A Secret Love

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A Secret Love

2020

1h 23m

Documentary

Drama

LGBTQ+

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A former baseball player keeps her lesbian relationship a secret from her family for seven decades.

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Critics Consensus

In telling one couple's story, A Secret Love pays understated yet powerful tribute to a lifetime of choices and sacrifices made in the name of enduring devotion.

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Katie Walsh

Tribune News Service

"A Secret Love" weaves the couple's remarkable life story into a sensitive and intimate depiction of the two navigating the realities of growing older together...

May 21, 2020

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Lindsey Bahr

Associated Press

"A Secret Love" is guaranteed to pull at your heartstrings.

Rated: 3/4

May 21, 2020

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Taryn Allen

Chicago Reader

The Chicago-based documentary expertly weaves together LGBTQ history, baseball, and the ups and downs of loving someone for a lifetime.

Rated: 2.5/4

May 9, 2020

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Charlotte Harrison

Charlotte Sometimes Goes to the Movies

A moving and profound love conquers all story.

Sep 19, 2022

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Loren King

AWFJ.org

This fascinating and inspiring look at ordinary LGBT lives woven through history is the best part of the film and the reason to watch.

Nov 22, 2021

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Betsy Bozdech

AWFJ.org

It's the romance between these two women, so ordinary and extraordinary at the same time, that will capture your heart

Nov 22, 2021

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Tom F

A terrific documentary about being old and in love in America.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/01/25

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prawnda s

i don't care if the story is relevant to some viewers, it gets 1/2 of one star because ryan murphy destroys everything he touches, seemingly deliberately so.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/05/25

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Paula M

This is such a precious story. It was an honor to be introduced to these wonderful ladies.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/02/25

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Stephen C

Real footage in 1 hour and 23 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/11/25

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Amelia H

Never thought a documentary about a love story would be this moving! Feels like there's nothing more pure than the love the two main characters have for each other. Their relationship truly stood the test of time, even until the end.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/01/25

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G N

This is obviously a total labor of love by film-maker Chris Bolan, documenting the remarkable life of his aunt. But this doc really clicks on many levels as it captures the deeply human and moving story of two great ladies who finally find the courage to "come out" in the very last chapter of their lives... loved it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/24/24

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Synopsis

A former baseball player keeps her lesbian relationship a secret from her family for seven decades.

Director: Chris Bolan
Producer: Alexa L. Fogel, Brendan Mason, Ryan Murphy
Screenwriter: Chris Bolan, Alexa L. Fogel
Production Co: Beech Hill Films, Blumhouse Productions
Genre: Documentary, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 29, 2020
Runtime: 1h 23m

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