4 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : SW PS ▁University ▁fac ulty <0x0A> </s> ▁Every ▁Secret ▁Th ing ▁is ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁American ▁crime ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁Amy ▁J . ▁Berg ▁and ▁written ▁by ▁N icole ▁Hol of c ener , ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁novel ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁written ▁by ▁Laura ▁Li pp man . ▁The ▁film ▁stars ▁D iane ▁Lane , ▁Elizabeth ▁B anks , ▁Dak ota ▁F anning , ▁Daniel le ▁Mac don ald , ▁and ▁N ate ▁Parker , ▁and ▁is ▁notable ▁for ▁being ▁Academy ▁Award - win ning ▁actress ▁Frances ▁Mc D orm and ' s ▁debut ▁as ▁producer . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁released ▁the atr ically ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁on ▁home ▁video ▁on ▁August ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁The ▁movie ▁is ▁told ▁in ▁non - chron ological ▁order , ▁with ▁present ▁scenes ▁inter cut ▁with ▁flash back s ▁that ▁slowly ▁reve al ▁the ▁details ▁of ▁the ▁past ▁as ▁the ▁movie ▁progress es . ▁▁ 1 8 - year - old ▁Ron nie ▁Full er ▁and ▁Alice ▁Mann ing ▁have ▁just ▁been ▁released ▁from ▁Ju ven ile ▁Hall ▁after ▁serving ▁ 7 ▁years ▁for ▁the ▁kid n apping ▁and ▁murder ▁of ▁the ▁bi - ra cial ▁infant ▁grand d augh ter ▁of ▁the ▁county ' s ▁first ▁black ▁judge . ▁When ▁asked ▁about ▁the ▁crime , ▁Alice ▁contin ually ▁ins