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Secrets & Lies

7.619962h 22m15MovieDrama

After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to Cynthia, a working class white woman.

DirectorMike Leigh
WriterMike Leigh
ProducerSimon Channing Williams

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Cast · Directed by Mike Leigh

BBBrenda Blethyn
Brenda Blethyn
Cynthia Rose Purley
MJMarianne Jean-Baptiste
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Hortense Cumberbatch
TSTimothy Spall
Timothy Spall
Maurice Purley
PLPhyllis Logan
Phyllis Logan
Monica Purley
CRClaire Rushbrook
Claire Rushbrook
Roxanne Purley
LRLee Ross
Lee Ross
Paul
LMLesley Manville
Lesley Manville
The Social Worker
EBElizabeth Berrington
Elizabeth Berrington
Jane
MAMichele Austin
Michele Austin
Dionne
RCRon Cook
Ron Cook
Stuart
TLTrevor Laird
Trevor Laird
Hortense's Brother
BBBrian Bovell
Brian Bovell
Hortense's Brother

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Secrets & Lies — streaming FAQ

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No, Secrets & Lies is not on Netflix in United Kingdom as of October 2026. You can rent or buy it on Apple TV Store and Amazon Video.

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Secrets & Lies isn't available free in United Kingdom; you can only rent or buy it on Apple TV Store and Amazon Video.