5.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Secret in Their Eyes (2015)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.3
Overview
A tight-knit team of FBI investigators, along with their District Attorney supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that one of their own teenage daughters has been brutally murdered.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Negative
Gender Swap: Yes
Race Swap: Yes
Overview
A tight-knit team of FBI investigators, along with their District Attorney supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that one of their own teenage daughters has been brutally murdered.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film primarily explores the psychological and emotional toll of an unsolved crime and the nature of justice and vengeance, rather than promoting a specific political ideology. While it touches on the consequences of post-9/11 government priorities, this serves as a plot device rather than a central ideological critique.
The film demonstrates significant intentional diversity through the recasting of lead roles, notably featuring a Black actor in a part originally portrayed by a white male and a female actor in a role originally a male. However, the narrative primarily focuses on a crime thriller plot and does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center DEI themes within its core story.
Secondary
The film portrays a closeted gay character as the perpetrator of a brutal murder, with his unacknowledged sexual identity serving as the primary motivation for his violent act. This depiction links homosexuality directly to villainy and instability, reinforcing harmful stereotypes without counterbalance or positive representation.
The character of the murder victim's grieving partner, Ricardo Morales, who was male in the original novel and 2009 film, is portrayed as the female character Jess Cobb in the 2015 adaptation.
The 2015 film is a remake of the 2009 Argentine movie 'El Secreto de Sus Ojos.' The protagonist, Benjamín Espósito, who was white in the original, is portrayed by Chiwetel Ejiofor, a Black actor, as Ray Kasten.
The film "Secret in Their Eyes" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a murder investigation and its long-term impact on the involved parties, without incorporating any elements related to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.3
6.4
Critic Ratings
3.9
4.5
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