Recommended from age 8. Parents' death, unsettling mansion and flames.
Reason translated with AI from our Spanish original.
Good to know
- Scary scenes
- Frightening villains, monsters, transformations or jump scares.
- Death or separation
- Someone loved dies or disappears, often a parent.
High confidence
High confidence · All three models agree and know the movie well.
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Top cast
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Dixie Egerickx (opens in a new tab) Mary Lennox -
Tommy Gene Surridge (opens in a new tab) Billy -
Colin Firth (opens in a new tab) Lord Archibald Craven -
Julie Walters (opens in a new tab) Mrs. Medlock -
Maeve Dermody (opens in a new tab) Alice -
Edan Hayhurst (opens in a new tab) Colin Craven
Directed by: Marc Munden (opens in a new tab)
Cast and photos: TMDB.
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What it’s about
Mary Lennox is born in India to wealthy British parents who never wanted her. When her parents suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle. She meets her sickly cousin, and the two children find a wondrous secret garden lost in the grounds of Misselthwaite Manor.
If your child is sensitive
If they get scared: under 7, a cuddle or a pause helps more than explaining it isn’t real. From 8, explaining does work.
Source: Joanne Cantor’s research (summary at Kids First) (opens in a new tab)
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