Back to the Secret Garden vs The Boy and the Heron
The Boy and the Heron has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.2/10 for Back to the Secret Garden). Back to the Secret Garden is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 4m. Back to the Secret Garden is the older of the two (2000 against 2023). Both are drama, family, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Back to the Secret Garden
The Boy and the Heron| Back to the Secret Garden | The Boy and the Heron | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.2/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 2h 4m |
| Genres | Drama, Family, Fantasy | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Michael Tuchner | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Main cast | Joan Plowright, Camilla Belle, David Warner, George Baker, Florence Hoath | Jun Kunimura, Ko Shibasaki, Shinobu Otake, Masaki Suda, Kaoru Kobayashi |
Synopsis
Back to the Secret Garden
A youngster living in a stately home discovers the magical garden Mary, Colin & Dickon stumbled across years before - but faces a battle with the housekeeper over whether to nurture it.
The Boy and the Heron
While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."
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