Secrets & Lies (1996)

After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to Cynthia, a working class white woman.

Genres: Drama

What to watch after Secrets & Lies

• Vera Drake (2004) — Same feel: realistic, dramatic
• All or Nothing (2002) — Same subject: london, england
• Life Is Sweet (1990) — Mike Leigh directed both
• Maurice (1987) — Same subject: england
• Shame (2011) — Two steps away in the credits
• Atonement (2007) — Same feel: emotional, dramatic