Every Secret Thing
Seen it?2014 | 93 min | Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and middling reviews (32% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Prisoners or Changeling, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
One clear summer day in a Baltimore suburb, a baby goes missing from her front porch. Two young girls serve seven years for the crime and are released into a town that hasn't fully forgiven or forgotten. Soon, another child is missing, and two detectives are called in to investigate the mystery in a community where everyone seems to have a secret.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
32% on Rotten Tomatoes, 46 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$104K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 45K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Amy J. Berg
- Diane LaneHelen Manning
- Elizabeth BanksDetective Nancy Porter
- Dakota FanningRonnie Fuller
- Danielle MacdonaldAlice Manning
- Nate ParkerDetective Kevin Jones
- CommonDevlin Hatch
- Colin DonnellPaul Porter
- Bill SageDave Fuller
- Renée Elise GoldsberryCynthia Barnes
- Brynne NorquistYoung Alice Manning