The Secret Scripture
2016 · Movie · PG-13 · 108 min · ★ 7.2 · 36% critics
An elderly woman confined to a mental hospital records a private memoir as her case is reviewed, revisiting a passionate, troubled past. As her memories unfold, a portrait emerges of love, loss, and the heavy pressures of faith and community amid Ireland’s political and religious turmoil in the early 20th century.
Based on The Secret Scripture
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2017-03-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 36/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (322 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a bleak-but-hopeful romantic mystery about memory, injustice, and institutional power, with a steady pull of suspense; Not for you if you dislike heavy themes or want a straightforward love story like Purple Hearts.
Pros: emotional and haunting; strong performances; gripping mystery | Cons: rushed final stretch; uneven character depth; some unlikely coincidences
Themes
- based on novel or book
- ireland
- unfulfilled love
- 1920s
- 1930s
Cast & crew
Rooney Mara
as Young Roseanne McNulty
Theo James
as Father Gaunt
Vanessa Redgrave
as Old Roseanne McNulty
Eric Bana
as Dr. William Grene
Jack Reynor
as Michael Eneas
Aidan Turner
as Jack McNulty
Susan Lynch
as Nurse
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor
as McCabe
Charlie Kelly
as Beau
Nika McGuigan
as Chrissie
Directed by Jim Sheridan