The Secret Woman

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The Secret Woman

2026

1h 44m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Louise lives a peaceful life on an island with her boyfriend, Joachim. But one summer day, her world is turned upside down when a stranger claims that she is actually Helene Söderberg — a Danish woman who vanished without a trace three years earlier.

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

Aug 28

2/5

Madueño is a sympathetic lead, and Bang cannily uses mildness as cover for extreme anger. But they are undermined by a scatty plot that won’t be worrying Stieg Larsson or Jo Nesbø any time soon.

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Cortlyn Kelly

RogerEbert.com

Aug 28

2/4

A bit tepid until the final ten minutes, the film’s resolution feels incomplete, or rather inequitable to the broader group of victims in the story.

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Srijoni Rudra

Digital Mafia Talkies

1d

The film is a mixed bag for me. The build-up in the first half works out fine, but just as the revelations are made, the film goes downhill. You can sense the hurry to untie all the knots as we approach the finish line.

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Susan Granger

SSG Syndicate

1d

7/10

Intriguing, suspenseful Danish psychological thriller....

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Belen Prieto

Espinof

4d

It may not be Netflix's most groundbreaking thriller, and its ending indulges in some melodramatic excesses, but it manages to hold your interest until the very end. [Full review in Spanish]

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Daniel Hart

Ready Steady Cut

6d

2/5

Competent and watchable, The Secret Woman nonetheless undercuts its own mystery with sluggish stakes and a complete lack of emotional bite.

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B P

@Bradster69 1d

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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Tiffany G

@RT23468976 2d

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Mathew K

@RT38828499 2d

This movie is advertised like "Jason Bourne" in which the main character has amnesia. That is just about the only commonality with Jason Bourne. If you have 2 hours to kill with no expectations of this movie, watch it.

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Mrt S

@Scmzz 2d

This movie is about as bad as it could possibly be in every respect. On the bright side, it is undeniably trash—which, under the right circumstances, could at least be fun.

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Beth B

@BethBrown 3d

Loved the atmosphere, mystery and twist at the end. Engaging.

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Aly G

@Aly13G 4d

Not the best ending for a suspense film.

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Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg

Director

Natalie Madueño

Louise Andersen

Pål Sverre Hagen

Joachim

Claes Bang

Edmund

Stina Ekblad

Caroline

Thea Sofie Loch Næss

Maria

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Synopsis

Louise lives a peaceful life on an island with her boyfriend, Joachim. But one summer day, her world is turned upside down when a stranger claims that she is actually Helene Söderberg — a Danish woman who vanished without a trace three years earlier.

Director: Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg
Producer: Marcella Lindstad Dichmann
Screenwriter: Anders Frithiof August, Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg, Jacob Weinreich, Anders Rønnow Klarlund
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Netflix, SF Studios
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Danish
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 28, 2026
Runtime: 1h 44m

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