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Play trailer Poster for Therese R Released Feb 21, 2014 1h 42m Crime Drama Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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A woman (Elizabeth Olsen) and her lover (Oscar Isaac) conspire to murder her mild-mannered husband (Tom Felton), but overwhelming guilt soon turns their passion into hatred.
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Although it benefits from a strong cast, In Secret's stars can't totally compensate for the movie's sodden pacing and overly familiar story.

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Mark Kermode Observer (UK) Notable largely for the anguished, nuanced performance of Jessica Lange ... Rated: 3/5 May 18, 2014 Full Review Geoffrey Macnab Independent (UK) The problem is that audiences are likely to become as fed up with the murderous lovers (Oscar Isaac, Elizabeth Olsen) as they become with each other. Rated: 2/5 May 16, 2014 Full Review Sophie Monks Kaufman Little White Lies Olson and Isaac are hot but what have you done to the story, Stratton? Rated: 2/5 May 15, 2014 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens There's nothing secret about In Secret. It sizzles and satiates. Jan 8, 2020 Full Review Stephen O'Nion One Room With A View All filler no thriller; a film which uses its fine cast to meander around tame scenes of lust before pulling back from either sustained darkness or levity... Rated: 2/5 Jun 11, 2019 Full Review José Teodoro Cinema Scope ... very little nuance or fresh insight. Oct 12, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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Alain E A gloomy movie based on an Emile Zola novel. Apparently Serbia and Hungary play the role of Paris and the French countryside. The thesis of the film is that if you kill someone, guilt will consume you and eventually you will take your own life. Many serial killers demonstrate that this not always the case. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/25/25 Full Review Molly Great film. RECOMMEND. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/22/24 Full Review Jerod S In Secret is a gloomy flick - but that's the point. If you do something terrible, the price is excruciating. Elisabeth Olsen is taken in by Lange and her sickly boy. But when the marriage doesn't go well, Olsen plots with another to off her husband and live in bliss. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review vander a I'm surprised at the negative ratings here. I thought this movie was pretty excellent. A timeless human story that never gets old. Certainly not your standard issue blockbuster, but a thought provoking well acted and crafted movie for the intelligent movie goer. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Others have reviewed this far better than I could. It felt a bit disjointed, like.... I like 19th century but also my modern sensibilities and language and I think the look of Whistler's mother would work, and oh, I remember something about Romeo and Juliet. Where's my scissors and tape? It also felt inappropriately adolescent. And was anyone else disturbed that Elizabeth Olsen would have been, what - "maybe" age 23 when this was filmed?!? I'm sorry, for this kind of sex stuff, that's just too young. They should have focused less on the animal smut and more on character development. I enjoyed moaning Myrtle .... just her face when she witnessed some things was more insightful and had more depth than much of what the main characters conveyed. And I guess we are just supposed to "understand" how suffocated Therese would feel, but I think in a movie, we need to be shown. I felt several gaps like this. Or like corners were turned without taking us along. And the end.... seriously? So much potential, but disturbing and disappointing, disconnected. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member A solid but at times, unevenly miserable film with three very good perfomances. It is hard to have it both ways. The picture seemed content on not knowing which direction it wanted to go in for these characters. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A woman (Elizabeth Olsen) and her lover (Oscar Isaac) conspire to murder her mild-mannered husband (Tom Felton), but overwhelming guilt soon turns their passion into hatred.
Director
Charlie Stratton
Producer
Mickey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon, William Horberg
Screenwriter
Charlie Stratton
Distributor
Roadside Attractions
Production Co
Exclusive Media Group, Wonderful Films, LD Entertainment, Pioneer Pictures
Rating
R (Sexual Content|Brief Violent Images)
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 21, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 22, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$420.3K
Runtime
1h 42m
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