The read
A Balasaur Score of 64 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 61%, Metacritic 51/100. Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
Set against the backdrop of a beautiful garden in the heart of London, this contemporary fairy tale revolves around the unlikely friendship between a reclusive young woman and a cantankerous old widower. Bella Brown is a beautifully quirky young woman who dreams of writing and illustrating a successful children’s book. After she is forced by her landlord to deal with her neglected garden or face eviction, she meets her match, nemesis, and unlikely mentor in Alfie Stephenson, a grumpy, loveless, old man who lives next door who happens to be an amazing horticulturalist.
Ratings
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
349 audience votes
Key crew
- Simon AboudWriter
- Simon AboudDirector
- Anne NikitinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jessica Brown FindlayBella Brown
- Tom WilkinsonAlfie Stevenson
- Andrew ScottVernon
- Jeremy IrvineBilly Tranter
- Anna ChancellorMrs Bramble
- Mia FarkasovskaYoung Bella
- Eileen DaviesMilly
- Natalie NasseraldeenRhian
- Nancy NasseraldeenAmy
- Paul HunterO'Brien
- Sheila HancockMother Superior
- Charlotte AspreyPublisher
