# Secrets & Lies (1996) — on MUBI?

- **Director:** Mike Leigh
- **Cast:** Brenda Blethyn, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan, Claire Rushbrook
- **Genres:** Drama, Comedy
- **Runtime:** 142 min
- **MUBI rating:** 8.8/10 (9417 ratings)

## Available on MUBI in
- 🇩🇰 Denmark — until March 13
- 🇫🇮 Finland — until March 13
- 🇳🇴 Norway — until March 13
- 🇸🇪 Sweden — until March 13

## Synopsis
After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to Cynthia, a working class white woman.

Watch on MUBI: https://mubi.com/films/secrets-lies

Page: https://mubimap.com/film/secrets-lies/ · Data: MUBI catalog (42 countries) + TMDB · Updated 2026-09-10