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55 out of 100

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7.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

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  • Summary: After they are both fired, two penniless but shapely young French women set out to climb the social ladder by manipulating men.
  • Director: Jean-Claude Brisseau
  • Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
  • Rating: Unrated
  • Runtime: 115 min
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 20
  3. Negative: 4 out of 20
  1. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Scott Foundas
    80
    Though his work has been little seen outside of France, writer-director Jean-Claude Brisseau's reputation as one of the most terribles of his country's filmmaking enfants precedes him. This 2002 film offers ample evidence as to why.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    60
    While visually stylish and thematically ambitious, Secret Things is ultimately more preposterous than provocative, its vague explorations of sexual and class struggle failing to coalesce in a coherent manner.
  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Ty Burr
    38
    Hints at a place where desire, fear, pleasure, and power all intersect, but it never actually goes there.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. True2myself
    10
    I watched this movie by chance and asked myself what message it is giving to the society in large. Is french culture at its nadir. I hate this kind of movies. There is incestuous relationship shown, so is the orgy stuff. Wow French guys you are actually gearing up to see chaos in the world. nothing else. Why are you making the God's beautiful thing so called Sex and love in such dirtiest way. Alas.. forgive these people..… Expand
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