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Overall Rank: 1795
Average Rating: 2.9/4
# of Ratings: 67
Theatrical Release Date: 08/13/1993
Language: English
Genre: Drama, Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Actors: Kate Maberly, Heydon Prowse, Andrew Knott, Maggie Smith, Laura Crossley, John Lynch
Plot: Three children find a magical garden in this big screen adaptation of a 1911 novel.
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2/4
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 06/17/2019
The spoiled protagonist is obnoxious and impossible to empathize for. She makes "The Secret Garden" an unbearable bit of family entertainment.
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mitchellyoung - wrote on 07/15/2011
There's a lot to love about this movie - lush photography, a beautiful soundtrack, and some subtle character moments. it draws you in with its slow pace and, sometimes, that causes the movie to fall into dullness. The fascinating moments outweigh the boring ones, however.
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"The Secret Garden" should have remained a secret
The M.O.W. - wrote on 08/02/2008
Based on a 1911 novel, "The Secret Garden" is about a spoiled orphan girl (Kate Maberly) who moves into her uncle's home and meets her ill, and quite spoiled cousin (Heydon Prowse). They, along with a boy named "Dickson" (Andrew Knott), discover a garden behind a locked gate that was the favorite place of the ill boy's deceased mother.
In my opinion, this movie is more for women and girls more then men and boys. There is no action, and so little adventure that you will forget about it rather quickly.
To me, the characters were weakly written and pretty much one-dimensional. I could not connect with any of the characters at all. I think that people who have read the novel would have enjoyed the characters much more. In fact, the character development of the supporting characters …
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