Secret in Their Eyes

Name: Secret in Their Eyes
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Released: November 20, 2015
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 45
Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman

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STX Entertainment | Release Date: November 20, 2015 | PG-13

Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman

Summary: A tight-knit team of rising FBI investigators – Ray (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and Jess (Julia Roberts), along with their District Attorney supervisor Claire (Nicole Kidman) – is suddenly torn apart when they discover that Jess’s teenage daughter has been brutally and inexplicably murdered. Now, thirteen years later, after obsessively searchingA tight-knit team of rising FBI investigators – Ray (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and Jess (Julia Roberts), along with their District Attorney supervisor Claire (Nicole Kidman) – is suddenly torn apart when they discover that Jess’s teenage daughter has been brutally and inexplicably murdered. Now, thirteen years later, after obsessively searching every day for the elusive killer, Ray finally uncovers a new lead that he’s certain can permanently resolve the case, nail the vicious murderer, and bring long-desired closure to his team. No one is prepared, however, for the shocking, unspeakable secret that will reveal the enduring, destructive effects of personal vengeance on the human soul. Interweaving past and present, this deeply layered mystery explores the murky boundaries between justice and revenge, and asks the question: how far would you go to right an unfathomable wrong? … Expand

Director: Billy Ray

Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 111 min

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Richard Roeper

Nov 19, 2015

What DOESN’T get lost in translation is what made “El Secreto De Sus Ojos” so effective: the visceral, devastating empathy we feel when a horrible injustice is committed and it ruins multiple lives; the haunted looks in the eyes of a trio of characters who will never be able to shake off the events of long ago; the lush and lurid film noir touches; and the air of melancholy hanging heavy over a pursuit of justice because we know there’s no such thing as true justice, not in these circumstances. Read full review

Justin Chang

Nov 19, 2015

Roberts brings an acrid sense of bitterness and sorrow to this exceedingly sharp-witted sleuth, registering the cruel passage of time and the toll of unspeakable tragedy in every careworn feature and vocal quaver.... it’s a skillful and humane turn from an actress whose darkly penetrating gaze comes closest to fulfilling the mystery of the title. Read full review

A.A. Dowd

Nov 18, 2015

Yet nothing short of overhauling the material into something genuinely fresh could make Ray’s Secret feel essential. Tweaks aside, it remains, by in large, the same movie — which is to say, fundamentally redundant. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Nov 18, 2015

Perhaps some of the same flaws lay beneath the surface of the original film, but the distraction of subtitles helped hide them. Here, they’re gaping holes knock “Secret” off the tracks long before it’s far-fetched twist ending. Read full review

Dave Calhoun

Nov 24, 2015

While the original movie persuaded us that the military dictatorship in 1970s Argentina could inspire jaw-dropping behavior, its equivalent here feels extremely bogus. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

Nov 19, 2015

This version, flatly directed and risibly written by Billy Ray, is saddled with endless coincidences, questionably motivated characters and an utterly laughable climax. Read full review

Steve Persall

Nov 18, 2015

The central mystery has been drastically altered to fit Julia Roberts, its most telling clue diluted, and a signature sequence that made soccer exciting now makes baseball duller. Read full review

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MadMaxFuryRoad

Apr 17, 2016

The Secret in their Eyes is an amazing film starring Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman, and some other guy playing Ray. It was much more suspenseful, entertaining, and violent than I expected it to be. The reviews were really bad, and so I was a bit worried. However, the film was actually aThe Secret in their Eyes is an amazing film starring Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman, and some other guy playing Ray. It was much more suspenseful, entertaining, and violent than I expected it to be. The reviews were really bad, and so I was a bit worried. However, the film was actually a really fun chase film. The first 30 minutes are pretty slow and the flashback element did get annoying at times, however it was actually a pretty solid film! (87/100)… Expand

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lukechristiansc

Feb 27, 2016

Billy Ray's "Secret In Their Eyes" has a predictable twist you see coming, but then there's another twist you don't see coming, look I haven't seen the original film that this is based on but it's very entertaining and good despite it's boring and I almost fell asleep while watching thisBilly Ray's "Secret In Their Eyes" has a predictable twist you see coming, but then there's another twist you don't see coming, look I haven't seen the original film that this is based on but it's very entertaining and good despite it's boring and I almost fell asleep while watching this it's still a solid-crime genre film with three excellent performances from Chiwetel Ejiofor, Julia Roberts and Nicole Kidman and an entertaining screenplay written and directed by Billy Ray (Shattered Glass and Breach). In 2002, two detectives Ray (played by Chiwetel Ejifor) and Jess (played by Julia Roberts) are in a private police unit led by the DNA. They rush to a crime scene where a girl is raped and murder. When Ray looks at the dead body he realizes it's actually Jess' daughter Carolyn (Zoe Graham). The team falls apart due to grief. 13 years later, he is still on the case and he has found a lead and convinces DA to open the case. They find clues and is still unknown, and the secrets in the past unravel the chilling truth. Meanwhile Jess still griefs, and decides to take it into her own hands to find the killer. 4.3 out of 5 stars… Expand

