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Every Secret Thing

Every Secret Thing

Don't look away for even a second.

20146.21h 33m

Overview

One clear summer day in a Baltimore suburb, a baby goes missing from her front porch. Two young girls serve seven years for the crime and are released into a town that hasn't fully forgiven or forgotten. Soon, another child is missing, and two detectives are called in to investigate the mystery in a community where everyone seems to have a secret.

Directed by Amy J. Berg
Written by Laura Lippman, Nicole Holofcener
Produced by Frances McDormand, Anthony Bregman
Box Office0Revenue: $104K

Top Cast

Diane Lane

Diane Lane

Helen Manning

Elizabeth Banks

Elizabeth Banks

Detective Nancy Porter

Dakota Fanning

Dakota Fanning

Ronnie Fuller

Danielle Macdonald

Danielle Macdonald

Alice Manning

Nate Parker

Nate Parker

Detective Kevin Jones

Common

Common

Devlin Hatch

Colin Donnell

Colin Donnell

Paul Porter

Bill Sage

Bill Sage

Dave Fuller

Renée Elise Goldsberry

Renée Elise Goldsberry

Cynthia Barnes

B

Brynne Norquist

Young Alice Manning

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookkidnappingchild murderbaltimore, usamissing childwoman director

About Every Secret Thing

Every Secret Thing is a thriller, crime, mystery film released in 2014 exploring themes of based on novel or book, kidnapping, child murder, baltimore, usa, missing child, woman director. Directed by Amy J. Berg, it stars Diane Lane, Elizabeth Banks, Dakota Fanning. One clear summer day in a Baltimore suburb, a baby goes missing from her front porch. Two young girls serve seven years for the crime and are released into a town that hasn't fully forgiven or forgotten. Soon, another child is missing, and two detectives are called in to investigate the mystery in a community where everyone seems to have a secret.

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