An Open Secret
Rocky Mountain Pictures | Release Date: June 5, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
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6
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3
Negative:
0
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91
The PlaylistRodrigo PerezDec 2, 2014
Meticulously crafted and investigated (and no doubt heavily vetted by lawyers), Berg brings a sobering solemnity to a very grave matter, but also lends a dignity to its subjects without pandering. Read full review
83
IndieWireGreg CwikDec 2, 2014
An Open Secret is an incisive and utterly unflinching look at a subject too rarely scrutinized. Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeDec 2, 2014
Berg's film is very tightly focused, examining just one arena of abuse and dutifully addressing only cases in which an accuser is willing to appear on camera. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenJul 16, 2015
Clunky elements aside, the film's distillation of firsthand testimony and archival material has haunting implications. Read full review
70
The New York TimesKen JaworowskiJun 11, 2015
An Open Secret is affecting, particularly when the victims recount their experiences in voices that crack with emotion or pause with pain. Even if you do look away, hearing them speak is enough. Read full review
70
VarietyRonnie ScheibDec 2, 2014
The amazing invincibility of Hollywood-entrenched pedophiles creates a thematic unity of its own in Berg’s otherwise somewhat shakily constructed film. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierJun 17, 2015
Most of the young men interviewed by Berg will be seen, and heard, by many audiences for the first time. Their voices are hard to forget. Read full review
60
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlJun 4, 2015
Berg might have proven that there's a circle of powerful creeps, but not that the blame for this goes straight to the top. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloJun 3, 2015
The open secret in Amy Berg’s documentary An Open Secret is that child actors are regularly molested by the adults — managers, publicists, producers — who help them launch their careers. Such an important subject deserves a serious, thoughtful film. Instead, it got Berg (Deliver Us From Evil, West of Memphis), who’s prone to all manner of cheesy manipulation. Read full review
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