Secret
2007 1h 41m movie Film Hong Kong

Secret

不能說的秘密

Secret is a Hong Kong–Taiwan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.

Synopsis

不能說的秘密

Ye Xiang Lun, a talented piano player is a new student at the prestigious Tamkang School. On his first day, he meets Lu Xiao Yu, a pretty girl playing a mysterious piece of music.

Reception Benchmarks

7.6
TMDB Rating
149
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #27 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (97th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.3 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Fantasy productions specifically: #6 of 75 (top 8%).

Hong Kong × Taiwan Co-Production

Hong Kong (lead)Taiwan

Other Hong Kong×Taiwan titles

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Secret. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Fantasy + Drama in Hong Kong

15 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Fantasy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Secret itself).

The 2006–2008 Hong Kong Window

Among 37 Hong Kong films we catalog from this window, Secret places #2 — near the top of its class.

  1. The Departed
    #1

    The Departed

    ★ 8.2 · 2006
  2. Secret
    #2

    Secret

    ★ 7.6 · 2007
  3. Election 2
    #3

    Election 2

    ★ 7.3 · 2006
  4. CJ7
    #4

    CJ7

    ★ 7.2 · 2008
  5. Highlander: The Search for Vengeance
    #5

    Highlander: The Search for Vengeance

    ★ 7.2 · 2007
  6. Daisy
    #6

    Daisy

    ★ 7.1 · 2006
  7. Robin-B-Hood
    #7

    Robin-B-Hood

    ★ 7.0 · 2006
  8. Mad Detective
    #8

    Mad Detective

    ★ 7.0 · 2007

The 2000s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Hong Kong, 146 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Secret premiered alongside 14 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 14 other Hong Kong films in 2007.

The 612th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).

Audience Engagement

149
Reviews
86th
Review-volume percentile
74th
Popularity percentile

149 audience reviews — more than 86% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 74th percentile among Hong Kong films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Secret, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • pianist · 5
  • boyfriend girlfriend relationship · 5
  • music history · 1
  • asthmatic · 1
  • music academy · 1
  • music school · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • first love · 23
  • misunderstanding · 15
  • teacher student relationship · 13
  • music · 8
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • high school · 88
  • school · 82
  • time travel · 70

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
All Production CountriesHong Kong, Taiwan
Original LanguageChinese
Production CompaniesZoom Hunt International Productions, Black & White Keys Production, Edko Films, Sil-Metropole Organisation
Runtime1h 41m
Release DateJuly 27, 2007
IMDbtt1037850