Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- grim
- claustrophobic
- late night thriller viewing
- serious movie night
What critics said
Critics found the film intermittently effective as a suspense drama but weakened by predictable plotting, implausibility, and indelicate handling of its serious themes.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Maja kidnaps her neighbor because she believes he committed heinous war crimes against her during the war.
Maja's attempt to rebuild domestic life in postwar American suburbia becomes intertwined with holding Thomas captive.
The suspense depends on whether Thomas is truly the man Maja believes him to be and how her recollections should be interpreted.
Maja pursues personal punishment outside legal institutions while her husband and the surrounding evidence complicate her certainty.
Films like The Secrets We Keep, and why
Death and the Maiden
shared postwar setting, revenge-driven suspense, and moral uncertainty
The Vanishing
shared psychological captivity thriller structure and ambiguous wartime trauma
The Girl on the Train
shared domestic setting, buried violence, and escalating psychological tension
Movie Details
- Director
- Yuval Adler
- Release Date
- 2020-09-16
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (292)
Cast
- Noomi Rapace
- Joel Kinnaman
- Chris Messina
- Amy Seimetz
- Victoria Hill
- Lucy Faust
- Dave Maldonado
- Ritchie Montgomery
- Ed Amatrudo
- Jeff Pope
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Secrets We Keep about?
- A postwar suburban household becomes the pressure cooker for a woman’s desperate attempt to punish the neighbor she believes was once her persecutor.
- What is The Secrets We Keep like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Secrets We Keep as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Secrets We Keep violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Secrets We Keep as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Secrets We Keep?
- Critics found the film intermittently effective as a suspense drama but weakened by predictable plotting, implausibility, and indelicate handling of its serious themes.
- Which films are like The Secrets We Keep?
- Films with a similar feel include Death and the Maiden, The Vanishing, and The Girl on the Train.
- How long is The Secrets We Keep?
- The Secrets We Keep runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Secrets We Keep?
- In United States, The Secrets We Keep streams on Hulu.
