7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama, Family, Fantasy • 1993 • 101 min • All Ages
The Secret Garden (1993)
The Secret Garden (1993)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Kate Maberly • Maggie Smith • Heydon Prowse
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.8
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Kate Maberly • Maggie Smith • Heydon Prowse
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film's central themes of childhood resilience, healing through nature, and family reconciliation are primarily apolitical, focusing on universal human experiences rather than promoting specific ideological viewpoints.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The 1993 film adaptation of 'The Secret Garden' features traditional casting consistent with its source material and setting. Its narrative focuses on themes of personal growth and healing without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering DEI themes.
Secondary
Christianity: Positive
Confidence: Medium
The film, set in a Christian cultural context, implicitly affirms values often associated with Christianity such as hope, redemption, and spiritual healing through its narrative of transformation and the 'magic' of the garden. There is no negative portrayal or critique of the faith within the film's narrative.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The 1993 film adaptation of 'The Secret Garden' does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on childhood, grief, and healing within a traditional family context, with no elements suggesting queer identity or experiences.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The Secret Garden (1993) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The story centers on an orphaned girl discovering a hidden garden and helping her family heal, with no elements pertaining to gender identity or transsexuality present in the narrative.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The 1993 film adaptation of "The Secret Garden" maintains the established genders of all major characters from Frances Hodgson Burnett's original novel, with no instances of gender swapping.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The 1993 film "The Secret Garden" adapts the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. All major characters, including Mary Lennox, Colin Craven, and Dickon Sowerby, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their established canonical depictions in the source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.3
7.4
Critic Ratings
8.9
7.4
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