The Secret Scripture
Seen it?2017 | 108 min | Drama, Romance
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 36% on Rotten Tomatoes and soft box office, 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 romantics. If you loved Brooklyn or Atonement, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 48 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
The hidden memoir of an elderly woman confined to a mental hospital reveals the history of her passionate yet tortured life, and of the religious and political upheavals in Ireland during the 1920s and 30s.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
36% on Rotten Tomatoes, 37 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$153K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 97K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jim Sheridan
- Rooney MaraYoung Roseanne McNulty
- Theo JamesFather Gaunt
- Vanessa RedgraveOld Roseanne McNulty
- Eric BanaDr. William Grene
- Jack ReynorMichael Eneas
- Aidan TurnerJack McNulty
- Susan LynchNurse
- Tom Vaughan-LawlorMcCabe
- Charlie KellyBeau
- Nika McGuiganChrissie