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The Secret

David Duchovny (Actor), Lili Taylor (Actor) Rated:

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In the spirit of Ghost and Birth, Hannah and Benjamin (Lili Taylor, Six Feet Under and David Duchovny, The X-Files) are a happily married couple whose love is tested in ways they never could have imagined in this touching supernatural drama. But when Hannah is killed in a car accident, the couple's strong bond may be responsible for an unusual twist of fate that keeps their love alive -- at the expense of their daughter (Olivia Thirlby, Juno).

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Compared to pallid supernatural romances like Ghost, The Secret is a fireball of Freudian pathos about a love triangle between parents Benjamin (David Duchovny) and Hannah Marris (Lili Taylor), and their teenage daughter, Samantha (Olivia Thirlby). Directed by Swiss actor Vincent Perez, The Secret succeeds where other cheesy ghost films fail because there is always the possibility that after Benjamin's wife, Hannah, dies in a car accident and comes back to inhabit her daughter's body, Benjamin will be lured into his daughter's arms by sheer grief commingled with desire. The film's operates with increasing tension throughout, starting when Benjamin decides to believe that Sam is temporarily not Sam, but his wife. There are sappy scenes, such as when Sam, as mother Hannah, returns to high school following the accident and flails terribly in teenage situations. But the notion of a mother spying on her daughter through possession recalls Mommie Dearest, in a great way. The real credit in this film goes to Thirlby, who in essence plays two characters well, switching identities throughout. The sexual innuendo she brings to the part adds the zest The Secret needs to elevate it from a suburban nightmare to real horror. Viewers who enjoy The Secret might also look to Argento's mother trilogy, or the recently released French horror film, Inside. That said. The Secret contains no gore and relies on psychological suspense rather than violence to construct its mother/daughter tale. --Trinie Dalton

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.35:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 3.07 Ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ IMG4993DVD
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, AC-3, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 32 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ March 21, 2010
Actors ‏ : ‎ David Duchovny, Lili Taylor, Olivia Thirlby
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ Spanish, English
Studio ‏ : ‎ Image Entertainment
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0019X3YTQ
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Barwat

The wierdest 5 Stars Ever

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2019

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All bets are off when the wife dies and her spirit possess the body of her smoking hot 16 year old daughter. You will spend the entire movie wondering where did the daughter go and when will she be back and what madcap antics will mom and dad get up to while they are away.

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Margaret Opine

IN REAL LIFE PECULIAR THINGS CAN HAPPEN LIKE THIS...

Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2012

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I'd say when the mother was shown yelling while the daughter is passing, one might suppose that something happens to the daughter's psyche as it is in transition going one place and the mother is calling it back to another. So, realistically something weird could happen but this movie shows that the key to understanding this "delicate" situation is to just be patient, wait, and don't have anymore traumas and everything just may straighten itself out just as it did in this movie and that I like very much about this movie. It was realized sensibly eventually that a choice had to be made and the choice to live both personas (both presence of minds/consciousness) as a natural course and let the mind figure out how things will go...well, I liked that part.

I can see why some peope had a problem with David Duchovny's performance; it was actually unnerving to me at times. Is it realitic for a guy to be so horny when his daughter is so ill? Okay, I'll grant the script its take on this situation. Mourning comes in stages and it is very difficult for a husband who loses a wife he loves but the script should have been written to show him in mourning stages but then I grant the script what it did suppose that the husband did go into mourning for his wife once his daughter was fixed in her mind. So okay. I think that might have been a normal course for some guys but not for others. Some fathers would have taken their daughter to their sister's or grandmother or aunt, some female in the family and that would have been it. He would have entered his mourning stages even though his wife's "mind" was in his daughter's body. But this way is a possible way to do it so that everybody ends up SLOWLY growing into the new reality to avoid more shock and trauma. The point is: the body often heals itself, including the mind.

But I did have a problem with a mom who could stop herself from using drugs like the daughter and having sex with her boyfriends but she couldn't stop her self from wanting to have sex with her daughter's father. That was out of place with the mom we were shown. But then, again, I guess I have to allow the script to allow everybody to get use to the new reality. But as I think about it: I still have a problem with that aspect. because the mind of a mother can have a desire for a young fellow her daughter brings home but her mother self forces her to control her lust. And, we were shown a mother who was shown to be in control of herself for the sake of her daughter.

I agree. This was an interesting movie. A "sleeper" but in the end the idea is very intriguing and interesting.--MO

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Vincent J Mesa

It stares Olivia Thirby and David Dechovney.

Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2020

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A great twist on the switching bodies genra. Olivia Thirlby one of the most underrated talents in the movie business.

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lisa m prince

I'm amazed miss thirlby didn't bag an Oscar for this

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2016

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Olivia Thirlby utterly dominates the movie with her portrayal of a thirty six year old woman who finds herself in the body of a sixteen year old. Her ability to portray a grown woman in her daughters body and have you BELIEVE she's actually thirty six is so unbelievably real it makes the hair on your neck stand up. However at the same time you never forget she's actually sixteen. I'm amazed miss thirlby didn't bag an Oscar for this. Preserve this performance in a time capsule.

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Julio Bro!

A "reality gossip" type ahead of it's time, but without today's stupidity; makes it interesting and disturbing.

Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2015

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A bit disturbing and ahead of it time in the..."reality show" type of situation, but it's interesting, if you can tune your mind into that timeframe. A well thought teenager's situation without the stupid things we're always shown these days.

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TMcgee 4407

Good acting in a thin story that could have been ...

Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2015

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Good acting in a thin story that could have been a good idea if done well. I guess everybody got paid. First time Duchovny disappointed more for the part than for his acting ...I guess he did the best he could with an uninspired script.

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Stephanie G

Awsome Loved it

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2015

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David Duchovny need I say any thing more? lol the movie was fun to watch I was pleasantly surprised with the story line. Olivia Thirlby was great!!!
If you enjoy movies on reincarnation this is going to be pretty close and you will most def appreciate it!

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Taylor

Good lesser known movie

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2021

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I remember this from when I was a kid. So good.

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JOHN B QUANTZ

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Reviewed in Canada on February 17, 2018

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3 main characters in this: David Duchovny - dad; Lily Tayor - mom; Olivia Thirlby - teenage daughter. Daughter Samantha is a rebellious teenager. She is frequently in conflict with mom Hannah. They are in a big car accident. It appears Hannah has survived but Samantha has died. However, Hannah has reached out and grabbed her daughter's hand (they are side by side). Next thing, Hannah is dead and Samantha survives. When Samantha recovers, we find that Hannah has survived in her daughter's body. There are some creepy moments and some jealousy, when Samantha is approached by teenage boys at school and when dad realizes that Hannah is in her daughter's body. Eventually, it all gets straightened out. IMO, Lily Taylor and Olivia Thirlby, from what I've seen of her, do well in drama.

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