20 movies like The Secret Garden, ordered by similarity : Finding Neverland(2004), The Baby-Sitters Club(1995), The Yearling(1946), The Confirmation(2016), Back to the Secret Garden(2000), South Central(1992), Second Best(1994), Sweet Sixteen(2002), Babe(1995), Walking Out(2017), Mum's List(2016), The Descendants(2011) ...
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1949
92 Minutes
Margaret O'Brien Herbert Marshall Dean Stockwell Gladys Cooper Elsa Lanchester Brian Roper Reginald Owen Aubrey Mather George Zucco Lowell Gilmore Billy Bevan
invalid orphan father son housekeeper uncle endearing uplifting sad england garden mansion abandonment maturing acceptance grief healing secret growing up transformation
A girl is sent to live with her uncle on his estate when her parents die. There she discovers much intrigue, family history and secrets and personal baggage. In particular, a screaming child and...a secret garden.
Kids & Family, Biography, Drama
USA|UK
2004
106 Minutes
Johnny Depp Kate Winslet Julie Christie Radha Mitchell Dustin Hoffman Kelly Macdonald Ian Hart Paul Whitehouse Freddie Highmore Joe Prospero Nick Roud
author mother son wife arthur conan doyle orphan charming emotional endearing london theater england friendship childhood parenthood grief marriage discovery transformation growing up
The story of Sir J.M. Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1995
94 Minutes
Schuyler Fisk Bre Blair Rachael Leigh Cook Larisa Oleynik Tricia Joe Stacy Linn Ramsower Zelda Harris Christian Oliver Brooke Adams Bruce Davison Ellen Burstyn
teen girl man babysitter mother father neighbor mushy endearing uplifting emotional connecticut mansion carnival summer camp garden clubhouse small business childhood friends summer camp baby-sitting
Seven junior-high-school girls organize a daycare camp for children while at the same time experiencing classic adolescent growing pains.
Kids & Family, Drama
1946
128 Minutes
Gregory Peck Jane Wyman Claude Jarman Jr. Chill Wills Margaret Wycherly Henry Travers Jeff York Forrest Tucker June Lockhart
son father mother fawn emotional endearing sad florida farm household family friendship childhood grief animals growing up love discovery 1870s
A pet deer changes a boy (Claude Jarman Jr.) and his parents (Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman), pioneering farmers in Florida after the Civil War.
Comedy, Drama
Canada
2016
101 Minutes
Clive Owen Jaeden Martell Maria Bello Robert Forster Tim Blake Nelson Patton Oswalt Matthew Modine Stephen Tobolowsky
carpenter thief son father family mother charming endearing heartwarming lighthearted moving playful canada small town home father/son relationship fatherhood bonding life lessons growing up
A divorced father and his eight-year-old son are about to spend a somewhat predictable weekend together, nevertheless, when a valuable toolbox gets stolen, the search for the thieves will soon turn into a true family bonding.
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Drama
USA|Germany|UK
2000
100 Minutes
Camilla Belle Joan Plowright George Baker Cherie Lunghi Leigh Lawson
orphan headmaster girl lady heartwarming emotional garden mansion new york city england orphanage friendly fire natural disasters gardening growing up discovery 1940s
Return to the magical place where hope and friendship grow. Back To The Secret Garden, the sequel inspired by the classic children's tale, The Secret Garden, leads us into a magical world ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1992
99 Minutes
Glenn Plummer Byron Keith Minns Lexie D. Bigham Vincent Craig Dupree LaRita Shelby Kevin Best Allan Hatcher Christian Coleman Ivory Ocean Starletta DuPois Carl Lumbly
gang member girlfriend son best friend convict father gripping brutal moving south central los angeles prison street gangs drug addiction mentorship father/son relationship self-discovery prison transformation
A former gangster fresh out of prison wants to change his life for the better and must save his 10 year old son who has already chosen a gang life.
Drama
UK|USA
1994
105 Minutes
William Hurt Chris Cleary Miles Keith Allen Prunella Scales Jane Horrocks Alan Cumming John Hurt
single father child social worker neighbor uncle prisoner tense powerful emotional wales camp prison house adoption father/son relationship aids parenthood transformation love 1990s
Graham, a lonely Welsh postal worker, adopts James, a troubled ten-year-old boy. Graham always wanted a son, but James loves his biological father too much to give Graham a chance. Will the two be able to accept each other as family?
Drama
UK|Germany|Spain
2002
106 Minutes
Martin Compston William Ruane Annmarie Fulton Michelle Abercromby Michelle Coulter Gary McCormack Tommy McKee
teen boy stepfather mother grandfather prisoner drug dealer tense gutsy emotional greenock, scotland port city prison street house apartment imprisonment drugs ambition theft teenage rebellion
Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.
Fantasy, Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
Australia|USA
1995
94 Minutes
James Cromwell Magda Szubanski Mary Acres David Webb Marshall Napier John Doyle Paul Goddard
farmer wife animal pig dog uplifting endearing inspiring positive farm countryside fair animals social change grief growing up transformation underdog 1990s
Babe, a pig raised by sheepdogs, learns to herd sheep with a little help from Farmer Hoggett.
