
The Secret Scripture
Taste attributes: dramaromancehistoricalslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers all
Boxlist takeMoving and unhurried: a realistic romantic drama, heavy rather than light. Best if you like patience over pace.
Taste details
Pace: very slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
Quality rating
7.3 /10
TMDB · 217 votes
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
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Synopsis
The hidden memoir of an elderly woman confined to a mental hospital reveals the history of her passionate yet tortured life, and of the religious and political upheavals in Ireland during the 1920s and 30s.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Directed by
- Jim Sheridan
Cast
- Rooney Mara
- Theo James
- Vanessa Redgrave
- Eric Bana
- Jack Reynor
Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2017
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Ferndale Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
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