The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

The Key to the Most Unusual Picture of the Year

Directed by Fred M. Wilcox

Produced by Loew's Incorporated, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

194992 min7.1 / 10

A tender, transformative story about a orphaned girl who heals herself and others through the redemptive power of nature and human connection.

When Cholera takes the parents of Mary Lennox, she is shipped from India to England to live with her Uncle Craven. Mary changes the lives of those she encounters at her Uncle's remote estate.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Secret Garden easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is The Secret Garden violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Does The Secret Garden end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is The Secret Garden scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is The Secret Garden sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

47/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity28

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise47

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Secret Garden

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Secret Garden

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Secret Garden, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Secret Garden, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Secret Garden, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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