The read
Scores higher than 88% of the 1,969 1990s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
A young British girl born and reared in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is returned to England to live at her uncle's castle. Her uncle is very distant due to the loss of his wife ten years before. Neglected once again, she begins exploring the estate and discovers a garden that has been locked and forgotten. Aided by one of the servants' boys, she begins restoring the garden, and eventually discovers some other secrets of the manor.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Metacritic74/100
1,011 audience votes
Key crew
- Agnieszka HollandDirector
- Caroline ThompsonScreenplay
- Zbigniew PreisnerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Kate MaberlyMary Lennox
- Heydon ProwseColin Craven
- Andrew KnottDickon
- Maggie SmithMrs. Medlock
- Irène JacobMary's Mother / Lilias Craven
- Laura CrossleyMartha
- John LynchLord Archibald Craven
- Walter SparrowBen Weatherstaff
- Valerie HillCook
- Andrea PickeringBetty Butterworth
- Peter MoretonWill
- Arthur SpreckleyJohn
Stills
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Themes
based on novel or bookservantgardenuncleyorkshirelittle girlorphanwoman directorold mansionenglish garden
The Best Movies of 1993
The Secret Garden is #32 of 60