Adventure, Drama
USA
2017
95 Minutes
Matt Bomer Andrew J. Smith Josh Wiggins Bill Pullman Alex Neustaedter Lily Gladstone Ken White
father son grandfather bear brutal eerie gripping inspiring tense united states montana house woods mountain survival father/son relationship growing up journey adventure discovery
An urban teenager journeys to Montana to hunt big game with his estranged father. Father and son struggle to connect, until a brutal encounter in the heart of the wilderness changes everything.
Drama
UK
2016
101 Minutes
Rafe Spall Emilia Fox Elaine Cassidy William Stagg Matthew Stagg Richard Cordery Susan Jameson Ross McCormack
father single father deceased mother son young boy brother moving emotional engaging endearing england life lessons mother's death mother/son relationship father/son relationship breast cancer disease death challenge love
A woman dying of incurable breast cancer creates a list of memories and lessons for the husband and sons she is about to leave behind.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2011
115 Minutes
George Clooney Shailene Woodley Amara Miller Nick Krause Patricia Hastie Beau Bridges Matthew Lillard Judy Greer Robert Forster
real estate developer father daughter boyfriend dying person wife witty emotional sad touching hawaii beach grief infidelity family secrets accident death fatherhood love growing up
A land baron tries to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident.
Kids & Family, Drama
UK|USA
1993
101 Minutes
Kate Maberly Heydon Prowse Maggie Smith John Lynch Andrew Knott Laura Crossley Walter Sparrow Irène Jacob
orphan uncle servant friend creative emotional dreamy england mansion garden neglect absence death self-discovery imagination loneliness discovery metamorphosis 1990s
A young, recently-orphaned girl is sent to England after living in India all of her life. Once there, she begins to explore her new, seemingly-isolated surroundings, and its secrets.
Animation, Kids & Family, Drama
2006
72 Minutes
father son fawn animal winsome tender uplifting playful lighthearted charming forest father/son relationship childhood friendship adventure discovery growing up unknown era
After the death of his mother, a fawn (Alexander Gould) develops a deeper bond with his noble father (Patrick Stewart).
Drama
Canada
2017
111 Minutes
Shirley Henderson Théodore Pellerin Mary Galloway Nicholas Campbell Jared Abrahamson Jonathan Whitesell Beverley Elliott Lorne Cardinal Eric Keenleyside Chilton Crane Sean Owen Roberts
mother son teenager father oil worker disabled person emotional heartwarming inspiring moving sad alberta, canada oil field house support group small town parkinson's disease mother/son relationship alienation struggle
A mother struggles to take control of her life in the face of advanced Parkinson's disease, while her son battles his sexual and emotional identity amongst the violence of Alberta's oil field work camps.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA|Germany|Australia
2006
98 Minutes
Dakota Fanning Kevin Anderson Gary Basaraba Beau Bridges Essie Davis Siobhan Fallon Hogan
young girl pig farmer spider uncle rat charming tender endearing emotional touching amusing farm amusement park barn farmhouse barnyard friendship meaning of life death
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.
Drama
USA
1997
93 Minutes
Michael Moriarty Rod Steiger Blake Heron Scott Wilson Bonnie Bartlett Ann Dowd Tori Wright Shira Roth J. Madison Wright Rachel Winfree Montrose Hagins
young boy dog father hunter mother spirited endearing sad woods house shed hunting cabin pets protection human-animal friendship animal abuse father/son relationship animal attack love growing up
Marty Preston, a small-town Southern boy, must rescue a young beagle from abusive owner and recluse Judd Travers.
Kids & Family, Drama
Australia
1976
88 Minutes
young boy father aborigine pelican ranger teacher fascinating heartwarming powerful emotional australia river delta family home beach town coast father/son relationship animals cross-cultural relations life lessons
Mike is a lonely Australian boy living in a coastal wilderness with his reclusive father. In search of friendship he encounters an Aboriginal native loner and the two form a bond in the care of orphaned pelicans.
Comedy, Drama
India
2016
102 Minutes
Adil Hussain Lalit Behl Geetanjali Kulkarni Palomi Ghosh Navnindra Behl Anil K. Rastogi
father son dying person emotional endearing sad india father/son relationship death journey discovery discovery adventure 21st century
Faced with his father's untimely and bizarre demand to go and die in the holy city of Varanasi and attain Salvation, a son is left with no choice but to embark on this journey.
Kids & Family, Drama
1957
83 Minutes
Dorothy McGuire Fess Parker Tommy Kirk Kevin Corcoran Jeff York Beverly Washburn Chuck Connors
boy mother father dog brother endearing heartwarming sad texas ranch household childhood friendship family pets farming bravery growing up discovery sacrifice
A teenage boy (Tommy Kirk) grows to love a stray yellow dog while running his Texas homestead with his father (Fess Parker) away.