The Secret in Their Eyes fingerprintMasterful craft, high energy, light on feelings.
Nerve-racking and violent
Moving and cathartic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, mystery, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Standout cinematography and editing
Nerve-racking and violent
The Secret in Their Eyes is nerve-racking and violent.
Moving and cathartic
Emotionally, it's moving and cathartic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Crime, mystery, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around crime, mystery, and history. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
The direction, performances, and storytelling stand out.
Standout cinematography and editing
Look and sound: the cinematography and editing stand out.
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An unsolved crime. A love story. An unwritten ending.
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The Secret in Their Eyes is included with a subscription to Hulu in the United States. 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 84/100 (IMDb 8.2, Rotten Tomatoes 89%, and Metacritic 80). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, sexual content, and disturbing imagery.
2 h 10 min
The Secret in Their Eyes runs 2 h 10 min.
Yes. Critics average 85 and audiences 86 out of 100, so both groups see The Secret in Their Eyes much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $2 million to make and earned $34 million worldwide, 17.0 times its budget.
It was made in Spanish. Produced in Argentina, Spain.
+37GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Secret in Their Eyes in 51 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 69 storytelling tropes for The Secret in Their Eyes, including Star-Crossed Lovers, Theory Tunnel Vision, Aren't You Going to Ravish Me?.
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