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Separate Lies

Separate Lies

Romance · Drama · Thriller · 2005

Following a traffic accident, things take a turn when the victim's identity is revealed.

Movie details

Separate Lies

2005 Romance · Drama · Thriller 1h 25m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

5.8 / 10

Community rating

Following a traffic accident, things take a turn when the victim's identity is revealed.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Separate Lies?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Julian Fellowes

Written by

Julian Fellowes

Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson

James Manning

Emily Watson

Emily Watson

Anne Manning

Hermione Norris

Hermione Norris

Priscilla

Rupert Everett

Rupert Everett

Bill Bule

Richenda Carey

Richenda Carey

Sarah Tufnell

Linda Bassett

Linda Bassett

Maggie

John Neville

John Neville

Lord Rawston

Court is in session

Put Separate Lies on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.