The hidden memoir of an elderly woman confined to a mental hospital reveals the history of her passionate yet tortured life, and of the religious and political upheavals in Ireland during the 1920s and 30s.
The Secret Scripture has generally received positive reviews.
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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 14 Jan 2016
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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 17 Jan 2016
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The Secret Scripture was released in 2017 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 164 reviews, giving The Secret Scripture (2017) an average rating of 63%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 78%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 51%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Secret Scripture than critics were.
With a score of 63%, The Secret Scripture is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2017, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2017 with similar scores include films like Ferdinand, The Hitman's Bodyguard and My Little Pony: The Movie.
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