Secret Sunshine fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography and score
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Secret Sunshine is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Emotionally, it's deeply moving and profoundly sad.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, the mind, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography and score
Look and sound: the cinematography and score stand out.
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Secret Sunshine is included with a subscription to Philo, AMC+, and Sundance Now in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 83/100 (IMDb 7.5, Rotten Tomatoes 94%, and Metacritic 84). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: disturbing imagery, suicide themes, and violence.
2 h 23 min
Secret Sunshine runs 2 h 23 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate Secret Sunshine higher (89) than audiences (78). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes. It cost about $3 million to make and earned $12 million worldwide, 4.0 times its budget.
It was made in Korean. Produced in South Korea.
+4GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Secret Sunshine in 18 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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