The Secret Garden

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A remake of the 1993 film, based on the children’s classic novel. Mary Lennox is a prickly and unloved 10-year-old girl, born in India to wealthy British parents. When her parents suddenly die, she’s sent back to England to live with her uncle, on his remote country estate deep in the Yorkshire moors. There, she begins to uncover many family secrets, particularly after meeting her sickly cousin, who’s been shut away in a wing of the house. Together, these two damaged, slightly misfit children heal each other through their discovery of a wondrous secret garden, lost in the grounds of Misselthwaite Manor.

100 minutes.
Parental Guidance 7-9 (Violence, Horror, Drug abuse).
Drama, Family, Fantasy.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast	Dixie Egerickx, Richard Hansell, David Verrey, Tommy Gene Surridge, Julie Walters, Maeve Dermody, Colin Firth
Director	Marc Munden
Screenplay	Jack Thorne, from the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Music	Dario Marianelli
Cinematography	Lol Crawley
Editing	Luke Dunkley
Sound formats	Dolby Atmos
Soundtrack	Listen to samples or get it right now on Amazon Affiliate link
Soundtrack
Made in	2020
Produced by	STX Films, StudioCanal, Heyday Films, Fundamental Films, Canal+, Ciné+

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Drama, fantasy
Language	None
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	None (sic)
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None (sic)
Comments	Contains scenes of horror (? - Ed.)
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USA MPAA rating

PG: Parental Guidance Suggested	Rated PG for thematic elements and some mild peril
Runtime	99
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

British Board of Film Classification rating

PG: Parental Guidance (General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children)	Mild scary scenes, Threat
Runtime	100
British version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity	Violence	Blood / Gore / Gross
Guns / Weapons	Profanity	Alcohol / Drugs
Smoking	Disrespectful / Bad Attitude	Imitative Behaviour
Frightening / Tense Scenes	Jump Scenes	Tense Family Scenes
Music (Scary/Tense)	Music (Inappropriate)	Topics to talk about

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 8 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Metacritic.com 18 critics	12
Rottentomatoes critics 62 critics	12
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Faithful in spirit while putting its own spin on the source material, The Secret Garden adds a charming entry to the long list of this beloved book’s adaptations.	13
CommonSenseMedia Stefan Pape Adaptation has positive themes but falls short on magic.	10
What the People say
Metacritic.com users 4 users	11
Rottentomatoes users 88 users	12
Rottentomatoes popcornmeter Popcornmeter	10
IMDB 2572 Netizens	11
Average .. 57%	11