The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

Experience the captivating story of a young girl who discovers a hidden garden and befriends the creatures within.

Directed by Dave Edwards

Produced by Mike Young Productions, Greengrass Productions

199469 min5.9 / 10

A warm, redemptive animated adaptation of a classic children's tale about transformation through friendship, nature, and belonging.

Animated TV-film version of Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic children's story about a spoiled English orphan who lives in India but is transplanted to her uncle's old, mysterious house in England after her parents' deaths. After making friends with a country boy and several animals, who talk here, she discovers many secrets on the grounds, including a locked-up, neglected garden and a locked-up, sickly boy, who turns out to be her cousin.

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Questions people ask

  • Does The Secret Garden end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 92% of films.

  • Is The Secret Garden easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 90% of films.

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

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

  • Is The Secret Garden sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% 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.

17/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity32

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

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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