Summary
Two young women find themselves struggling to survive in Paris, street-wise Nathalie, a stripper, and naïve Sandrine, a barmaid. Together, they discover that sex can be used to their advantage, and pleasure.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You're watching with family
Where to watch
Fingerprint
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 54Audiences 54GoodWatch 54
Metascore55
Tomatometer52%
User score6.6
IMDb6.0
Audience score37%
Running time
1 h 55 min
A typical length for dramas, +6 min on the typical 109
typical 109115Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 6 more
Released
2002
October 16, 2002
24 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
France
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityIntense
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
11 of 11
Directing · 1
- Jean-Claude Brisseau Director, Writer
Production · 1
- Jean-François Geneix Producer
Camera · 1
- Wilfrid Sempé Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- María Luisa García Editor
Sound · 3
- Julien Civange Original Music Composer
- Xavier Piroëlle Sound Designer
- Olivier Grandjean Sound Designer
More like this
Similar
Most like Secret Things overall
Nearest on the related map: closest in everything it does to you, not one trait
- Going Places (1974)
GoodWatch score 72 - Girl Lost: A Hollywood Story (2020)
GoodWatch score 61 - Palo Alto (2014)
GoodWatch score 64 - The Good Girl (2002)
GoodWatch score 69 - On Board (1998)
GoodWatch score 80 - Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990)
GoodWatch score 67 - Carancho (2010)
GoodWatch score 74 - Sebastian (2024)
GoodWatch score 66 - Read My Lips (2001)
GoodWatch score 80 - Rush (1991)
GoodWatch score 70 - Jamon Jamon (1992)
GoodWatch score 65 - Baby (2025)
GoodWatch score 70 - Bone Lake (2025)
GoodWatch score 63 - The Girlfriend Experience (2016)
GoodWatch score 73 - Dark Desire (2020)
GoodWatch score 67 - Live Flesh (1997)
GoodWatch score 75
Same genre
More drama movies
- Little Women (2019)
GoodWatch score 86 - Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
GoodWatch score 74 - The Hateful Eight (2015)
GoodWatch score 73 - The Theory of Everything (2014)
GoodWatch score 76 - Almost Famous (2000)
GoodWatch score 86 - 8 Mile (2002)
GoodWatch score 73 - As Good as It Gets (1997)
GoodWatch score 76 - Road to Perdition (2002)
GoodWatch score 77