The Secret Garden
2020 · 100 min · Director: Marc Munden
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The main character Mary Lennox "Dixie Egerickx" is a spoiled 10-year-old girl of rich parents who grew up in India. After her parents die from cholera, Mary is sent to live in Misselthwaite Manor in Yorkshire with her uncle Archibald Craven "Colin Firth" and the housekeeper Mrs. Medlock "Julie Walters". Mary discovers that the house holds many secrets. There she finds a key that leads her to a garden held locked for years by her uncle after the death of his wife. Soon she finds a room in the manor where her sick cousin Colin "Edan Hayhurst" has spend his entire life in his bed, completely unable to walk. But with the help of her new friend Dickon "Amir Wilson" the children manage to bring the garden back to life. In the garden Colin learns to walk and he becomes a healthy and happy young boy. When Lord Craven one day sees the children playing in the garden, he is amazed by the sight of his son walking. He feels joy for the first time since years.
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The Secret Garden (2020) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 30%, Hope 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Awe, Hope, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Family. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
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Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Joy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 73 % | 63 % | 62 % | 3 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Sadness | 73 % | 60 % | 61 % | 3 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Curiosity | 66 % | 48 % | 49 % | 6 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Curiosity | 57 % | 43 % | 40 % | 15 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Curiosity | 58 % | 49 % | 43 % | 21 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Curiosity | 65 % | 57 % | 46 % | 18 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Empathy | 70 % | 61 % | 39 % | 16 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Curiosity | 73 % | 63 % | 38 % | 23 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Sadness | 77 % | 71 % | 60 % | 20 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Sadness | 76 % | 73 % | 60 % | 23 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Curiosity | 70 % | 65 % | 40 % | 40 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Empathy | 70 % | 59 % | 35 % | 45 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 71 % | 54 % | 33 % | 41 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Joy | 71 % | 56 % | 39 % | 53 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Joy | 74 % | 63 % | 51 % | 65 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Joy | 77 % | 70 % | 60 % | 57 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Empathy | 83 % | 77 % | 64 % | 31 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Tension | 89 % | 81 % | 54 % | 31 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Joy | 93 % | 83 % | 42 % | 62 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Rags to riches
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Billy
Colin Craven
Martha
Train Passenger
Aayah
Marcus
Mrs. Pitcher
Details
- Directed by
- Marc Munden
- Written by
- Frances Hodgson Burnett, Jack Thorne, Jack Thorne
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2020
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, France, United States, China
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Awe
- Data updated
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