turner
- Susan Lynch
- Tom Vaughan-Lawlor
- Charlie Kelly
- Nika McGuigan
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Secret Scripture about?
- A long-confined Irish woman’s cryptic Bible leads a psychiatrist toward the buried truth of her passionate, persecuted youth.
- What is The Secret Scripture like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Secret Scripture as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Secret Scripture violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Secret Scripture as mild.
- What did critics think of The Secret Scripture?
- Critics broadly found the acclaimed source material and strong cast unable to overcome a weak, overly sentimental adaptation.
- Which films are like The Secret Scripture?
- Films with a similar feel include Brooklyn, The Reader, and The Wind That Shakes the Barley.
- How long is The Secret Scripture?
- The Secret Scripture runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Secret Scripture?
- In United States, The Secret Scripture streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
