The Secret
2007 · 92 min · Director: Vincent Perez
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Husband, wife, and daughter have moved from Boston to Williamstown. At 16, Samantha treats her mother shabbily, but when the two of them are in a horrific car crash, the mother wills Sam to live, somehow losing her own life while her spirit enters Sam. Can she convince husband Ben that she's his wife inside his daughter's body, what if he believes her, and can she live Samantha's life (discovering all her daughter's secrets) while she figures out what to do? What's Ben's part in this secret life?
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The Secret (2007) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Empathy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Love. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Love
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Love | 38 % | 17 % | 1 % | 35 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Love | 60 % | 30 % | 14 % | 46 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Tension | 82 % | 55 % | 48 % | 43 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Sadness | 89 % | 74 % | 76 % | 37 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Sadness | 82 % | 74 % | 70 % | 41 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Curiosity | 75 % | 69 % | 59 % | 38 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Sadness | 75 % | 64 % | 60 % | 29 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Curiosity | 74 % | 57 % | 45 % | 22 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 73 % | 61 % | 35 % | 20 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Empathy | 74 % | 65 % | 48 % | 29 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Tension | 71 % | 54 % | 46 % | 33 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Tension | 64 % | 48 % | 36 % | 24 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Empathy | 64 % | 56 % | 41 % | 30 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Empathy | 67 % | 60 % | 45 % | 43 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Tension | 74 % | 59 % | 44 % | 36 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 84 % | 68 % | 55 % | 36 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Love | 87 % | 77 % | 70 % | 63 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Love | 87 % | 80 % | 75 % | 82 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Oedipus
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Lindsay Porter
Gothic Librarian
Female Patient
Ski Shop Salesman
ICU Doctor
Psychiatrist
Tara Corbett
Teacher
Details
- Directed by
- Vincent Perez
- Written by
- Hiroshi Saitô, Ann Cherkis, Keigo Higashino
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2007
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Country
- France, Canada
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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