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Trailer
Secret Life of Words, The
2005
A hearing impaired factory worker gives up her first holiday in years and instead travels out to an oil rig, where she cares for a man suffering from severe burns
JBscale
73
Very Good
Film Detail
Genre
Drama
- Romance
Length
1 hr. 55 mins.
US Theatrical Release
October 21, 2005
US Box Office
$20,678
(#7224 of 7423)
Global Office
$6,410,058
(#3504 of 4357)
Rating
NR
Not Rated
Collection Detail
Edition
Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English:
DD+ 5.1
Studio
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Released
August 28, 2011
Acquired Date
February 10, 2026
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
Haven't seen it yet.
Actors
Sarah Polley
Tim Robbins
Sverre Anker Ousdal
Javier Cámara
Danny Cunningham
Dean Lennox Kelly
Daniel Mays
Emmanuel Idowu
Eddie Marsan
Steven Mackintosh
Julie Christie
Reg Wilson
Leonor Watling
Directors
Isabel Coixet
Producers
Brendan J. Byrne
Esther García
Writers
Isabel Coixet
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71%
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38 votes
86%
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489 votes
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68
11 votes
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
13,604 votes
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