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Every Secret Thing

Don't look away for even a second.

2014 · 1h 33m · R Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by Amy J. Berg

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Overview

One clear summer day in a Baltimore suburb, a baby goes missing from her front porch. Two young girls serve seven years for the crime and are released into a town that hasn't fully forgiven or forgotten. Soon, another child is missing, and two detectives are called in to investigate the mystery in a community where everyone seems to have a secret.

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Critics on Rotten Tomatoes

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All reviews
31%
Tomatometer
Rotten

It's described as a smart, suspenseful psychological thriller, but there's nothing smart about it, and as an alleged thriller, when the mysteries are explained in a twist finale, it could use a psychologist of its own.

Rex Reed, New York Observer
Fresh

Diane Lane is chilling as Alice's shifty mother, and though some of the "secret things" are Law & Order predictable, other revelations will haunt you for days.

Isabella Biedenharn, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten

Sometimes the whole is less than the sum of the parts.

Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Fresh

The film has enough twists and dark reveals to grab the viewer. But it's Macdonald's sad turn as Alice that eats away at your soul.

Tom Long, Detroit News
Rotten

Despite those credentials from the filmmakers and an excellent cast that includes Diane Lane, Elizabeth Banks, Nate Parker and Dakota Fanning, "Every Secret Thing" feels flat and unfocused.

Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times

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