The Secret Garden
Seen it?2020 | 100 min | Family, Fantasy, Drama
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans and families. If you loved The Secret Garden or The BFG, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG: a parent's death or loss and peril. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
Mary Lennox is born in India to wealthy British parents who never wanted her. When her parents suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle. She meets her sickly cousin, and the two children find a wondrous secret garden lost in the grounds of Misselthwaite Manor.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
68% on Rotten Tomatoes, 59 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$9 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 78K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Marc Munden
- Dixie EgerickxMary Lennox
- Tommy Gene SurridgeBilly
- Colin FirthLord Archibald Craven
- Julie WaltersMrs. Medlock
- Maeve DermodyAlice
- Edan HayhurstColin Craven
- Amir WilsonDickon
- Isis DavisMartha
- Richard HansellGeorge
- David VerreyJeremy