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- 2002
- PG
- First Run Features
- 1 h 32 m
- 2002
- PG
- First Run Features
- 1 h 32 m
Summary When a plump housewife gets a job at a local factory to make ends meet, she falls in with a group of other chubby female workers who are sumo wrestlers and members of what they call their "Secret Society."
Directed By: Imogen Kimmel
Written By: Catriona McGowan, Imogen Kimmel
- 2002
- PG
- First Run Features
- 1 h 32 m
- 2002
- PG
- First Run Features
- 1 h 32 m
Secret Society
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Summary When a plump housewife gets a job at a local factory to make ends meet, she falls in with a group of other chubby female workers who are sumo wrestlers and members of what they call their "Secret Society."
Directed By: Imogen Kimmel
Written By: Catriona McGowan, Imogen Kimmel
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
47
22% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
67% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
11% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
47
22% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
67% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
11% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
A rare film that depicts a skinny male in a relationship with a plus-size woman. And, small wonder, Brittain's sweet charisma makes her the most lovable big woman on screen since Lynn Redgrave in "Georgy Girl."
There's a certain gutsy allure to the wildly improbable proceedings.
Energetic acting helps compensate for a contrived script and directing that's sometimes as heavy as its cheerfully rotund characters.
On my list of favorite sports, I rank sumo wrestling just ahead of the truck pull, so I'm not a prime candidate for a "Full Monty" wanna-be about female sumo wrestlers.
A feeble and self-congratulatory heart-warmer.
Falls prey to a boatload of screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter.
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Production Company
Ascot Film,
Focus Films,
IAC Film,
Isle of Man Film Commission,
Isle of Man Film,
ena Film GmbH
Release Date Jun 7, 2002
Duration 1 h 32 m
Rating PG
Genres
Awards
Créteil International Women's Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Emden International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