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smiyamot

Mar 24, 2016

A good crime thriller, spanning 13 years, an FBI agent keeps looking for the killer of his partner's daughter. Great actors in this one, guess I have to ask why, and how could they afford them for this movie? Must have been a pet project of one of them, and asked the other two to join in.A good crime thriller, spanning 13 years, an FBI agent keeps looking for the killer of his partner's daughter. Great actors in this one, guess I have to ask why, and how could they afford them for this movie? Must have been a pet project of one of them, and asked the other two to join in. Of course, there is always the common sense question at the end of the movie, if these two were so close, why didn't they talk more? Why didn't somebody say something when the other came back after 13 years? Well, then there would be no plot and no movie. For me, that knocks it down to a 7.… Expand

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Teijo

Sep 26, 2019

Completely ruined the original versión. Horrible ending, IT simplifices thing. Go watch the original movie!

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TVJerry

Nov 27, 2015

An FBI investigator (Julia Roberts in awful bangs) rushes to a murder scene, where she discovers her daughter is the victim. Thirteen years later, her partner (Chiwetel Ejiofor) returns to re-open the case. Toss in the unrequited love between him and the DA (Nicole Kidman) for some personalAn FBI investigator (Julia Roberts in awful bangs) rushes to a murder scene, where she discovers her daughter is the victim. Thirteen years later, her partner (Chiwetel Ejiofor) returns to re-open the case. Toss in the unrequited love between him and the DA (Nicole Kidman) for some personal drama. Luckily, this trio turns in compelling performances, because the story moves slowly and without much style. Add in a few dramatic (but not totally surprising) twists and the heavy-handed approach gets even more intense. While the actors do a good job, the clunky script and overbearing bleakness of the direction render it less effective.… Expand

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roosevelt323

Dec 14, 2015

Lamentable is the word for this movie. Why? Great cast.. great idea/concept.. but poor and molasses slow delivery. The director attempted to be clever.. all he managed to do is just prolong a boring movie..
too bad.. i had high hopes going in... Wait for it on Netflix or Redbox

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Broyax

Jan 24, 2019

On aime bien revoir nos deux vieilles de temps en temps : l'une est pomponnée et sort toujours du coiffeur mais reste bien pâlotte (mange des carottes, Nicole !) ; l'autre a une tronche de déterrée... ou est coiffée comme l'as de pique (prends tes cachets, Julie !). En fait, on se mélangeOn aime bien revoir nos deux vieilles de temps en temps : l'une est pomponnée et sort toujours du coiffeur mais reste bien pâlotte (mange des carottes, Nicole !) ; l'autre a une tronche de déterrée... ou est coiffée comme l'as de pique (prends tes cachets, Julie !). En fait, on se mélange tout le temps, car le film abuse des retours en arrière et en avant sans crier gare sur une affaire de meurtre au moment des évènements puis 13 ans plus tard...!

Cela dit, nos deux cocottes sont bonnes pour jouer dans la prochaine saison des housewives désoeuvrées. Entre les deux, on a cet acteur qui joue comme un pied, sorti d'on en sait où (d'une poubelle sans doute), tellement barbu qu'on dirait un terroriste alors qu'il bosse à l'anti-terrorisme... Ah mais c'est lui le gars qui infiltre la mosquée ! ah mais non, c'est un autre qui n'a pas l'air net mais pas vraiment le type arabe non plus... putain, on y comprend rien !

Bon, en gros, c'est un gros épisode des Experts à Los Angeles au scénario à la fois alambiqué et bien peu crédible, tartiné de guimauve assez épaisse. C'est lent, vraiment lent mais la curiosité nous fait tenir le coup bon gré mal gré jusqu'à cette fin un brin surprenante mais surtout pathétiquement désopilante... On rit jaune, d'un rire un peu nerveux : oui, ils nous prennent vraiment pour des imbéciles. Et ils ne s'en cachent même pas. Ils ont même l'air fier, je parie !

Aux yeux de tous... une connerie pareille, tout au premier degré et droite dans ses bottes pleines de rebondissements bidons, car il s'agit de "vengeance" voyez-vous... heureusement que le ridicule ne tue pas !… Expand

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