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

5d

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

6d

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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Belen Prieto

Espinof

22h

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

2d

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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Charles Hartford

But Why Tho?

4d

4.5/10

The Secret Woman's shortcomings pile up, making it underwhelming in virtually every respect.

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Karina Adelgaard

Heaven of Horror

6d

3/5

It’s interesting, nerve-wracking, scary, and even extremely unexpected at times. Also, terrifyingly realistic in ways I never anticipated. Both in direct regard to Helene and the strange things she discovers about the...

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Beth B

@BethBrown 14h

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

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Aly G

@Aly13G 1d

Not the best ending for a suspense film.

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Robert C

@Cratchit 1d

Slow moving in parts but much like Hitchcock!

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Jane H

@Youbetcha295 1d

Reminds us of a Hitchcock movie. A bit slow but worth it.

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Horror fan 4

@Horrorfan4life 2d

Well this turned out to be better than I expected. Some juicy twists turned this into a nice mystery thriller. The lead actress was wonderful. As we learn more about her and why a gentleman is pursuing her it all comes out. We learn she's suffered from amnesia and that she's not who she claims to be. Tim Treakle

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Umutoni G

@RT01569678 2d

The secret Woman is a mystery drama with secrets, betrayal, and relationships that are not what they seem. it keeps you wondering what's really going on until the truth starts coming out.

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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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